Advanced Micro Devices 10-Q 2025-03-29
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| ☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 29, 2025
OR
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-07882

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 94-1692300 | ||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2485 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(408) 749-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | AMD | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smaller reporting company | ☐ | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, as of May 1, 2025: 1,621,404,195
INDEX
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 7,438 | $ | 5,473 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 3,451 | 2,683 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 251 | 230 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of sales | 3,702 | 2,913 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,736 | 2,560 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 1,728 | 1,525 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative | 886 | 607 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 316 | 392 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,930 | 2,524 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 806 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (20) | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 39 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes and equity income | 825 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 123 | (52) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity income in investee | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 709 | $ | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares used in per share calculation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 1,620 | 1,617 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 1,626 | 1,639 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 709 | $ | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | 29 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 738 | $ | 105 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| March 29, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions, except par value amounts) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,049 | $ | 3,787 | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 1,261 | 1,345 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 5,443 | 6,192 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 6,416 | 5,734 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,426 | 1,991 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 21,595 | 19,049 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,921 | 1,802 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 24,839 | 24,839 | |||||||||
| Acquisition-related intangibles, net | 18,363 | 18,930 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 845 | 688 | |||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 3,987 | 3,918 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 71,550 | $ | 69,226 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,206 | $ | 2,466 | |||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 3,876 | 4,260 | |||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 947 | — | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 674 | 555 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 7,703 | 7,281 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 3,217 | 1,721 | |||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 567 | 491 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 343 | 349 | |||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,839 | 1,816 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note 12) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Capital stock: | |||||||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.01; shares authorized: 2,250; shares issued: 1,681 and 1,680; shares outstanding: 1,616 and 1,622 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 61,730 | 61,362 | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost (shares held: 65 and 58) | (6,899) | (6,106) | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 3,073 | 2,364 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (40) | (69) | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 57,881 | 57,568 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 71,550 | $ | 69,226 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 709 | $ | 123 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The statements in this report include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statements and should not be relied upon as predictions of future events, as we cannot assure you that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements will be achieved or will occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology including “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or the negative of these words and phrases, other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements relate to, among other things: possible impact of future accounting rules on AMD’s condensed consolidated financial statements; demand for AMD’s products; AMD’s strategy and expected benefits; the growth, change and competitive landscape of the markets in which AMD participates; the expectation that international sales will continue to be a significant portion of total sales in the foreseeable future; the expectation that AMD’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances, together with the availability under that certain revolving credit facility made available to AMD and certain of its subsidiaries, our commercial paper program, and our cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund AMD’s operations including capital expenditures, purchase commitments and strategic activities over the next 12 months and beyond; AMD’s ability to access capital markets; AMD’s ability to obtain sufficient external financing on favorable terms, or at all; AMD’s expectation that based on management’s current knowledge, the potential liability related to AMD’s current litigation will not have a material adverse effect on its financial positions, results of operation or cash flows; anticipated ongoing and increased costs related to enhancing and implementing information security controls; the expectation that revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied will be recognized in the next 12 months and that a small number of customers will continue to account for a substantial part of AMD’s revenue in the future; the expected implications from the development of the legal and regulatory environment relating to emerging technologies, such as AI; AMD’s ability to achieve its corporate responsibility initiatives; expected future AI trends and developments; the expected benefits of AMD’s acquisition of ZT Group Int’l, Inc. (ZT Systems); AMD seeking a strategic partner to acquire ZT Systems manufacturing business; the extent of impact of export restrictions imposed on by the U.S. on our business; and AMD’s expectation to fund stock repurchases through cash generated from operations. For a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, see “Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors” and the “Financial Condition” section set forth in “Part I, Item 2-Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” or MD&A, and such other risks and uncertainties as set forth below in this report or detailed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports and filings. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements.
References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “AMD,” “we,” “us,” “management,” “our” or the “Company” mean Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, Radeon, Ryzen, Xilinx and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and are used to identify companies and products and may be trademarks of their respective owners. “Zen” is a codename for an AMD architecture and is not a product name.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this report and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, and for each of the three years for the period ended December 28, 2024 as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024.
Overview and Recent Developments
We are a global semiconductor company primarily offering:
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerators, microprocessors (CPUs) for server, graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated processing units (APUs), data processing units (DPUs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs) and Adaptive System-on-Chip (SoC) products for data centers;
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CPUs, APUs, chipsets for desktops and notebooks, discrete GPUs, semi-custom SoC products and development services; and
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embedded CPUs, GPUs, APUs, FPGAs, System on Modules (SOMs), and Adaptive SoC products.
