Item 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
78K characters. Original on sec.gov · Markdown
Item 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 9,246 | $ | 6,819 | $ | 24,369 | $ | 18,127 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 4,206 | 3,167 | 12,023 | 8,590 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 260 | 233 | 771 | 694 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of sales | 4,466 | 3,400 | 12,794 | 9,284 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,780 | 3,419 | 11,575 | 8,843 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 2,139 | 1,636 | 5,761 | 4,744 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative | 1,069 | 707 | 2,946 | 1,954 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 302 | 352 | 926 | 1,116 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 3,510 | 2,695 | 9,633 | 7,814 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 1,270 | 724 | 1,942 | 1,029 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (37) | (23) | (95) | (73) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 82 | 36 | 219 | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income | 1,315 | 737 | 2,066 | 1,100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 153 | (27) | (558) | (38) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equity income in investee | 10 | 7 | 25 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 1,172 | 771 | 2,649 | 1,159 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 71 | — | 175 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,243 | $ | 771 | $ | 2,824 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations - basic | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings from discontinued operations - basic | 0.04 | — | 0.11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 1.74 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations - diluted | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 1.62 | $ | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings from discontinued operations - diluted | 0.04 | — | 0.11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares used in per share calculation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 1,626 | 1,620 | 1,623 | 1,619 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 1,641 | 1,636 | 1,632 | 1,638 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,243 | $ | 771 | $ | 2,824 | $ | 1159 | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | (23) | 31 | 56 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | 1,220 | $ | 802 | $ | 2,880 | $ | 1,171 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions, except par value amounts) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,808 | $ | 3,787 | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 2,435 | 1,345 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 6,201 | 6,192 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 7,313 | 5,734 | |||||||||
| Assets held for sale | 3,990 | — | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,253 | 1,991 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 27,000 | 19,049 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 2,205 | 1,802 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 25,083 | 24,839 | |||||||||
| Acquisition-related intangibles, net | 17,250 | 18,930 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 633 | 688 | |||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 4,720 | 3,918 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 76,891 | $ | 69,226 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,483 | $ | 2,466 | |||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 5,112 | 4,260 | |||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt, net | 873 | — | |||||||||
| Liabilities held for sale | 1,908 | — | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 324 | 555 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 11,700 | 7,281 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, net | 2,347 | 1,721 | |||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 650 | 491 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 326 | 349 | |||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,078 | 1,816 | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note 13) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Capital stock: | |||||||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.01; shares authorized: 4,000; shares issued: 1,693 and 1,680; shares outstanding: 1,628 and 1,622 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 62,657 | 61,362 | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost (shares held: 65 and 58) | (7,059) | (6,106) | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 5,188 | 2,364 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (13) | (69) | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 60,790 | 57,568 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 76,891 | $ | 69,226 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 2,824 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (175) | — | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 556 | 499 | |||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 1,697 | 1,810 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,152 | 1,068 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 18 | (863) | |||||||||
| Release of reserves for uncertain tax positions | (853) | — | |||||||||
| Inventory loss at (recovery from) contract manufacturer | (67) | 65 | |||||||||
| Other | 29 | 32 | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | (7) | (1,961) | |||||||||
| Inventories | (1,579) | (1,096) | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (259) | (171) | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | 998 | 574 | |||||||||
| Accrued and other liabilities | (145) | 626 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations | 4,189 | 1,742 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations | 920 | — | |||||||||
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 5,109 | 1,742 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (752) | (428) | |||||||||
| Purchases of short-term investments | (2,110) | (707) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments | 982 | 1,351 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of short-term investments | 66 | 591 | |||||||||
| Purchases of strategic investments | (432) | (131) | |||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (1,716) | (548) | |||||||||
| Other | — | (15) | |||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities of continuing operations | (3,962) | 113 | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations | (30) | — | |||||||||
| Net cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities | (3,992) | 113 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from debt and commercial paper issuance, net of issuance costs | 2,441 | — | |||||||||
| Repayment of debt and commercial paper | (950) | (750) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of common stock through employee equity plans | 169 | 152 | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (1,316) | (606) | |||||||||
| Stock repurchases for tax withholding on employee equity plans | (447) | (686) | |||||||||
| Other | — | (1) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations | (103) | (1,891) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 1,014 | (36) | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 3,811 | 3,933 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 4,825 | $ | 3,897 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Supplemental cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||||||
