AMD vs AMBA vs QCOM Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Ambarella and Qualcomm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$912.61B
P/E
141.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
AMBA Ambarella Inc
$66.82 -8.1% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$417.80M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$179.60 -11.1% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$191.59B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 6, Advanced Micro Devices 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDAMBAQCOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $912.61B $2.97B $191.59B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 141.8x -52.7x 20.7x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.0x 86.8x 16.6x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +20.0% +1.9% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% -13.5% 21.0% QCOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% — 20.5% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — 0.4x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +110.1% -22.0% +6.3% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.2%/yr -18.1%/yr +6.5%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 74.6% 53.1% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 40/100 62/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

AMDAMBAQCOM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMDAMBAQCOM
Valuation 28 #69 of 95 31 #66 of 95 80 #20 of 95
Growth 96 #5 of 93 55 #42 of 93 34 #62 of 93
Profitability 67 #31 of 91 26 #68 of 91 87 #13 of 91
Financial Health 68 #33 of 101 59 #42 of 101 28 #73 of 101
Shareholder Returns 41 #45 of 75 31 #52 of 75 80 #16 of 75
Overall 60 40 62
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMBA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMDAMBAQCOMSPY
1 month -15.8%-8.1%-11.1% -0.8%
3 months +7.3%-2.1%+5.6% +3.5%
6 months +58.8%+3.0%+19.5% +7.0%
Year to date +148.1%-5.7%+5.0% +12.2%
1 year +110.1%-22.0%+6.3% +13.0%
3 years +450.9%+42.8%+68.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +76.7%+12.6%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years +334.5%-63.2%+36.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.2%-18.1%+6.5% +11.0%
10 years +7,187.8%+6.9%+163.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +53.6%+0.7%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMDAMBAQCOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%74.6%53.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%79.6%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.212.612.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.61-0.290.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-81.7%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-30.0%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $649.42$95.51$251.02 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$48.65$124.07 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMDAMBAQCOM
P/E now vs peer median 134.8xmedian 42.1x -52.2xmedian 42.1x 20.5xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 7.1x 7.1xmedian 7.1x 4.3xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 90.1xmedian 27.5x -72.0xmedian 27.5x 16.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 103.7xmedian 37.2x 303.4xmedian 37.2x 18.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.2x 4.8xmedian 4.2x 6.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 2.23 -2.66median 2.23 4.93median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMDAMBAQCOM
Revenue $41.31B $417.80M $44.07B
Gross profit $21.98B $244.50M $23.90B
Operating income $6.49B -$62.24M $10.22B
Net income $6.43B -$56.32M $9.26B
Free cash flow $8.37B $9.72M $10.42B
R&D $9.39B $228.69M $9.89B
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $-1.28 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $101.85M $4.53B
Total debt $12.89B – $12.78B
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 44.01M 1.07B
Enterprise value $869.35B $1.81B $151.51B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAQCOM
P/E 134.8x -52.2x 20.5x
P/FCF 103.7x 303.4x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 86.0x 107.9x 15.3x
P/S 21.0x 7.1x 4.3x
P/B 12.9x 4.8x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 5.2x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 90.1x -72.0x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 132.1x -43.0x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 6.4x 4.4x
EV/FCF 102.5x 275.4x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 85.0x 98.0x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 -2.66 4.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAQCOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 20.0% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 12.9% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 17.4% -0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 11.3% 3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 36.9% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 18.4% 0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 36.4% -20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 16.9% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 38.6% -17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 19.6% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% -47.8% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 1.3% 12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% -73.7% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% -5.8% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAQCOM
Gross margin 53.2% 58.5% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 23.0% -8.9% 26.8%
Operating margin 15.7% -14.9% 23.2%
Pretax margin 18.3% -12.9% 25.4%
Net margin 15.6% -13.5% 21.0%
FCF margin 20.3% 2.3% 23.6%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 6.5% 28.1%
Return on equity 9.8% -9.2% 33.7%
Return on assets 7.8% -7.2% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 8.0% – 20.5%
Return on capital employed 9.3% -9.6% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 21.9% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAQCOM
Debt / assets 3.8% – 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 20.5% 51.8%
Equity / assets 79.6% 79.5% 48.2%
Interest coverage 44.1x – 14.8x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 31.29 11.10 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDAMBAQCOM
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.1% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMDAMBAQCOM
Forward P/E 72.0xFY2026 86.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $10.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +40.3% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $454.23MFY2026 $45.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +3.4% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDAMBAQCOM
Held by institutions 72.5% 81.7% 79.7%
Institutions holding 3,991 337 3,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -1.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 2,270 203 1,416
Institutions selling 1,456 89 1,332
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.28 1.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMDAMBAQCOM
AMD 1.00 0.44 0.51
AMBA 0.44 1.00 0.36
QCOM 0.51 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, AMBA and QCOM?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $912.61B, Ambarella (AMBA) $2.97B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $191.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, AMBA and QCOM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 141.8x, Ambarella (AMBA) -52.7x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x, Ambarella (AMBA) 86.8x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Ambarella (AMBA) +20.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Ambarella (AMBA) -13.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%, Ambarella (AMBA) -22.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.3%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr, Ambarella (AMBA) -18.1%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 0.00%, Ambarella (AMBA) 0.00%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 0.02%. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Ambarella (AMBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Ambarella (AMBA) 74.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, AMBA and QCOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.