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AMD Posts Record Quarter as Data-Center Sales Drive Earnings Surge

Planned mass production of Helios, Venice, and aggressive Q4 guidance signal further AI compute expansion and capacity investment

Overview

  • AMD reported a single-quarter revenue record of $13.377 billion for fiscal Q3, driven by a 45% year-over-year gain and a 16% quarter-over-quarter rise.
  • The data-center business generated $8.546 billion in Q3 revenue, a 97% year-over-year increase that the company identified as the quarter's main growth engine.
  • Profitability improved with GAAP net income of $2.428 billion, Non-GAAP net income of $3.471 billion, and GAAP/Non-GAAP gross margins of about 54% and 56% respectively.
  • Management issued aggressive Q4 Non-GAAP guidance of roughly $17.0 billion in revenue (±3%) and about 55% gross margin while saying Helios and 'Venice' will enter mass production to support further growth.
  • AMD reported stronger operating and free cash flow for the first three quarters and held about $15.776 billion in cash and short-term investments to fund R&D and capacity expansion for AI products.