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AMD vs. KO: Advanced Micro Devices vs. Coca-Cola Stock Comparison

How do Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO) 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) is classified in the Information Technology sector (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment), whereas Coca-Cola (KO) belongs to Consumer Staples (Food, Beverage & Tobacco) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Company profile comparison for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
Profile ItemAMDKO
NameAdvanced Micro Devices Inc.The Coca-Cola Company
Country/RegionUnited StatesUnited States
GICS SectorInformation TechnologyConsumer Staples
GICS Industry GroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentBeverages
GICS Sub-IndustrySemiconductorsSoft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages
Market Capitalization736.46 billion USD411.56 billion USD
CurrencyUSDUSD
ExchangeNasdaqNYSE
Listing DateMarch 17, 1980January 2, 1962
Security TypeCommon StockCommon Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AMD
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO), 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 Coca-Cola (KO). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO). 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 Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
Total Return (1Y)114.18%39.33%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)63.95%22.59%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)27.42%14.43%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

AMD
KO
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO), 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 Coca-Cola (KO). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has a highly aggressive beta of 2.53, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Coca-Cola (KO) is defensive at 0.27 and tends to be less market-sensitive — a wide gap in beta profiles.

Risk profile metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)72.86%18.90%
Beta (5Y)2.530.27
Max Drawdown (5Y)-65.45%-17.27%
Avg. Volume (3M)22.40M16.05M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

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AMD and KO 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 Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.511.85
Sortino Ratio (1Y)2.323.17

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Coca-Cola (KO) at 40.59% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 11.96%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

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%

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

40.59%

KO
40.59%
Max
32.02%
Q3
16.61%
Median
10.05%
Q1
4.10%
Min
-10.50%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their ROE against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Net Margin (TTM)

Coca-Cola (KO) at 28.65% converts revenue to bottom-line profit above its industry’s benchmark range, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.77% keeps roughly the typical share for its industry.

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%

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

28.65%

KO
28.65%
Max
24.83%
Q3
11.22%
Median
5.94%
Q1
2.05%
Min
-11.49%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their net margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Coca-Cola (KO) at 33.36% 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%

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

33.36%

Max
34.91%
KO
33.36%
Q3
17.57%
Median
11.06%
Q1
4.15%
Min
-15.06%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their operating margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
ROE (TTM)11.96%40.59%
ROA (TTM)5.90%9.59%
Net Margin (TTM)16.77%28.65%
Operating Margin (TTM)21.17%33.36%
Gross Margin (TTM)56.00%62.32%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 34.34% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Coca-Cola (KO) at 1.87% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for AMD.

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both companies show strong earnings momentum, but Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 165.00% is the standout with EPS growth above its industry range; Coca-Cola (KO) at 23.58% also sits in the top quartile.

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
Revenue Growth (YoY)34.34%1.87%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)13.64%3.69%
EPS Growth (YoY)165.00%23.58%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)46.66%11.55%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 2.73 and Coca-Cola (KO) at 1.38 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

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

1.38

Max
4.01
Q3
2.35
Median
1.53
KO
1.38
Q1
1.02
Min
0.33
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their current ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 0.13 and Coca-Cola (KO) at 1.07 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

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

1.07

Max
2.19
Q3
1.11
KO
1.07
Median
0.68
Q1
0.33
Min
0.00
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
Current Ratio (MRQ)2.731.38
Debt / Equity (MRQ)0.131.07
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.591.48

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 Coca-Cola (KO) reports a yield of 2.19%, 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%

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

2.19%

Max
9.38%
Q3
3.77%
KO
2.19%
Median
1.76%
Q1
0.00%
Min
0.00%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their dividend yield against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco 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 Coca-Cola (KO) reports a payout of 61.95%, 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%

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

61.95%

Max
199.19%
Q3
81.03%
KO
61.95%
Median
41.52%
Q1
0.00%
Min
0.00%
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their payout ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.00%2.19%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)0.00%61.95%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Coca-Cola (KO) at 28.22 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

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

28.22

Max
52.52
Q3
30.78
KO
28.22
Median
18.76
Q1
12.77
Min
4.72
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their P/E ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both look expensive on sales: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 16.21 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and Coca-Cola (KO) at 8.06 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

8.06

KO
8.06
Max
4.64
Q3
2.27
Median
1.17
Q1
0.52
Min
0.00
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their P/S ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both look rich against book: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at 10.77 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Coca-Cola (KO) at 11.01 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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

KO

Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group

11.01

KO
11.01
Max
6.35
Q3
3.07
Median
1.58
Q1
0.82
Min
0.00
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) vs. Coca-Cola (KO): A comparison of their P/B ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry group benchmarks.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Coca-Cola (KO)
MetricAMDKO
P/E Ratio (TTM)95.9528.22
P/S Ratio (TTM)16.218.06
P/B Ratio (MRQ)10.7711.01
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)1.00%1.06%