| Income taxes, net of refunds | $ | 818 | $ | 1,011 | |||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid | $ | 153 | $ | 99 | |||||||
| Reissuance of treasury stock for the acquisition of ZT Systems | $ | 860 | $ | — | |||||||
| Contingent consideration liability for the acquisition of ZT Systems | $ | 361 | $ | — | |||||||
| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,808 | $ | 3,897 | |||||||
| Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 17 | — | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 4,825 | $ | 3,897 |
See accompanying notes.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital stock: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, par value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 17 | $ | 17 | $ | 17 | $ | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | 17 | $ | 17 | $ | 17 | $ | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 62,228 | $ | 60,542 | $ | 61,362 | $ | 59,676 | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued under employee equity plans | 10 | 3 | 170 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 419 | 351 | 1,152 | 1,068 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | (27) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | 62,657 | $ | 60,896 | $ | 62,657 | $ | 60,896 | |||||||||||||||
| Treasury stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | (6,535) | $ | (5,103) | $ | (6,106) | $ | (4,514) | |||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (81) | (250) | (1,317) | (606) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchases for tax withholding on employee equity plans | (443) | (459) | (524) | (692) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reissuance of treasury stock | — | — | 888 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | (7,059) | $ | (5,812) | $ | (7,059) | $ | (5,812) | |||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 3,945 | $ | 1,111 | $ | 2,364 | $ | 723 | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,243 | 771 | 2,824 | 1,159 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | 5,188 | $ | 1,882 | $ | 5,188 | $ | 1,882 | |||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 10 | $ | (29) | $ | (69) | $ | (10) | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (23) | 31 | 56 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | (13) | $ | 2 | $ | (13) | $ | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | $ | 60,790 | $ | 56,985 | $ | 60,790 | $ | 56,985 |
See accompanying notes.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – The Company
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is a global semiconductor company. References herein to AMD or the Company mean Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. AMD’s products include Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerators, microprocessors (CPUs) for servers and graphics processing units (GPUs) as standalone devices or as incorporated into accelerated processing units (APUs), chipsets, data center and professional GPUs, embedded processors, semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoC) products, microprocessor and SoC development services and technology, data processing units (DPUs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), System on Modules (SOMs), Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs), and Adaptive SoC products. From time to time, the Company may also sell or license portions of its intellectual property (IP) portfolio.
On March 31, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of ZT Group Int’l, Inc. (ZT Systems). See Note 5 - Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional information.
NOTE 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of AMD have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025 shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 27, 2025 or any other future period. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position, cash flows and stockholders’ equity. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024. Certain amounts from fiscal year 2024 have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. These include the presentation of Payables to related parties within Accounts payable, Operating lease right-of-use assets and Investment: equity method within Other non-current assets, and Receivables from related parties within Prepaid expenses and other current assets.
The Company uses a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December. The three and nine months ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024 each consisted of 13 weeks and 39 weeks, respectively.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements. Areas where management uses subjective judgment include, but are not limited to: revenue allowances, inventory valuation, valuation of goodwill, long-lived and intangible assets, business combination accounting and income taxes.
Significant Accounting Policies. There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies in Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024.
NOTE 3 – Supplemental Financial Statement Information
| Inventories | September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | |||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Raw materials | $ | 676 | $ | 351 | |||||||
| Work in process | 4,401 | 4,289 | |||||||||
| Finished goods | 2,236 | 1,094 | |||||||||
| Total inventories | $ | 7,313 | $ | 5,734 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | |||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Unbilled receivables | $ | 312 | $ | 628 | |||||||
| Other | 1,941 | 1,363 | |||||||||
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 2,253 | $ | 1,991 |
| Property and Equipment, net | September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | |||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Land, building and leasehold improvements | $ | 955 | $ | 853 | |||||||
| Equipment | 3,183 | 2,798 | |||||||||
| Construction in progress | 590 | 324 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | 4,728 | 3,975 | |||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (2,523) | (2,173) | |||||||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | 2,205 | $ | 1,802 |
| Accrued Liabilities | September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | |||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| Customer-related liabilities | $ | 1,080 | $ | 1,349 | |||||||
| Accrued marketing programs | 1,311 | 1,063 | |||||||||
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 1,425 | 1,174 | |||||||||
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 1,296 | 674 | |||||||||
| Total accrued liabilities | $ | 5,112 | $ | 4,260 |
Revenue
Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied include amounts received from customers and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods for development services, IP licensing and product revenue. As of September 27, 2025, the aggregate transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations under contracts with an original expected duration of more than one year was $279 million, of which $139 million is expected to be recognized in the next 12 months. The revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations does not include amounts which have an original expected duration of one year or less.
