AMD Market Cap Tops $1 Trillion as Shares Surge 9.9%

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AMD's market capitalization crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time on Monday, with shares surging 9.9% amid a broader tech-stock rally. The stock is up 185% year to date, far outpacing rival Nvidia's 22% gain. The milestone follows a second quarter in which AMD beat Wall Street expectations across the board, posting record non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.66 versus consensus estimates of $1.61, while total revenue surged 50% year over year to a record $11.5 billion, clearing analyst projections of approximately $11.34 billion. The company's Data Center segment drove the performance, with revenue more than doubling year over year to $6.7 billion on robust demand for EPYC server CPUs and Instinct AI accelerators. AMD projected second-half 2026 server CPU revenue to grow 80% year over year and 70% in 2027, and expects data center revenues to more than double in 2027, with AI graphics processing units growing well over 100%. AMD also unveiled next-generation AI chips headlined by the Instinct MI450 Series GPUs and the 6th Gen EPYC Venice CPUs, designed to power its new Helios rack-scale AI systems, alongside deals for Microsoft to deploy Helios across Azure AI services beginning in the second half of 2026 and for Anthropic to deploy up to 2 gigawatts of the Instinct MI450 GPUs in its Helios system beginning in the first half of 2027, a deal that could be worth tens of billions of dollars over time. AMD also committed to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, marking one of the chipmaker's largest strategic investments ever.

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc
AMD
▲ PositiveCapitalDemandrelevance

AMD beat Q2 estimates with record EPS of $1.66 and 50% revenue growth to $11.5B, driving its market cap past $1 trillion.

Microsoft Corporation
MSFT
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Microsoft agreed to deploy AMD's Helios rack-scale AI systems across Azure AI services starting in H2 2026.

NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA
± MixedCompetitionrelevance

Nvidia is named only as a comparison, with AMD's 185% YTD gain far outpacing Nvidia's 22%.

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AnthropicPrivate▲ Positive
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Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs in its Helios system, a deal potentially worth tens of billions.

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