ADI vs. AMD: Analog Devices vs. Advanced Micro Devices Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Analog Devices (ADI) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are both classified in the Semiconductors sub-industry within the broader Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

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Risk Metrics

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.53, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Analog Devices (ADI) is closer to market-like at 1.26 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

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Profitability

Both Analog Devices (ADI) at 12.23% and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 11.96% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Analog Devices (ADI) at 29.79% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.77%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Analog Devices (ADI) at 39.50% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 21.17%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

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Growth

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 34.34% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Analog Devices (ADI) at 16.89% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for AMD.

Both companies show strong earnings momentum, but Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 165.00% is the standout with EPS growth above its industry range; Analog Devices (ADI) at 39.02% also sits in the top quartile.

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Financial Strength

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 2.73 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Analog Devices (ADI) at 1.25 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for ADI.

Both Analog Devices (ADI) at 0.27 and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 0.13 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

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Dividends

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Analog Devices (ADI) reports a yield of 1.19%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Analog Devices (ADI) reports a payout of 49.64%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Valuation

Analog Devices (ADI) at 43.18 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 95.95 sits in the richer quartile — AMD needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

Both Analog Devices (ADI) at 12.69 and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.21 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

Analog Devices (ADI) at 5.25 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 10.77 carries an above-peer premium to book — AMD is pricier on assets.

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