QM · rank #7 · 2026-10-26
AMD
NASDAQ · $872.95B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +295.48% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +10.2% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +15.6% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $500M required. | $872.95B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-09-25 | $630.63 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-09-26 | $159.46 |
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Summary
AMD is a full-stack AI infrastructure company spanning EPYC CPUs, Instinct GPUs, ROCm software, and rack-scale systems, with anchor commitments from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta underpinning a shift from chip sales to integrated AI platforms.
Rationale
The quality_momentum signal is reinforced by 50% YoY revenue growth, 54% GAAP gross margin, $2.3B net income, and a $13B+ cash position alongside a strong 12-1 momentum score, reflecting genuine fundamental acceleration rather than pure sentiment rotation.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscale customers (Meta, Microsoft, Google) are aggressively developing custom AI silicon in-house, which directly threatens AMD's addressable GPU accelerator market and could erode the anchor-customer revenue visibility that justifies current multiples.
- 2Nvidia's entrenched CUDA ecosystem creates persistent ROCm adoption friction, and the $8.2B World Labs acquisition adds integration risk and dilution while regulatory approval remains pending.
AI verdict council
Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 3 of 3 voted to proceed.