AMD vs QCOM vs TSM Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$914.34B
P/E
142.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$184.17 -8.8% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$194.67B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.97%
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 5, Advanced Micro Devices 4, Qualcomm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDQCOMTSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $914.34B $194.67B $2.27T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 142.1x 21.0x 28.8x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.9x 17.1x 26.0x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +1.9% +34.4% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 21.0% 55.0% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 20.5% 33.4% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x -1.0x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.97% 0.87% QCOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.8% -1.9% +46.5% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr +6.6%/yr +30.4%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 53.0% 39.2% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 61/100 74/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

AMDQCOMTSM

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

AxisAMDQCOMTSM
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 80 #20 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 33 #62 of 92 87 #13 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 85 #14 of 90 92 #8 of 90
Financial Health 67 #33 of 99 28 #72 of 99 68 #32 of 99
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 79 #16 of 73 56 #33 of 73
Overall 60 61 74
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDQCOMTSMSPY
1 month -11.2%-8.8%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%+13.1%+11.4% +3.9%
6 months +73.3%+22.8%+11.4% +8.2%
Year to date +161.6%+7.7%+43.8% +12.9%
1 year +115.8%-1.9%+46.5% +12.3%
3 years +481.0%+73.0%+408.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +79.8%+20.1%+72.0% +23.3%
5 years +362.4%+37.8%+276.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.9%+6.6%+30.4% +10.9%
10 years +7,779.9%+162.8%+1,319.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +54.8%+10.1%+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDQCOMTSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%53.0%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%52.5%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.072.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.69-0.041.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-45.6%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-26.6%-10.1% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$251.02$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$124.07$275.06 $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.

MultipleAMDQCOMTSM
P/E now vs peer median 142.1xmedian 45.6x 21.0xmedian 45.6x 28.8xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 7.7x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 15.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 29.0x 16.9xmedian 29.0x 21.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.3xmedian 40.6x 18.7xmedian 40.6x 26.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 11.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.28 5.05median 2.28 0.81median 2.28

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 monthsAMDQCOMTSM
Revenue $41.31B $44.07B $142.94B
Gross profit $21.98B $23.90B $91.71B
Operating income $6.49B $10.22B $80.08B
Net income $6.43B $9.26B $74.55B
Free cash flow $8.37B $10.42B $84.59B
R&D $9.39B $9.89B $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $8.66 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $4.53B $98.36B
Total debt $12.89B $12.78B $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 1.07B 5.19B
Enterprise value $871.09B $154.59B $1.89T

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
MetricAMDQCOMTSM
P/E 142.1x 21.0x 28.8x
P/FCF 109.3x 18.7x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 90.7x 15.7x 26.8x
P/S 22.1x 4.4x 15.9x
P/B 13.6x 7.0x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 7.4x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x 16.9x 21.3x
EV/EBIT 139.4x 19.5x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 21.9x 4.5x 15.2x
EV/FCF 108.1x 19.1x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 16.1x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 5.05 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMTSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 1.9% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 4.5% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% -0.8% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 3.2% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% -15.0% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 0.6% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% -20.0% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 2.4% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% -17.8% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 4.2% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% -2.1% 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 12.7% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% -10.4% 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 14.9% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMTSM
Gross margin 53.2% 54.2% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 26.8% 71.4%
Operating margin 15.7% 23.2% 56.0%
Pretax margin 18.3% 25.4% 60.0%
Net margin 15.6% 21.0% 55.0%
FCF margin 20.3% 23.6% 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 28.1% 59.2%
Return on equity 9.8% 33.7% 37.3%
Return on assets 7.8% 16.2% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 20.5% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 22.3% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 7.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMTSM
Debt / assets 3.8% 22.3% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.2x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 51.8% 31.4%
Equity / assets 79.6% 48.2% 68.6%
Interest coverage 44.1x 14.8x 191.8x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 32.94 6.20 17.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDQCOMTSM
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.5% –
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.

ConsensusAMDQCOMTSM
Forward P/E 75.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $16.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% -3.0% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $178.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +48.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% -5.0% +41.0%
AMD estimates →QCOM estimates →TSM estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDQCOMTSM
Held by institutions 72.5% 79.7% 14.8%
Institutions holding 3,992 3,030 3,569
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +2.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 2,270 1,416 1,903
Institutions selling 1,457 1,333 1,292
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.06 1.47
AMD holders →QCOM holders →TSM holders →

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.

AMDQCOMTSM
AMD 1.00 0.51 0.67
QCOM 0.51 1.00 0.30
TSM 0.67 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, QCOM and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $914.34B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $194.67B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.27T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, QCOM and TSM?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 142.1x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.1x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.0x). 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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) -1.9%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +46.5%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr, Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qualcomm (QCOM) has the highest dividend yield: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.97%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.87%. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 53.0%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads on 5. 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.