Is AMD a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how AMD compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to AMD based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes AMD a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

AMD - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Platform & Compounding FCF

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C 54.0 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 25%

F 19.4

5yr Avg ROIC 3.5% 28/100
Operating Margin Trend -2.11 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

F 18.2

5yr Avg ROE 3.6% 28/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 7.4% 0/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 25%

B 69.8

5yr Revenue CAGR 20.5% 100/100
5yr EPS CAGR 0.8% 25/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 20%

A- 83.3

5yr FCF Margin 13.3% 78/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.54x 90/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 10%

A+ 99.6

Net Debt / EBITDA -0.84x 99/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 32.60x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 35.73 100/100

Stability

Weight: 5%

C- 47.4

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.77 9/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

6 of 7 gurus held; 2 added; 4 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 6 -1
Avg Δ position: -2.5%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Halvorsen sold -100%
Soros increased +101%
Wood decreased -54%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (25%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (25%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (20%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (10%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (5%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.