Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
According to the latest Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings, AMD's Quality score-a composite metric evaluating a company's historical profitability and fundamental strength relative to its peers-surged from 82.23 to 92.71 week-on-week.
This jump places the chipmaker in the top percentile of all ranked stocks, driven by record-breaking revenue and a bullish long-term AI strategy.
While AMD's stock experienced some short-term volatility following the earnings release, its momentum score remains high at 89.61, reflecting strong price movement patterns over multiple timeframes.
With over $10.6 billion in cash and equivalents on hand, the company remains well-capitalized to fund its intensive R&D and AI roadmap as it enters 2026.
Record Financial Execution
The surge in quality ranking follows the company's report of a defining 2025 fiscal year. In the fourth quarter, AMD delivered a record $10.3 billion in revenue, representing a 34% year-over-year increase.
Net income grew 42% to a historic $2.5 billion, while free cash flow nearly doubled to $2.1 billion. These metrics directly support the Benzinga Edge quality definition, which evaluates operational efficiency through fundamental strength indicators.
CEO Lisa Su noted that 2025 was a pivotal year for the company, stating that broad-based demand for high-performance and AI platforms pushed the company to new heights. Gross margins also expanded significantly to 57%, reflecting a favorable product mix and disciplined execution.
The primary engine behind AMD's elevated score is its rapidly scaling Data Center segment, which posted record revenue of $5.4 billion in the fourth quarter. Looking forward, management signaled an aggressive growth trajectory, indicating that AMD is positioned to grow data center segment revenue by more than 60% annually over the next three to five years.
This expansion is fueled by the massive adoption of EPYC server CPUs and the Instinct MI350 series GPUs. AMD is currently in the midst of a "multiyear demand super cycle" for AI computing, with major partnerships like its multi-generation deployment agreement with OpenAI.
AMD Underperforms In 2026
Shares of AMD have fallen by 7.84% year-to-date, while the Nasdaq 100 was down 2.06% in the same period. The stock was up 11.67% over the last six months and 84.19% over the year.
On Thursday, the stock closed 3.58% lower at $205.94 per share. It was up 0.29% in premarket on Friday.
