AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)

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What is Advanced Micro Devices Moat Score?

Advanced Micro Devices has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Advanced Micro Devices has Narrow Moat: AMD has a strong narrow moat due to its valuable intellectual property, consistent innovation, and economies of scale. It has gained market share in the semiconductor industry but faces strong competition from larger rivals, limiting its pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Advanced Micro Devices might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Micro Devices's Moat Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Advanced Micro Devices's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Advanced Micro Devices's Moat Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Advanced Micro Devices's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Advanced Micro Devices (NAS:AMD) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Advanced Micro Devices Business Description

Industry

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Address

2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054

Website

https://www.amd.com

Advanced Micro Devices designs a variety of digital semiconductors for markets such as PCs, gaming consoles, data centers, industrial, and automotive applications. AMD's traditional strength was in central processing units and graphics processing units used in PCs and data centers. Additionally, the firm supplies the chips found in prominent game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox. In 2022, the firm acquired field-programmable gate array leader Xilinx to diversify its business and augment its opportunities in key end markets such as data center and automotive.

Executives

Philip Guido	officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Mark D Papermaster	officer: SVP & Chief Technology Officer	ONE AMD PLACE, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Lisa T Su	officer: SVP, GM Global Business Units	C/O ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Forrest Eugene Norrod	officer: SVP & GM EESC	9507 GLENLAKE DRIVE, AUSTIN TX 78730
Jean X. Hu	officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer	2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Harry A Wolin	officer: SVP & GC	ONE AMD PLACE, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Joseph A Householder	director	101 ASH STREET HQ18, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Darla M Smith	other: Chief Accounting Officer	2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Paul Darren Grasby	officer: SVP & CSO, President EMEA	2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Victor Peng	officer: President, AECG	MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1225 CHARLESTON ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Jack M Huynh	officer: SVP & GM, Computing & Graphics	2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Devinder Kumar	officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer	ONE AMD PLACE, MS 68, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Rick Bergman	other: SR VP & GM GPG	C/O ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Jon A Olson	director	2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Elizabeth W Vanderslice	director	C/O XILINX INC, 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124