AMD vs QCOM
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AMD | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $34.6B | $44.3B |
| Net income | $4.3B | $5.5B |
| Gross margin | 49.5% | 55.4% |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 23.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.65 | $5.01 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.48 |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $6.7B | $12.8B |
| Equity | $63.0B | · |
| Net debt / equity | −0.04× | 0.44× |
| Current ratio | 2.85× | 2.82× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 28.8% | 13.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.7% | 1.3% |
QCOM bills 1.3× the revenue of AMD, and AMD keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.5% against 12.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AMD | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $34.6B | $44.3B |
| FY2024 | $25.8B | $39.0B |
| FY2023 | $22.7B | $35.8B |
| FY2022 | $23.6B | $44.2B |
| FY2021 | $16.4B | $33.6B |
| FY2020 | $9.8B | $23.5B |
| FY2019 | $6.7B | $24.3B |
| FY2018 | $6.5B | $22.6B |
| FY2017 | $5.3B | $22.3B |
| FY2016 | $4.3B | $23.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AMD | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.3B | $5.5B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $10.1B |
| FY2023 | $854.0M | $7.2B |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $12.9B |
| FY2021 | $3.2B | $9.0B |
| FY2020 | $2.5B | $5.2B |
| FY2019 | $341.0M | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $337.0M | $-5.0B |
| FY2017 | $-33.0M | $2.4B |
| FY2016 | $-498.0M | $5.7B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$9,645,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2024 | −$13,177,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2023 | −$13,140,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2022 | −$20,599,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2021 | −$17,132,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2020 | −$13,768,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2019 | −$17,542,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2018 | −$16,136,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2017 | −$17,005,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2016 | −$19,235,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2015 | −$21,290,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2014 | −$20,981,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2013 | −$19,567,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2012 | −$13,699,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2011 | −$8,389,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2010 | −$4,488,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2009 | −$4,984,000,000 | QCOM |
| FY2008 | −$5,334,000,000 | QCOM |
QCOM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.0 pp | AMD |
| FY2024 | −19.7 pp | QCOM |
| FY2023 | −16.4 pp | QCOM |
| FY2022 | −23.7 pp | QCOM |
| FY2021 | −7.7 pp | QCOM |
| FY2020 | +3.4 pp | AMD |
| FY2019 | −13.0 pp | QCOM |
| FY2018 | +27.2 pp | AMD |
| FY2017 | −11.6 pp | QCOM |
| FY2016 | −35.7 pp | QCOM |
| FY2015 | −37.4 pp | QCOM |
| FY2014 | −37.4 pp | QCOM |
| FY2013 | −29.1 pp | QCOM |
| FY2012 | −53.5 pp | QCOM |
| FY2011 | −20.9 pp | QCOM |
| FY2010 | −22.3 pp | QCOM |
| FY2009 | −9.9 pp | QCOM |
| FY2008 | −81.7 pp | QCOM |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AMD and QCOM over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AMD's net margin has been more volatile than QCOM's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 17.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.1.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AMD and QCOM over these 18 fiscal years — AMD led in 3 and QCOM in 15.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AMD's return on equity has been more volatile than QCOM's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 593.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 46.1.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AMD and QCOM over these 16 fiscal years — AMD led in 4 and QCOM in 12.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.