AMD reports 45% revenue growth and 64% data center share in Q3
Earnings per share reached $2.09, surpassing the $1.95 forecast. Data center revenue nearly doubled year-over-year, now accounting for 64% of total revenue, up from 47% in the same period last year. CEO Lisa Su attributed growth to strong demand for AMD’s server CPUs, which power agentic AI applications like Meta’s Muse, and stated the company expects this trend to accelerate further.
Key points
- AMD’s Q3 revenue hit $13.38 billion, up 45% year-over-year, exceeding $13.09 billion analyst estimates
- Data center revenue nearly doubled, now 64% of total revenue, driven by server CPUs for agentic AI
- AMD guided Q4 revenue at $17 billion and expects gross margin of 55%, above analyst forecasts
AMD’s stock surged 7% in extended trading after the report, reversing a recent sell-off tied to broader AI spending concerns. The company also guided for $17 billion in Q4 revenue, above the $16.2 billion analyst average, and a gross margin of 55%. AMD’s data center GPUs and Helios systems now compete directly with Nvidia’s offerings, with Meta, Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Oracle adopting Helios. AMD recently committed $1 billion to Meta’s equity offering and up to $5 billion to Anthropic. The company also announced an $8.2 billion acquisition of World Labs, an AI lab focused on 3D environment simulation for robotics.
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AMD stock jumps 7% on earnings as data center revenue nearly doubles
CNBC Technology · 3 November 2026
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