From time to time, we may also sell or license portions of our intellectual property (IP) portfolio.
In this section, we will describe the general financial condition and the results of operations of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “us,” “our” or “AMD”), including a discussion of our results of operations for the three months ended March 29, 2025 compared to the prior year period and an analysis of changes in our financial condition.
Beginning with the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025, we combined the Client and Gaming segments into one reportable segment to align with how we manage our business. Net revenue for the three months ended March 29, 2025 was $7.4 billion, a 36% increase compared to the prior year period. The increase in net revenue was driven by an increase in Data Center segment revenue primarily driven by growth in AMD EPYC™ CPU and AMD Instinct™ GPU sales, and an increase in Client and Gaming segment revenue primarily driven by strong demand for the latest “Zen 5” AMD Ryzen™ processors and a richer mix, partially offset by a decrease in semi-custom revenue. Embedded segment revenue decreased as demand in end markets remained mixed.
Gross margin for the three months ended March 29, 2025 was 50% compared to gross margin of 47% for the prior year period. The increase in gross margin was driven by higher Data Center segment revenue and a richer mix of Ryzen processor sales.
Operating income for the three months ended March 29, 2025 was $806 million compared to operating income of $36 million for the prior year period. Net income for the three months ended March 29, 2025 was $709 million compared to net income of $123 million for the prior year period. The increase in operating and net income was primarily driven by higher revenue and gross margin, and lower amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, partially offset by increased operating expenses.
As of March 29, 2025, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $7.3 billion compared to $5.1 billion as of December 28, 2024. During the three months ended March 29, 2025, we generated $939 million of cash from operating activities, and we returned $749 million to stockholders through the repurchase of common stock under our Repurchase Program.
To fund a portion of the acquisition of ZT Group Int’l Inc. (ZT Systems), on March 24, 2025, we issued $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $875 million aggregate principal amount of 4.212% Senior Notes due 2026, $625 million aggregate principal amount of 4.319% Senior Notes due 2028, and $950 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured commercial paper, with maturities of up to 60 days.
On March 31, 2025, we completed the acquisition of ZT Systems to help accelerate the end-to-end design and deployment of AMD-powered AI infrastructure at scale for the cloud. At the close of the acquisition, we paid $3.375 billion in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments, and issued 8,335,849 shares of our common stock. To the extent certain conditions are met, we will pay an additional $300 million in cash and issue up to 740,961 shares of our common stock. We are actively seeking a strategic partner to acquire ZT Systems' manufacturing business.
We intend the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations that follows to provide information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from period to period, the primary factors that resulted in those changes, and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis, including those related to our revenue, inventories, goodwill, long-lived and intangible assets, and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Although actual results have historically been reasonably consistent with management’s expectations, the actual results may differ from these estimates or our estimates may be affected by different assumptions or conditions.
Management believes there have been no significant changes for the three months ended March 29, 2025 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting estimates in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024.
Results of Operations
Beginning with the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025, we combined the Client and Gaming segments into one reportable segment to align with how we manage our business. Each of the Client and Gaming businesses do not qualify as a reportable operating segment, however, we continue to separately disclose revenues for each business. All prior period segment data were retrospectively adjusted.
Our operating results tend to vary seasonally. Historically, our net revenue has been generally higher in the second half of the year than in the first half of the year, although market conditions and product transitions could impact this trend.
The following table provides a summary of net revenue and operating income (loss) by segment:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Center | $ | 3,674 | $ | 2,337 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Client and Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client | $ | 2,294 | 1,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaming | 647 | 922 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Client and Gaming | 2,941 | 2,290 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded | 823 | 846 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenue | $ | 7,438 | $ | 5,473 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Center | $ | 2,742 | $ | 1,796 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Client and Gaming | 2,445 | 2,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded | 495 | 504 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All other | 950 | 1,084 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of sales and operating expenses | $ | 6,632 | $ | 5,437 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Center | $ | 932 | $ | 541 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Client and Gaming | 496 | 237 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded | 328 | 342 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All other | (950) | (1,084) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating income | $ | 806 | $ | 36 |
Data Center
Data Center net revenue of $3.7 billion for the three months ended March 29, 2025 increased by 57%, compared to net revenue of $2.3 billion for the prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by the growth in AMD EPYC CPU and AMD Instinct GPU sales.