Revenue recognized over time associated with custom products and development services accounted for approximately 9% and 10% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, respectively, and 5% and 10% of the Company’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively.
Cost of Sales
During the nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company recorded approximately $800 million of inventory and related charges associated with the U.S. government export control on AMD Instinct™ MI308 Data Center GPU products in Cost of sales.
NOTE 4 – Segment Reporting
Management, including the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, reviews and assesses operating performance using segment net revenue, cost of sales and operating expenses, and operating income (loss). These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the reportable segments based on management’s judgment. The CODM is regularly provided segment operating income to assess relative segment performance.
Beginning with the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025, the Company changed its segment structure, combining the Client and Gaming segments into one reportable segment to align with how the Company manages its business. All prior period segment data were retrospectively adjusted. The Company’s three reportable segments are:
-
the Data Center segment, which primarily includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerators, microprocessors (CPUs) for servers, 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;
-
the Client and Gaming segment, which primarily includes CPUs, APUs, chipsets for desktops and notebooks, discrete GPUs, and semi-custom SoC products and development services; and
-
the Embedded segment, which primarily includes embedded CPUs, GPUs, APUs, FPGAs, System on Modules (SOMs), and Adaptive SoC products.
From time to time, the Company may also sell or license portions of its IP portfolio.
In addition to these reportable segments, the Company has an All Other category, which is not a reportable segment. This category primarily includes certain expenses and credits that are not allocated to any of the reportable segments because the CODM does not consider these expenses and credits in evaluating the performance of the reportable segments. This category primarily includes amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, employee stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related and other costs, inventory loss at (recovery from) contract manufacturer, and restructuring charges. Acquisition-related and other costs primarily include certain compensation charges and transaction costs.
The following table provides a summary of net revenue, cost of sales and operating expenses, and operating income (loss) by segment. Segment cost of sales and operating expenses primarily include materials, external manufacturing, labor and marketing and advertising costs, and exclude expenses and credits that are recorded within the All Other category. Neither of the Client and Gaming businesses qualify as a separate reportable operating segment, however, the Company continues to separately disclose revenue for each business.
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Center | $ | 4,341 | $ | 3,549 | $ | 11,255 | $ | 8,720 | |||||||||||||||
| Client and Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Client | 2,750 | 1,881 | 7,543 | 4,741 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gaming | 1,298 | 462 | 3,067 | 2,032 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Client and Gaming | 4,048 | 2,343 | 10,610 | 6,773 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded | 857 | 927 | 2,504 | 2,634 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenue | $ | 9,246 | $ | 6,819 | $ | 24,369 | $ | 18,127 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Center | $ | 3,267 | $ | 2,508 | $ | 9,404 | $ | 6,395 | |||||||||||||||
| Client and Gaming | 3,181 | 2,055 | 8,480 | 6,082 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded | 574 | 555 | 1,618 | 1,575 | |||||||||||||||||||
| All other | 954 | 977 | 2,925 | 3,046 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of sales and operating expenses | $ | 7,976 | $ | 6,095 | $ | 22,427 | $ | 17,098 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Center | $ | 1,074 | $ | 1,041 | $ | 1,851 | $ | 2,325 | |||||||||||||||
| Client and Gaming | 867 | 288 | 2,130 | 691 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded | 283 | 372 | 886 | 1,059 | |||||||||||||||||||
| All other (1) | (954) | (977) | (2,925) | (3,046) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating income | $ | 1,270 | $ | 724 | $ | 1,942 | $ | 1,029 |
| (1) | For the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, all other operating losses primarily included $562 million and $1.7 billion of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, and $419 million and $1.2 billion of stock-based compensation expense, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, all other operating losses primarily included $585 million and $1.8 billion of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, and $351 million and $1.1 billion of stock-based compensation expense, respectively. |
NOTE 5 – Acquisitions and Divestitures
ZT Systems Acquisition
On March 31, 2025 (the Acquisition Date), the Company completed the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of ZT Systems for a total purchase consideration of $4.4 billion. ZT Systems is a provider of AI and general-purpose compute infrastructure for hyperscale computing companies. The acquisition is expected to enable the Company to deliver end-to-end AI solutions and accelerate the design and deployment of AMD-powered AI infrastructure at scale optimized for the cloud.
