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AMD Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Shares Fall
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Key Takeaways
AMD delivered Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $1.53 and revenue of $10.27B, exceeding consensus estimates.
AMD's Data Center revenue climbed 39.4% Y/Y to $5.38B, led by EPYC processors and MI350 GPUs.
AMD guided Q1 2026 revenue of about $9.8B, implying strong Y/Y growth but a sequential decline.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter 2025 non-GAAP earnings of $1.53 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 16.18%. The figure jumped 40.4% year over year and 27.5% sequentially.
Revenues of $10.27 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.24%. The topline increased 34.1% year over year and 11.1% sequentially.
AMD shares were down roughly 7.57% at the time of writing this article.
AMD’s Q4 Topline Rides on Data Center Growth
Data Center revenues increased 39.4% year over year to $5.38 billion and accounted for 52.4% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues climbed 23.9% year over year. Strong demand for fifth-gen EPYC processors and Instinct MI350 series GPUs drove top-line growth.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Hyperscalers launched more than 230 EPYC-powered instances in the reported quarter, including new Turin offerings from Google, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba and others. More than 1,600 public EPYC cloud instances are now available globally, up roughly 50% year over year.
AMD Sees Soaring Growth in the Client and Gaming Segments
The Client segment’s revenues soared 33.9% year over year to $3.09 billion and accounted for 30.2% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues increased 12.6%. Strong demand for Ryzen processors and a richer product mix drove top-line growth.
The Gaming segment’s revenues surged 49.7% year over year to $843 million and accounted for 8.2% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues declined 35.1%. Higher semi-custom revenues and strong demand for Radeon gaming GPUs drove results.
On a consolidated basis, Client and Gaming revenues accounted for 38.4% of AMD’s total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2025. The segment’s top-line figure increased 37% year over year but declined 2.7% sequentially.
AMD’s Embedded Revenues Increase Y/Y
The Embedded segment revenues were $950 million, up 2.9% year over year and 10.9% sequentially. The segment accounted for 9.3% of total revenues.
AMD’s Gross Margins Expand Y/Y in Q4
Non-GAAP gross margin expanded 290 basis points (bps) on a year-over-year basis to 57%. The gross margin figure for the quarter was significantly better than 54% reported in the previous quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 38.7% year over year to $3.04 billion and jumped 25.4% sequentially. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 100 bps year over year and 340 bps on a sequential basis.
Non-GAAP operating expenses jumped 42% year over year and sequentially 9% to $3 billion.
Non-GAAP operating margin expanded 130 bps year over year to 27.8%. The quarter’s operating margin figure was higher than 24.2% reported in the previous quarter.
Segment Operating Income Rides on Strong Client and Gaming
Segment-wise, Client and Gaming operating income surged 46.2% year over year but declined 16.4% sequentially to $725 million. Segment operating margin expanded 60 bps year over year but declined 230 bps sequentially.
Data Center operating income was $1.75 billion compared with the year-ago quarter’s operating income of $1.15 billion. Sequentially, operating income climbed 63.1%, and operating margin expanded 540 bps.
Embedded operating income declined 1.4% year over year but increased 26.1% sequentially. However, operating margin contracted 130 bps year over year but expanded 40 bps sequentially.
AMD’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Dec. 27, 2025, AMD had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $10.55 billion compared with $7.24 billion as of Sept. 27, 2025.
As of Dec. 27, 2025, total debt was $3.22 billion, which remained unchanged from the previous quarter.
Operating cash flow was $2.30 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with $1.79 billion in the third quarter of 2025.
Free cash flow was $2.08 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with $1.53 billion in the third quarter of 2025. In the third quarter, free cash flow margin was 20%, up 300 bps sequentially.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, AMD returned $1.3 billion to shareholders through its share repurchase program. The company has $9.4 billion remaining under its current authorization.
AMD’s First-Quarter Guidance
AMD expects first-quarter 2026 revenues of $9.8 billion (+/-$300 million). At the mid-point of the revenue range, this represents year-over-year growth of approximately 32% and a sequential decline of approximately 5%.