Data Center operating income was $932 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025, compared to operating income of $541 million for the prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by higher revenue, partially offset by higher operating expenses.
Client and Gaming
Client and Gaming net revenue of $2.9 billion for the three months ended March 29, 2025 increased by 28%, compared to net revenue of $2.3 billion for the prior year period. Client revenue was $2.3 billion, up 68% from the prior year period, primarily driven by a 43% increase in average selling price, and a 23% increase in unit shipments of AMD Ryzen mobile and desktop processors. Gaming revenue was $647 million, down 30% from the prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in semi-custom revenue.
Client and Gaming operating income was $496 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025, compared to operating income of $237 million for the prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by higher revenue, partially offset by higher operating expenses.
Embedded
Embedded net revenue of $823 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025 decreased by 3%, compared to net revenue of $846 million for the prior year period. Net revenue decreased as demand in end markets remain mixed.
Embedded operating income was $328 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025, compared to operating income of $342 million for the prior year period. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to lower revenue.
All Other
All Other operating loss of $950 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025 primarily consisted of $567 million of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and $364 million of stock-based compensation expense. All Other operating loss of $1.1 billion for the prior year period primarily consisted of $622 million of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, $371 million of stock-based compensation expense and $65 million of inventory loss at a contract manufacturer.
International Sales
International sales as a percentage of net revenue were 66% and 60% for the three months ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively. We expect that international sales will continue to be a significant portion of total sales in the foreseeable future. Substantially all of our sales transactions were denominated in U.S. dollars.
Comparison of Gross Margin, Expenses, Interest Expense, Other Income (Expense) and Income Taxes
The following is a summary of certain Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations data for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In millions, except percentages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 7,438 | $ | 5,473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 3,451 | 2,683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 251 | 230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,736 | 2,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 50 | % | 47 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 1,728 | 1,525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative | 886 | 607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 316 | 392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (20) | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 39 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 123 | (52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity income in investee | 7 | 7 |
Gross Margin
Gross margin was 50% and 47% for the three months ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, respectively. The increase was driven by higher Data Center segment revenue and a richer mix of Ryzen processor sales.
Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses of $1.7 billion for the three months ended March 29, 2025 increased by $203 million, or 13%, compared to $1.5 billion for the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to higher employee-related costs from an increase in headcount in support of our continued focus on our AI strategy.
Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses
Marketing, general and administrative expenses of $886 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025 increased by $279 million, or 46%, compared to $607 million for the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in go-to-market activities in our Client and Gaming segment.
Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangibles
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles of $567 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025 decreased by $55 million, or 9%, compared to $622 million for the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to certain acquisition-related intangibles that were fully amortized in the prior fiscal year.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended March 29, 2025 was $20 million, a decrease of $5 million, or 20%, compared to $25 million for the prior year period. Interest expense decreased due to the repayment of our 2.95% Senior Notes that matured in June 2024.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net primarily consists of interest income from short-term investments, changes in valuation of equity investments, and foreign currency transaction gains and losses.
Other income (expense), net for three months ended March 29, 2025 was $39 million, a decrease of $14 million, or 26%, compared to $53 million for the prior year period. The decrease for the three months period was primarily due to lower interest income from lower balances held in short-term investments compared to the prior period.
Income Taxes
We determine income taxes for interim reporting periods by applying our estimated annual effective tax rate to the year-to-date results and adjusted for tax items discrete to each period.
For the three months ended March 29, 2025, we recorded an income tax provision of $123 million representing an effective tax rate of 14.8%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% and our estimated annual effective tax rate was primarily due to the income tax benefit from foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) and research and development (R&D) tax credits, partially offset by the tax rate detriment from foreign earnings.
For the three months ended March 30, 2024, we recorded an income tax benefit of $52 million representing an effective tax rate of (73.2)%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% and our estimated annual effective tax rate was primarily due to the income tax benefit from foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) and research and development (R&D) tax credits, partially offset by the tax rate detriment from foreign earnings. In addition, the tax benefit reflected discrete income tax benefits of $61 million, primarily related to tax effects of stock-based compensation.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 29, 2025 and December 28, 2024, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $7.3 billion and $5.1 billion, respectively.
Our operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 29, 2025 compared to the prior year period are as described below:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | |||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 939 | $ | 521 | |||||||
| Investing activities | (357) | (135) | |||||||||
| Financing activities | 1,666 | (129) | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 2,248 | $ | 257 |
As of March 29, 2025, our principal long-term debt obligations were $3.3 billion.
