AMD vs AVGO vs FA Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Broadcom and First Advantage Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$578.44 -4.8% 1M +124.2% 1Y
Market cap
$916.34B
P/E
142.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$351.81 +0.6% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64T
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.00 +12.8% 1M +48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
144.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 7, First Advantage 2, Advanced Micro Devices 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDAVGOFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $916.34B $1.64T $3.62B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 142.4x 42.8x 144.1x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.4x 32.0x 17.1x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +48.7% +32.9% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 42.9% 1.5% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 26.0% 3.6% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x 4.1x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.2% -5.7% +48.8% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.9%/yr +46.0%/yr +2.3%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 46.4% 60.6% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 65/100 68/100 FA

Percentile Scorecard

AMDAVGOFA

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

AxisAMDAVGOFA
Valuation 29 #67 of 94 44 #53 of 94 88 #16 of 124
Growth 96 #5 of 92 92 #8 of 92 84 #19 of 113
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 94 #6 of 90 73 #30 of 109
Financial Health 68 #32 of 99 34 #66 of 99 26 #94 of 127
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 60 #30 of 73 68 #21 of 63
Overall 60 65 68
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDAVGOFASPY
1 month -4.8%+0.6%+12.8% +0.9%
3 months +34.7%-5.0%-2.4% +5.9%
6 months +71.6%-13.2%+60.9% +8.5%
Year to date +170.1%+1.6%+44.5% +13.3%
1 year +124.2%-5.7%+48.8% +12.4%
3 years +499.9%+319.6%+63.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.8%+61.3%+17.9% +23.5%
5 years +381.1%+561.7%+12.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.9%+46.0%+2.3% +11.0%
10 years +7,933.9%+1,978.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +55.1%+35.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMDAVGOFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%46.4%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%48.6%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.170.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.81-0.120.81 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-41.5%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-26.9%-12.9% -0.9%
52-week high $649.42$481.57$24.12 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$293.41$8.95 $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.

MultipleAMDAVGOFA
P/E now vs peer median 146.7xmedian 46.0x 43.8xmedian 46.0x 143.4xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 7.9x 18.8xmedian 7.9x 2.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 28.3x 33.1xmedian 28.3x 12.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 112.9xmedian 41.4x 42.6xmedian 41.4x 14.5xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 4.6x 16.8xmedian 4.6x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.30 1.29median 2.30 -5.85median 1.24

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 monthsAMDAVGOFA
Revenue $41.31B $89.10B $1.66B
Gross profit $21.98B $61.28B $752.05M
Operating income $6.49B $42.81B $177.66M
Net income $6.43B $38.27B $25.14M
Free cash flow $8.37B $39.40B $248.96M
R&D $9.39B $11.84B $100.89M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $7.83 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $23.98B $237.90M
Total debt $12.89B $59.42B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 4.89B 173.23M
Enterprise value $873.08B $1.56T $2.70B

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
MetricAMDAVGOFA
P/E 146.7x 43.8x 143.4x
P/FCF 112.9x 42.6x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 93.7x 41.3x 13.8x
P/S 22.9x 18.8x 2.2x
P/B 14.0x 16.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 18.3x 22.9x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 98.2x 33.1x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 144.0x 40.1x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 22.6x 19.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 111.7x 43.5x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 92.7x 42.2x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.29 -5.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDAVGOFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 48.7% 32.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 36.0% 28.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 53.0% 29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 36.3% 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 89.4% 777.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 39.0% 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 102.1% 116.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 40.1% -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 101.0% 116.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 34.1% -24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 59.8% 1,685%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 31.6% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 58.1% 1,945%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 31.4% 10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDAVGOFA
Gross margin 53.2% 68.8% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 58.2% 26.0%
Operating margin 15.7% 48.0% 10.7%
Pretax margin 18.3% 45.4% 2.2%
Net margin 15.6% 42.9% 1.5%
FCF margin 20.3% 44.2% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 45.6% 15.7%
Return on equity 9.8% 40.8% 1.9%
Return on assets 7.8% 20.8% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 26.0% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 26.3% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 9.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDAVGOFA
Debt / assets 3.8% 31.6% 54.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.5x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 47.0% 65.5%
Equity / assets 79.6% 53.0% 34.5%
Interest coverage 44.1x 13.7x –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.2x 2.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 33.97 12.98 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDAVGOFA
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.5% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.2% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 0.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 29.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMDAVGOFA
Forward P/E 78.4xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $11.01FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +68.8% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +61.2% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDAVGOFA
Held by institutions 72.5% 78.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 3,992 4,799 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +3.7% +4.9%
Institutions buying 2,270 2,638 113
Institutions selling 1,457 1,842 41
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.43 2.76

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.

AMDAVGOFA
AMD 1.00 0.53 -0.17
AVGO 0.53 1.00 -0.13
FA -0.17 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, AVGO and FA?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $916.34B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.64T, First Advantage (FA) $3.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, AVGO and FA?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.4x, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.8x, First Advantage (FA) 144.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 78.4x, Broadcom (AVGO) 32.0x, First Advantage (FA) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +124.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) -5.7%, First Advantage (FA) +48.8%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.9%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +46.0%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, AVGO and FA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 7. 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.