AMD vs QCOM vs SIMO Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm and Silicon Motion Technology 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
$944.01B
P/E
146.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$182.97 -2.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$193.40B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.98%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 7, Advanced Micro Devices 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDQCOMSIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $944.01B $193.40B $7.37B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 146.7x 20.9x — QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 78.4x 17.0x 19.1x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +1.9% — AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 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 — 1.98% 0.91% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.2% +1.1% +118.6% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.9%/yr +6.6%/yr +25.2%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 52.9% 84.6% QCOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 62/100 35/100 QCOM

Percentile Scorecard

AMDQCOMSIMO

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

AxisAMDQCOMSIMO
Valuation 29 #67 of 94 80 #20 of 94 12 #83 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 32 #63 of 92 28 #67 of 92
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 87 #13 of 90 –
Financial Health 68 #32 of 99 29 #71 of 99 36 #64 of 99
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 82 #14 of 73 67 #25 of 73
Overall 60 62 35
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDQCOMSIMOSPY
1 month -4.8%-2.4%-21.0% +0.9%
3 months +34.7%+17.5%+4.7% +5.9%
6 months +71.6%+17.3%+1.0% +8.5%
Year to date +170.1%+7.0%+136.9% +13.3%
1 year +124.2%+1.1%+118.6% +12.4%
3 years +499.9%+71.9%+317.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.8%+19.8%+61.0% +23.5%
5 years +381.1%+37.5%+207.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.9%+6.6%+25.2% +11.0%
10 years +7,933.9%+167.5%+443.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +55.1%+10.3%+18.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMDQCOMSIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%52.9%84.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%52.3%78.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.082.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.810.021.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-45.6%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-27.1%-34.8% -0.9%
52-week high $649.42$251.02$336.90 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$124.07$80.16 $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.

MultipleAMDQCOMSIMO
P/E now vs peer median 146.7xmedian 46.0x 20.9xmedian 46.0x —median 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 7.9x 4.4xmedian 7.9x —median 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 112.9xmedian 41.4x 18.6xmedian 41.4x -573.4xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.30 5.02median 2.30 —median 2.30

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 monthsAMDQCOMSIMO
Revenue $41.31B $44.07B –
Gross profit $21.98B $23.90B –
Operating income $6.49B $10.22B –
Net income $6.43B $9.26B $289.77M
Free cash flow $8.37B $10.42B -$12.85M
R&D $9.39B $9.89B –
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $8.66 –
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $4.53B $74.37M
Total debt $12.89B $12.78B $167.29M
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 1.07B 33.68M
Enterprise value $900.76B $153.32B $6.76B

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
MetricAMDQCOMSIMO
P/E 146.7x 20.9x –
P/FCF 112.9x 18.6x -573.4x
P/Operating cash flow 93.7x 15.6x -110.6x
P/S 22.9x 4.4x –
P/B 14.0x 7.0x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 18.3x 7.4x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 98.2x 16.8x –
EV/EBIT 144.0x 19.4x –
EV/Revenue 22.6x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 111.7x 19.0x -572.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 92.7x 16.0x -110.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 5.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMSIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 1.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 4.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% -15.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% -20.0% 270.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 2.4% 49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% -17.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% -2.1% -182.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 12.7% -36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% -10.4% -109.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 14.9% -27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMSIMO
Gross margin 53.2% 54.2% –
EBITDA margin 23.0% 26.8% –
Operating margin 15.7% 23.2% –
Pretax margin 18.3% 25.4% –
Net margin 15.6% 21.0% –
FCF margin 20.3% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 28.1% –
Return on equity 9.8% 33.7% –
Return on assets 7.8% 16.2% –
Return on invested capital 8.0% 20.5% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 22.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMSIMO
Debt / assets 3.8% 22.3% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.2x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 51.8% 34.8%
Equity / assets 79.6% 48.2% 65.2%
Interest coverage 44.1x 14.8x –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 33.97 6.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMSIMO
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.5% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusAMDQCOMSIMO
Forward P/E 78.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $11.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% -3.0% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% -5.0% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDQCOMSIMO
Held by institutions 72.5% 79.7% 72.4%
Institutions holding 3,992 3,031 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +2.8% -9.8%
Institutions buying 2,270 1,417 223
Institutions selling 1,457 1,333 131
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.06 1.70

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.

AMDQCOMSIMO
AMD 1.00 0.51 0.50
QCOM 0.51 1.00 0.36
SIMO 0.50 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, QCOM and SIMO?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $944.01B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $193.40B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, QCOM and SIMO?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.7x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 78.4x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.0x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 19.1x). 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%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, 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) +124.2%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.1%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +118.6%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.9%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.98%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 0.91%. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.5%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.