To fund a portion of the acquisition of ZT Systems, on March 24, 2025, we issued $1.5 billion of senior notes, consisting of $875 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.212% Senior Notes due 2026, $625 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.319% Senior Notes due 2028, and $950 million in aggregate amount of commercial paper.
We may issue unsecured commercial paper up to a maximum principal amount outstanding, at any time, of $3.0 billion, with a maturity of up to 397 days from the date of issue. As of March 29, 2025, we had $950 million of commercial paper outstanding, with maturities of up to 60 days.
We have $3.0 billion available under an unsecured revolving credit facility that expires on April 29, 2027. No funds were drawn from this credit facility during the three months ended March 29, 2025.
As of March 29, 2025, we had unconditional purchase commitments of approximately $8.2 billion, of which $5.6 billion are for the remainder of fiscal year 2025. On an ongoing basis, we work with our suppliers and partners on the timing of payments and deliveries of purchase commitments, taking into account business conditions.
On March 31, 2025, we completed the acquisition of ZT Systems. At the close of the acquisition, we paid $3.375 billion in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments, and issued 8,335,849 shares of our common stock. In addition, to the extent certain conditions are met following the closing of the acquisition, we will pay an additional $300 million in cash and issue up to 740,961 shares of our common stock. We are actively seeking a strategic partner to acquire ZT Systems' manufacturing business.
We believe our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and cash flows from operations along with our revolving credit facility and commercial paper program will be sufficient to fund operations, capital expenditures, purchase commitments and strategic activities over the next 12 months and beyond. We believe we will be able to access the capital markets should we require additional funds. However, we cannot assure that such funds will be available on favorable terms, or at all.
Operating Activities
Our working capital cash inflows and outflows from operations are primarily cash collections from our customers, payments for inventory purchases and payments for employee-related expenditures.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $939 million in the three months ended March 29, 2025, primarily due to our net income of $709 million, adjusted for non-cash and non-operating charges of $1.0 billion and net cash outflows of $0.7 billion from changes in our operating assets and liabilities. The primary drivers of the change in operating assets and liabilities were a $748 million decrease in accounts receivable due to customer payments, and a $682 million increase in inventory primarily to support the continued ramp of Data Center products in advanced process technology nodes.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $521 million in the three months ended March 30, 2024, primarily due to our net income of $123 million, adjusted for non-cash and non-operating charges of $1.2 billion and net cash outflows of $760 million from changes in our operating assets and liabilities. The primary drivers of the change in operating assets and liabilities was a $636 million decrease in accounts payable driven primarily by the timing of payments and inventory receipts, and a $368 million increase in inventory primarily to support the continued ramp of Data Center and Client and Gaming products in advanced process nodes.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $357 million for the three months ended March 29, 2025, which primarily consisted of cash used in the purchases of short-term investments of $304 million, purchases of strategic investments of $239 million, and purchases of property and equipment of $212 million, partially offset by $398 million of proceeds from the maturity and sale of short-term investments.
Net cash used in investing activities was $135 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024, which primarily consisted of cash used in the purchases of short-term investments of $433 million and purchases of property and equipment of $142 million, partially offset by $443 million of proceeds from the maturity and sale of short-term investments.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.7 billion for the three months ended March 29, 2025, which primarily consisted of cash received from the issuance of senior notes for $1.5 billion and commercial paper of $950 million, partially offset by stock repurchases of $749 million and stock repurchases for tax withholding on employee equity plans of $30 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was $129 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024, were from repurchases for tax withholding on employee equity plans of $129 million.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Reference is made to “Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024.
There have not been any material changes in interest rate risk, default risk or foreign exchange risk since December 28, 2024.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As of March 29, 2025, the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting for the three months ended March 29, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
| Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
For a discussion of our legal proceedings, refer to Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q).
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In addition, you should consider the interrelationship and compounding effects of two or more risks occurring simultaneously.
Risk Factors Summary
The following is a summary of the principal risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Economic and Strategic Risks
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Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices may limit our ability to compete effectively on a level playing field.
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Nvidia’s dominance in the graphics processing unit market and its aggressive business practices may limit our ability to compete effectively on a level playing field.
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The markets in which our products are sold are highly competitive and rapidly evolving.
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The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and has experienced severe downturns.
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The demand for our products depends in part on the market conditions in the industries into which they are sold.
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The success of our business depends on our ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and performance levels that provide value to our customers while supporting significant industry transitions.
