AMD vs. ARM: Advanced Micro Devices vs. Arm Holdings Stock Comparison

Company Profile

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

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has more than two decades of public-market history since March 17, 1980, whereas Arm Holdings (ARM) listed on September 14, 2023 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) trades as ordinary local shares, while Arm Holdings (ARM) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Profitability

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 11.96% and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 11.35% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.77% and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 17.13% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 21.17% and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 13.93% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

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Growth

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 34.34% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Arm Holdings (ARM) at 22.79% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for AMD.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 165.00% clears its industry range for EPS growth, a much stronger earnings trajectory than Arm Holdings (ARM) at 13.33%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

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Financial Strength

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 2.73 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Arm Holdings (ARM) at 6.35 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 0.13 and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 0.06 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

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Dividends

Neither Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) nor Arm Holdings (ARM) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Neither Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) nor Arm Holdings (ARM) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

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Valuation

Both look expensive on trailing earnings: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 95.95 sits in the richer P/E ratio quartile, and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 200.71 is richer still, above its industry range.

Both look expensive on sales: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.21 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 34.20 prices even higher, above its industry range.

Both look rich against book: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 10.77 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Arm Holdings (ARM) at 20.56 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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