The purchase consideration is comprised of the following (in millions):
| Cash paid on Acquisition Date | $ | 3,188 | ||||||
| Fair value of 8,335,849 shares(1) issued on Acquisition Date | 860 | |||||||
| Fair value of contingent consideration(2) on Acquisition Date not yet paid | 361 | |||||||
| Total purchase consideration | $ | 4,409 |
(1) Represents the fair value based on the closing price of AMD common stock on March 28, 2025 of $103.22 per share, as the transaction closed prior to the opening of markets on March 31, 2025.
(2) Represents the estimated fair value of 740,961 shares of AMD common stock to be issued and $300 million of cash to be paid to former ZT Systems stockholders and warrant holders assuming the contingencies are fully met.
The purchase consideration was allocated as follows (in millions):
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,500 | |||||||||
| Assets held for sale | 5,965 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 81 | ||||||||||
| Total assets acquired | 7,546 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities held for sale | 3,221 | ||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 124 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities assumed | 3,345 | ||||||||||
| Fair value of net assets acquired | 4,201 | ||||||||||
| Goodwill | 208 | ||||||||||
| Total purchase consideration | $ | 4,409 |
The Company allocated the purchase price to identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimates of their fair values, which were determined using generally accepted valuation techniques based on estimates and assumptions made by management. The assets and liabilities related to the ZT Systems’ data center infrastructure manufacturing business (ZT Manufacturing Business) were classified as held for sale due to the Company’s intent to divest it. Fair values of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale were determined using the income and cost valuation approaches, which incorporate significant unobservable inputs. Goodwill arising from the ZT Systems acquisition was assigned to the Company’s Data Center reporting unit. Goodwill was primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company retained select intellectual property and employees associated with the design operations (ZT Design Business). The results of operations of the ZT Design business, which are not material, are included in the Company’s continuing operations within the Data Center segment. The results of operations of the ZT Manufacturing Business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Transaction costs of $47 million were recorded within Marketing, general and administrative expenses during the nine months ended September 27, 2025 and no transaction costs were incurred in the three months ended September 27, 2025.
The following summarizes carrying amounts of major classes of ZT Manufacturing Business assets and liabilities held for sale as of September 27, 2025 (in millions):
| Accounts receivable | $ | 1,489 | ||||||
| Inventories | 1,365 | |||||||
| Other assets | 677 | |||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 459 | |||||||
| Total assets held for sale | $ | 3,990 |
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,118 | ||||||
| Accrued and other liabilities | 790 | |||||||
| Total liabilities held for sale | $ | 1,908 |
Assets and liabilities held for sale are recorded using the lower of carrying values or fair values less estimated costs to sell.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the contingent consideration liability (in millions:)
| Initial valuation of contingent consideration liability | $ | 361 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration liability, September 27, 2025 | $ | 413 |
Contingent consideration liability was measured at fair value on Acquisition Date and is remeasured to fair value until the contingencies are resolved. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was estimated based on the present value of the contingent cash and stock consideration using significant unobservable inputs such as risk-adjusted discount rates, equity volatility and simulated stock price. The simulated stock price was calculated using the Monte Carlo simulation method. The fair value of contingent consideration liability may increase or decrease based on changes in these significant inputs. The amount is recorded within Accrued liabilities of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the changes in fair value are recognized within Income from discontinued operations of the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
ZT Manufacturing Business Divestiture
On May 18, 2025, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement with Sanmina Corporation (Sanmina) to sell the ZT Manufacturing Business for $3.0 billion in cash and stock, inclusive of a contingent payment of up to $450 million, subject to customary adjustments for working capital and other items. See Note 15 - Subsequent Events for additional information.
