AMD vs DLB vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Dolby Laboratories and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$919.18B
P/E
142.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.86B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$199.70B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Advanced Micro Devices 2, Dolby Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDDLBSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $919.18B $5.86B $199.70B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 142.9x 25.9x 17.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.9x 14.0x 6.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +0.6% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 16.7% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% — 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.8% -7.2% +639.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr -6.4%/yr — AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 30.2% 111.5% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

AMDDLBSNDK

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

AxisAMDDLBSNDK
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 87 #13 of 94 66 #39 of 112
Growth 96 #5 of 92 25 #69 of 92 100 #1 of 109
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 72 #26 of 90 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 67 #33 of 99 60 #40 of 99 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 85 #12 of 73 49 #42 of 81
Overall 60 66 79
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDDLBSNDKSPY
1 month -11.2%+7.0%-26.6% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%+19.5%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months +73.3%-0.3%+30.2% +8.2%
Year to date +161.6%-2.3%+449.7% +12.9%
1 year +115.8%-7.2%+639.3% +12.3%
3 years +481.0%-20.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +79.8%-7.3%— +23.3%
5 years +362.4%-28.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.9%-6.4%— +10.9%
10 years +7,779.9%+29.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +54.8%+2.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDDLBSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%30.2%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%31.5%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.220.543.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.69-0.245.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-49.6%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-9.2%-44.1% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$69.09$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$48.50$175.53 $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.

MultipleAMDDLBSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 142.1xmedian 45.6x 26.1xmedian 45.6x 16.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 29.0x 15.8xmedian 29.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.3xmedian 40.6x 15.1xmedian 40.6x 16.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x 12.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.28 12.55median 2.28 —median 1.17

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 monthsAMDDLBSNDK
Revenue $41.31B $1.35B $20.25B
Gross profit $21.98B $1.19B $14.47B
Operating income $6.49B $239.10M $12.39B
Net income $6.43B $228.00M $11.43B
Free cash flow $8.37B $392.67M $11.49B
R&D $9.39B $265.94M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $2.39 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $669.39M $4.76B
Total debt $12.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 94.52M 155.00M
Enterprise value $875.93B $3.25B $188.22B

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
MetricAMDDLBSNDK
P/E 142.1x 26.1x 16.8x
P/FCF 109.3x 15.1x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 90.7x 13.5x 16.3x
P/S 22.1x 4.4x 9.4x
P/B 13.6x 2.3x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 2.7x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x 15.8x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 139.4x 21.9x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 21.9x 3.9x 9.2x
EV/FCF 108.1x 13.4x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 12.0x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 12.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDDLBSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 0.6% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 1.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% -0.5% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% -15.1% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% -1.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% -14.2% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 1.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% -12.3% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 2.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% -6.0% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 9.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% -10.4% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 9.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDDLBSNDK
Gross margin 53.2% 87.6% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 24.5% 62.0%
Operating margin 15.7% 17.7% 61.2%
Pretax margin 18.3% 20.4% 64.3%
Net margin 15.6% 16.7% 56.5%
FCF margin 20.3% 29.0% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 32.3% 57.6%
Return on equity 9.8% 8.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 7.8% 7.1% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 8.0% – 73.7%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 8.6% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 9.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDDLBSNDK
Debt / assets 3.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 17.9% 30.1%
Equity / assets 79.6% 82.1% 69.9%
Interest coverage 44.1x – 169.7x
Current ratio 2.6x 3.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 3.1x 12.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 32.94 8.47 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDDLBSNDK
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusAMDDLBSNDK
Forward P/E 75.9xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 6.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +4.7% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% -7.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDDLBSNDK
Held by institutions 72.5% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 3,992 389 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +5.8% –
Institutions buying 2,270 195 –
Institutions selling 1,457 148 –
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.32 –

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.

AMDDLBSNDK
AMD 1.00 -0.04 0.57
DLB -0.04 1.00 -0.02
SNDK 0.57 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, DLB and SNDK?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $919.18B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.86B, Sandisk (SNDK) $199.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, DLB and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.9x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.9x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/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%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMD, DLB and SNDK?

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