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AMD vs. GLW: Advanced Micro Devices vs. Corning Stock Comparison

How do Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Corning (GLW) 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 Corning (GLW) share the Information Technology sector but sit in different industry groups — AMD in Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and GLW in Technology Hardware & Equipment.

Company profile comparison for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Corning (GLW)
Profile ItemAMDGLW
NameAdvanced Micro Devices Inc.Corning Incorporated
Country/RegionUnited StatesUnited States
GICS SectorInformation TechnologyInformation Technology
GICS Industry GroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
GICS Sub-IndustrySemiconductorsElectronic Components
Market Capitalization736.46 billion USD91.42 billion USD
CurrencyUSDUSD
ExchangeNasdaqNYSE
Listing DateMarch 17, 1980December 31, 1981
Security TypeCommon StockCommon Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AMD
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW), 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 Corning (GLW). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Corning (GLW). 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 Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
Total Return (1Y)114.18%35.36%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)63.95%65.24%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)27.42%27.74%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW), 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 Corning (GLW). 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 Corning (GLW) is closer to market-like at 1.25 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)72.86%76.20%
Beta (5Y)2.531.25
Max Drawdown (5Y)-65.45%-59.47%
Avg. Volume (3M)22.40M9.07M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

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AMD and GLW 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 Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.510.41
Sortino Ratio (1Y)2.320.60

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 11.96% and Corning (GLW) at 17.88% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

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%

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

17.88%

Max
42.47%
Q3
19.13%
GLW
17.88%
Median
11.00%
Q1
1.63%
Min
-20.62%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): A comparison of their ROE against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Net Margin (TTM)

Corning (GLW) at 12.13% 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%

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

12.13%

Max
27.60%
GLW
12.13%
Q3
11.66%
Median
4.08%
Q1
0.00%
Min
-11.02%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): A comparison of their net margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Corning (GLW) at 18.95% 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%

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

18.95%

Max
36.27%
GLW
18.95%
Q3
18.36%
Median
8.84%
Q1
1.46%
Min
-21.39%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
ROE (TTM)11.96%17.88%
ROA (TTM)5.90%5.80%
Net Margin (TTM)16.77%12.13%
Operating Margin (TTM)21.17%18.95%
Gross Margin (TTM)56.00%36.48%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 34.34% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Corning (GLW) at 19.14% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for AMD.

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 165.00% and Corning (GLW) at 215.52% grew per-share earnings faster than their entire industry benchmark ranges for EPS growth — a strong showing on both sides, though a depressed base year can exaggerate the percentage, so the level of earnings matters too.

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
Revenue Growth (YoY)34.34%19.14%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)13.64%3.27%
EPS Growth (YoY)165.00%215.52%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)46.66%5.92%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 2.73 and Corning (GLW) at 1.72 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

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

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

1.72

Max
5.34
Q3
3.02
Median
1.95
GLW
1.72
Q1
1.32
Min
0.17
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW) at 0.64 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

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

0.64

Max
1.76
Q3
0.78
GLW
0.64
Median
0.24
Q1
0.04
Min
0.01
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
Current Ratio (MRQ)2.731.72
Debt / Equity (MRQ)0.130.64
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.591.49

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 Corning (GLW) reports a yield of 1.08%, 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%

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

1.08%

GLW
1.08%
Max
0.73%
Q3
0.31%
Median
0.00%
Q1
0.00%
Min
0.00%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW) reports a payout of 45.34%, 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%

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

45.34%

GLW
45.34%
Max
32.27%
Q3
14.48%
Median
0.00%
Q1
0.00%
Min
0.00%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.00%1.08%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)0.00%45.34%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 95.95 and Corning (GLW) at 42.97 sit in the richer earnings-multiple quartile for P/E ratio, so investors are paying more for TTM earnings than they pay for typical peers.

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

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

42.97

Max
69.48
GLW
42.97
Q3
41.02
Median
26.39
Q1
19.36
Min
6.07
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): A comparison of their P/E ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group benchmarks.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Corning (GLW) at 5.16 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.21 sits in the pricier quartile — AMD costs more per dollar of sales.

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

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

5.16

Max
11.30
Q3
5.82
GLW
5.16
Median
2.56
Q1
1.05
Min
0.00
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW) at 7.03 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

GLW

Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group

7.03

Max
10.75
GLW
7.03
Q3
5.52
Median
3.17
Q1
1.79
Min
0.33
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Corning (GLW): 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 Corning (GLW)
MetricAMDGLW
P/E Ratio (TTM)95.9542.97
P/S Ratio (TTM)16.215.16
P/B Ratio (MRQ)10.777.03
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)1.00%0.95%