AMD’s Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Advanced Micro Devices currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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AMD Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Shares Fall
Key Takeaways
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter 2025 non-GAAP earnings of $1.53 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 16.18%. The figure jumped 40.4% year over year and 27.5% sequentially.
Revenues of $10.27 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.24%. The topline increased 34.1% year over year and 11.1% sequentially.
AMD shares were down roughly 7.57% at the time of writing this article.
AMD’s Q4 Topline Rides on Data Center Growth
Data Center revenues increased 39.4% year over year to $5.38 billion and accounted for 52.4% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues climbed 23.9% year over year. Strong demand for fifth-gen EPYC processors and Instinct MI350 series GPUs drove top-line growth.
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Hyperscalers launched more than 230 EPYC-powered instances in the reported quarter, including new Turin offerings from Google, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba and others. More than 1,600 public EPYC cloud instances are now available globally, up roughly 50% year over year.
AMD Sees Soaring Growth in the Client and Gaming Segments
The Client segment’s revenues soared 33.9% year over year to $3.09 billion and accounted for 30.2% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues increased 12.6%. Strong demand for Ryzen processors and a richer product mix drove top-line growth.
The Gaming segment’s revenues surged 49.7% year over year to $843 million and accounted for 8.2% of total revenues. Sequentially, revenues declined 35.1%. Higher semi-custom revenues and strong demand for Radeon gaming GPUs drove results.
On a consolidated basis, Client and Gaming revenues accounted for 38.4% of AMD’s total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2025. The segment’s top-line figure increased 37% year over year but declined 2.7% sequentially.
AMD’s Embedded Revenues Increase Y/Y
The Embedded segment revenues were $950 million, up 2.9% year over year and 10.9% sequentially. The segment accounted for 9.3% of total revenues.
AMD’s Gross Margins Expand Y/Y in Q4
Non-GAAP gross margin expanded 290 basis points (bps) on a year-over-year basis to 57%. The gross margin figure for the quarter was significantly better than 54% reported in the previous quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 38.7% year over year to $3.04 billion and jumped 25.4% sequentially. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 100 bps year over year and 340 bps on a sequential basis.
Non-GAAP operating expenses jumped 42% year over year and sequentially 9% to $3 billion.
Non-GAAP operating margin expanded 130 bps year over year to 27.8%. The quarter’s operating margin figure was higher than 24.2% reported in the previous quarter.
Segment Operating Income Rides on Strong Client and Gaming
Segment-wise, Client and Gaming operating income surged 46.2% year over year but declined 16.4% sequentially to $725 million. Segment operating margin expanded 60 bps year over year but declined 230 bps sequentially.
Data Center operating income was $1.75 billion compared with the year-ago quarter’s operating income of $1.15 billion. Sequentially, operating income climbed 63.1%, and operating margin expanded 540 bps.
Embedded operating income declined 1.4% year over year but increased 26.1% sequentially. However, operating margin contracted 130 bps year over year but expanded 40 bps sequentially.
AMD’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Dec. 27, 2025, AMD had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $10.55 billion compared with $7.24 billion as of Sept. 27, 2025.
As of Dec. 27, 2025, total debt was $3.22 billion, which remained unchanged from the previous quarter.
Operating cash flow was $2.30 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with $1.79 billion in the third quarter of 2025.
Free cash flow was $2.08 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with $1.53 billion in the third quarter of 2025. In the third quarter, free cash flow margin was 20%, up 300 bps sequentially.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, AMD returned $1.3 billion to shareholders through its share repurchase program. The company has $9.4 billion remaining under its current authorization.
AMD’s First-Quarter Guidance
AMD expects first-quarter 2026 revenues of $9.8 billion (+/-$300 million). At the mid-point of the revenue range, this represents year-over-year growth of approximately 32% and a sequential decline of approximately 5%.
AMD’s Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Advanced Micro Devices currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector include Arista Networks (ANET - Free Report) , Advanced Energy (AEIS - Free Report) , and Amkor Technology (AMKR - Free Report) . While Amkor Technology sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Arista Networks and Advanced Energy carry a Zacks Rank 2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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Amkor Technology shares have surged 108.5% in the trailing six-month period. Amkor Technology is set to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 9.