AMD vs. CSCO: Advanced Micro Devices vs. Cisco Systems Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) share the Information Technology sector but sit in different industry groups — AMD in Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and CSCO in Technology Hardware & Equipment.

Company profile comparison for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Profile Item	AMD	CSCO
Name	Advanced Micro Devices Inc.	Cisco Systems, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology
GICS Industry Group	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	Technology Hardware & Equipment
GICS Industry	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	Communications Equipment
GICS Sub-Industry	Semiconductors	Communications Equipment
Market Capitalization	736.46 billion USD	370.01 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	Nasdaq
Listing Date	March 17, 1980	February 16, 1990
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AMD

CSCO

GSPC

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
Total Return (1Y)	114.18%	40.88%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	63.95%	26.81%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	27.42%	14.44%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

AMD

CSCO

GSPC

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.53, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Cisco Systems (CSCO) is closer to market-like at 1.02 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	72.86%	36.83%
Beta (5Y)	2.53	1.02
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-65.45%	-36.68%
Avg. Volume (3M)	22.40M	18.52M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

AMD and CSCO are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. Each dashed Capital Allocation Line uses that stock's own industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	1.51	0.99
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	2.32	1.44

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 27.32% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 11.96% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for CSCO.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

11.96%

Max: 52.82%
Q3: 22.26%
AMD: 11.96%
Median: 10.58%
Q1: 1.29%
Min: -16.89%

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

27.32%

Max: 42.47%
CSCO: 27.32%
Q3: 19.13%
Median: 11.00%
Q1: 1.63%
Min: -20.62%

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their ROE against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Net Margin (TTM)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 20.95% 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.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

16.77%

Max: 63.80%
Q3: 28.36%
AMD: 16.77%
Median: 11.44%
Q1: 0.90%
Min: -37.77%

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

20.95%

Max: 27.60%
CSCO: 20.95%
Q3: 11.66%
Median: 4.08%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: -11.02%

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their net margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 27.72% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 21.17%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

21.17%

Max: 58.66%
Q3: 30.23%
AMD: 21.17%
Median: 15.91%
Q1: 7.54%
Min: -25.74%

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

27.72%

Max: 36.27%
CSCO: 27.72%
Q3: 18.36%
Median: 8.84%
Q1: 1.46%
Min: -21.39%

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their operating margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
ROE (TTM)	11.96%	27.32%
ROA (TTM)	5.90%	7.98%
Net Margin (TTM)	16.77%	20.95%
Operating Margin (TTM)	21.17%	27.72%
Gross Margin (TTM)	56.00%	64.52%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 34.34% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 11.78% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for AMD.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reports EPS growth of 165.00%, ranked against its industry; Cisco Systems (CSCO) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
Revenue Growth (YoY)	34.34%	11.78%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	13.64%	3.57%
EPS Growth (YoY)	165.00%	--
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	46.66%	--

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 2.73 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 0.93 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for CSCO.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

2.73

Max: 10.33
Q3: 5.62
Median: 3.33
AMD: 2.73
Q1: 2.35
Min: 1.03

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.93

Max: 5.34
Q3: 3.02
Median: 1.95
Q1: 1.32
CSCO: 0.93
Min: 0.17

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their current ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 0.13 and Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 0.62 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.13

Max: 1.46
Q3: 0.65
Median: 0.27
AMD: 0.13
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.00

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.62

Max: 1.76
Q3: 0.78
CSCO: 0.62
Median: 0.24
Q1: 0.04
Min: 0.01

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
Current Ratio (MRQ)	2.73	0.93
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.13	0.62
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.59	0.82

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports a yield of 1.73%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.00%

Max: 1.37%
Q3: 0.65%
AMD: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

1.73%

CSCO: 1.73%
Max: 0.73%
Q3: 0.31%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their dividend yield against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Cisco Systems (CSCO) reports a payout of 49.85%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.00%

Max: 49.64%
Q3: 21.71%
AMD: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

49.85%

CSCO: 49.85%
Max: 32.27%
Q3: 14.48%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their payout ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	1.73%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	49.85%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 28.18 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.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

95.95

Max: 110.34
AMD: 95.95
Q3: 66.81
Median: 37.02
Q1: 23.96
Min: 8.12

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

28.18

Max: 69.48
Q3: 41.02
CSCO: 28.18
Median: 26.39
Q1: 19.36
Min: 6.07

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their P/E ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.21 and Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 5.84 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

16.21

Max: 21.42
AMD: 16.21
Q3: 12.27
Median: 5.76
Q1: 2.73
Min: 0.00

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

5.84

Max: 11.30
CSCO: 5.84
Q3: 5.82
Median: 2.56
Q1: 1.05
Min: 0.00

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their P/S ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 10.77 and Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 7.36 carry a premium to book value versus peers, sitting in the upper P/B ratio quartile of their industries.

AMD

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

10.77

Max: 14.06
AMD: 10.77
Q3: 7.44
Median: 4.29
Q1: 2.30
Min: 0.20

CSCO

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

7.36

Max: 10.75
CSCO: 7.36
Q3: 5.52
Median: 3.17
Q1: 1.79
Min: 0.33

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Cisco Systems (CSCO): A comparison of their P/B ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Metric	AMD	CSCO
P/E Ratio (TTM)	95.95	28.18
P/S Ratio (TTM)	16.21	5.84
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	10.77	7.36
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	1.00%	3.02%