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The loss of a significant customer may have a material adverse effect on us.
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Economic and market uncertainty may adversely impact our business and operating results.
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Our operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales patterns.
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If we cannot adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, we may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expenses.
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Unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect us.
Operational and Technology Risks
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We rely on third parties to manufacture our products, and if they are unable to do so on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies, our business could be materially adversely affected.
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Essential equipment, materials, substrates or manufacturing processes may not be available to us.
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We may fail to achieve expected manufacturing yields for our products.
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Our revenue from our semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoC) products is dependent upon our semi-custom SoC products being incorporated into customers’ products and the success of those products.
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Our products may be subject to security vulnerabilities that could have a material adverse effect on us.
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IT outages, data loss, data breaches and cyberattacks could disrupt operations and compromise our intellectual property or other sensitive information, be costly to remediate or cause significant damage to our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
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Uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of our products could materially adversely affect us.
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Our ability to design and introduce new products includes the use of third-party intellectual property.
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We depend on third-party companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, software, memory and other computer platform components to support our business and products.
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If we lose Microsoft Corporation’s support for our products or other software vendors do not design and develop software to run on our products, our ability to sell our products could be materially adversely affected.
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Our reliance on third-party distributors and add-in-board (AIB) partners subjects us to certain risks.
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Our business depends on the proper functioning of our internal business processes and information systems.
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Our products may not be compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware.
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Costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on us.
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We may fail to maintain the efficiency of our supply chain as we respond to changes in customer demand.
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We outsource to third parties certain supply-chain logistics functions.
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We may be unable to effectively control the sales of our products on the gray market.
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Climate change may have a long-term impact on our business.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
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Government actions and regulations, including but not limited to export regulations, tariffs and trade protection measures, may limit our ability to export our products to certain customers.
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If we cannot realize our deferred tax assets, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
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Our business is subject to potential tax liabilities, including as a result of tax regulation changes.
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We are party to litigation and may become a party to other claims or litigation.
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We are subject to environmental laws, conflict minerals regulations, as well as a variety of other laws or regulations.
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Evolving expectations from governments, investors, customers and other stakeholders regarding corporate responsibility matters could result in additional costs, harm to our reputation and a loss of customers.
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Issues related to the responsible use of AI may result in reputational, competitive and financial harm and liability.
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The agreements governing our notes, our guarantee of Xilinx’s notes, Revolving Credit Agreement and the ZT Systems Credit Agreement impose restrictions on us.
Merger, Acquisition, Divestiture, and Integration Risks
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Acquisitions, joint ventures, and/or strategic investments, and the failure to integrate acquired businesses may fail to materialize their anticipated benefits and could disrupt our business.
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We are seeking a strategic partner to acquire ZT Systems’ manufacturing business.
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Any impairment of our tangible, definite-lived intangible or indefinite-lived intangible assets, including goodwill, may adversely impact our financial position and results of operations.
General Risks
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Our worldwide operations are subject to political, legal and economic risks and natural disasters.
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We may incur future impairments of our technology license purchases.
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Our inability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel may hinder our business.
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Our stock price is subject to volatility.
For a more complete discussion of the material risks facing our business, see below.
Economic and Strategic Risks
Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its aggressive business practices may limit our ability to compete effectively on a level playing field.
Intel’s microprocessor market share position, significant financial resources, introduction of competitive new products, and existing relationships with top-tier OEMs have enabled it to market and price its products aggressively, to target our customers and our channel partners with special incentives and to influence customers who do business with us. These aggressive activities have in the past resulted in lower unit sales and a lower average selling price for many of our products and adversely affected our margins and profitability. Intel also dominates the computer system platform and has a heavy influence on PC manufacturers, other PC industry participants, and benchmarks. It is able to drive de facto standards and specifications for x86 microprocessors that could cause us and other companies to have delayed access to such standards. We may be materially adversely affected by Intel’s business practices, including rebating and allocation strategies and pricing actions, designed to limit our market share and margins; product mix and introduction schedules; product bundling, marketing and merchandising strategies; and exclusivity payments to its current and potential customers, retailers and channel partners. We expect Intel to continue to heavily invest substantial resources in marketing, research and development, new manufacturing facilities and other t
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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
During the quarter ended March 29, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted, modified or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | |||||||||||
| May 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jean Hu | |||||||||
| Name: | Jean Hu | ||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Signing on behalf of the Registrant as the Principal Financial Officer |