Other Acquisitions
During the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company completed other business acquisitions for a total consideration of $36 million that resulted in the recognition of $36 million of goodwill. The financial results of these acquired businesses, which were not material, were included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations from their respective dates of acquisition within the Data Center segment.
Pro Forma Information
Since the ZT Manufacturing Business represents the majority of ZT Systems’ operations and was held for sale, pro forma information presenting the combined results of operations of ZT Systems and other acquired entities were deemed neither material nor meaningful to the Company’s consolidated income from continuing operations and were omitted.
NOTE 6 – Goodwill and Acquisition-related Intangibles, net
Goodwill
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, the Company assigned goodwill to its updated reporting units to reflect the change in its segment reporting structure. The Company performed a goodwill impairment test immediately prior to and after the segment change and determined that no indicators of impairment to goodwill existed.
The following table summarizes Goodwill:
| Before segment change | After segment change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Data Center | Embedded | Client | Gaming | Client and Gaming | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 28, 2024 | $ | 3,403 | $ | 21,072 | $ | 126 | $ | 238 | $ | — | $ | 24,839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reassignment due to segment change | — | — | (126) | (238) | 364 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | 244 | — | — | — | — | 244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | $ | 3,647 | $ | 21,072 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 364 | $ | 25,083 |
Acquisition-related Intangibles, net
The following table summarizes Acquisition-related Intangibles Assets:
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | (In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developed technology | $ | 13,587 | $ | (3,300) | $ | 10,287 | $ | 13,408 | $ | (2,529) | $ | 10,879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | 12,324 | (5,990) | 6,334 | 12,324 | (5,124) | 7,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product trademarks | 914 | (285) | 629 | 914 | (225) | 689 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related intangible assets subject to amortization | 26,825 | (9,575) | 17,250 | 26,646 | (7,878) | 18,768 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In-process research and development (IPR&D) not subject to amortization | — | — | — | 162 | — | 162 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total acquisition-related intangible assets, net | $ | 26,825 | $ | (9,575) | $ | 17,250 | $ | 26,808 | $ | (7,878) | $ | 18,930 |
In April 2025, $162 million of IPR&D intangible asset reached technological feasibility, was placed in service as developed technology and started amortization over its estimated useful life of 5 years.
Acquisition-related intangible amortization expense was $562 million and $1.7 billion for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, respectively, and $585 million and $1.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively.
Based on the carrying value of acquisition-related intangibles recorded as of September 27, 2025, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the estimated annual amortization expense for acquisition-related intangibles is expected to be as follows:
| Fiscal Year | (In millions) | ||||
| Remainder of 2025 | $ | 556 | |||
| 2026 | 2,149 | ||||
| 2027 | 2,031 | ||||
| 2028 | 1,919 | ||||
| 2029 | 1,691 | ||||
| 2030 and thereafter | 8,904 | ||||
| Total | $ | 17,250 |
NOTE 7 – Related Party — Equity Joint Ventures
ATMP Joint Ventures
The Company holds a 15% equity interest in two joint ventures (collectively, the ATMP JV) with affiliates of Tongfu Microelectronics Co., Ltd, a Chinese joint stock company. The Company has no obligation to fund the ATMP JV. The Company accounts for its equity interests in the ATMP JV under the equity method of accounting due to its significant influence over the ATMP JV. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in ATMP JV was $174 million and $149 million as of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, respectively, and is recorded within Other non-current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The ATMP JV provides assembly, test, mark and packaging (ATMP) services to the Company. The Company’s purchases from the ATMP JV during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025 were $483 million and $1.5 billion, respectively. The Company’s purchases from the ATMP JV during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 were $407 million and $1.2 billion, respectively. As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the amounts payable to the ATMP JV were $516 million and $476 million, respectively, and are included in Accounts payable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
On October 9, 2024, the Company entered into a one-year term loan agreement with one of the ATMP JVs for $100 million to provide funds for the ATMP JV’s general corporate purposes. The loan bears interest, payable quarterly, at the three months term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 50 basis points. The loan receivable is included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. On October 9, 2025, the loan agreement was amended to extend the term of the loan until October 16, 2026 with an interest rate, payable quarterly, at the three months term SOFR plus 35 basis points.
