- Prev close
- $483.36
- Day range
- $476.06 – $498.99
- From 52-wk high
- -17.3%
- Next earnings
- in 86 days
AMD fell -7.0% while the S&P 500 lost -0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 lost -0.9%, with peers mixed, so the move looks stock-specific rather than a broad tape effect. The stock still has strong growth, but a PE 122.3 and beta 2.53 make the picture sensitive and not especially clean.
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
As of Aug 5, 2026
52/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreDriver of the move
The primary driver looks stock-specific, not market-wide: AMD fell -7.0% even though the S&P 500 was down only -0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 was down -0.9%. Peers did not move the same way — NVDA rose +3.4%, AVGO was +0.0%, MU was +0.1%, and INTC was +0.2% — which points away from a broad semiconductor sell-off and toward AMD-specific pressure tied to the news flow around the name. The session also traded weakly intraday, opening at $484.495, reaching $502, then closing at $482.05, so the move was not a late market-wide washout alone.
Volatility read
This is more than ordinary index noise because AMD’s beta is 2.53, so the stock naturally swings more than the market, and its valuation is demanding at PE 122.3 and forward PE 43.8. The underlying business is still growing strongly — revenue is +39.5% YoY (TTM), latest quarter +50.1% YoY, and EPS is +124.3% YoY (TTM) — with gross margin +53.2%, operating margin +15.7%, and net margin +15.6%. That combination says the franchise is intact, but the rich multiple means strong growth is already priced in, so a 7.0% drop is not a fundamental break; it is a volatility event in a high-expectation stock.
Earnings setup
The next earnings date is 2026-11-02. The facts do not include a published consensus revenue or EPS estimate for that report, so I cannot state expected growth or margin guidance for the upcoming print. What the market will be focused on is whether AMD can sustain the current revenue run rate of +39.5% YoY (TTM) and +50.1% YoY in the latest quarter, whether EPS growth of +124.3% YoY (TTM) is continuing, and whether margins hold near gross +53.2%, operating +15.7%, and net +15.6%. No prior post-earnings reaction is provided in the facts, so I cannot characterize the stock’s historical print-to-print behavior this period.
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