During the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company recorded income related to the ATMP JV of $10 million and $25 million, respectively, in Equity income in investee on its consolidated statements of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company recorded income related to the ATMP JV of $7 million and $21 million, respectively, in Equity income in investee on its consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE 8 – Debt, Revolving Credit Facility and Commercial Paper Program
Debt
The Company’s debt as of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024 consisted of the following:
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||
| 4.212% Senior Notes Due 2026 (4.212% Notes) | $ | 875 | $ | — | |||||||
| 4.319% Senior Notes Due 2028 (4.319% Notes) | 625 | — | |||||||||
| 2.375% Senior Notes Due 2030 (2.375% Notes) | 750 | 750 | |||||||||
| 3.924% Senior Notes Due 2032 (3.924% Notes) | 500 | 500 | |||||||||
| 4.393% Senior Notes Due 2052 (4.393% Notes) | 500 | 500 | |||||||||
| Total debt (principal amount) | 3,250 | 1,750 | |||||||||
| Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs | (30) | (29) | |||||||||
| Total debt (net) | 3,220 | 1,721 | |||||||||
| Less: current portion of long-term debt and related unamortized debt issuance costs | (873) | — | |||||||||
| Total long-term debt (net) | $ | 2,347 | $ | 1,721 |
4.212% Senior Notes Due 2026 and 4.319% Senior Notes Due 2028
On March 24, 2025, the Company issued 4.212% Notes and 4.319% Notes in aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion. The 4.212% Notes and the 4.319% Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company. The interest is payable semi-annually on March 24 and September 24 of each year, commencing on September 24, 2025.
The Company may redeem some or all of the 4.212% Notes prior to September 24, 2026 at a price equal to the greater of the present value of the principal amount and future interest through the maturity of the 4.212% Notes or 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may redeem some or all of the 4.319% Notes prior to February 24, 2028, one month prior to the maturity date of the 4.319% Notes (4.319% Notes Par Call Date), at a price equal to the greater of the present value of the principal amount and future interest through the 4.319% Notes Par Call Date or 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. On or after February 24, 2028, the Company may also redeem some or all of the 4.319% Notes at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Holders of the 4.212% Notes and the 4.319% Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the 4.212% Notes or 4.319% Notes in the event that the Company undergoes a change of control, at a repurchase price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, an event of default may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the 4.212% Notes and 4.319% Notes.
2.375% Senior Notes Due 2030, 3.924% Senior Notes Due 2032 and 4.393% Senior Notes Due 2052
The 2.375% Notes, 3.924% Notes and 4.393% Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company with semi-annual fixed interest payments due on June 1 and December 1.
As of September 27, 2025, the Company was in compliance with the covenants associated with its debt.
Revolving Credit Facility
The Company has $3.0 billion available under an unsecured revolving credit facility that expires on April 29, 2027. During the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company did not draw funds from the revolving credit facility. As of September 27, 2025, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the revolving credit facility.
Commercial Paper Program
The Company has a commercial paper program under which it can issue unsecured commercial paper notes up to a principal amount of $3.0 billion at any time with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. The commercial paper will be sold at a discount from par or, alternatively, will be sold at par and bear interest at rates that will vary based on market conditions at the time of the issuance. During the three months ended March 29, 2025, the Company issued $950 million in aggregate principal amount of commercial paper which was subsequently repaid before June 28, 2025. As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the Company had no commercial paper outstanding.
NOTE 9 – Financial Instruments
Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | 732 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 732 | $ | 1,496 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,496 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | — | 1,733 | — | 1,733 | — | 806 | — | 806 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and agency securities | 312 | 400 | — | 712 | 130 | — | — | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-U.S. government and agency securities | — | 165 | — | 165 | — | 116 | — | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits and certificates of deposits | — | 179 | — | 179 | — | 107 | — | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | — | 1,525 | — | 1,525 | — | 814 | — | 814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and agency securities | 643 | 73 | — | 716 | 332 | 82 | — | 414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-U.S. government and agency securities | — | 161 | — | 161 | — | 79 | — | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits and certificates of deposits | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 10 | — | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | 28 | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan and other investments | 238 | — | 121 | 359 | 197 | — | 25 | 222 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits and certificates of deposits | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | 1,925 | $ | 4,269 | $ | 121 | $ | 6,315 | $ | 2,155 | $ | 2,043 | $ | 25 | $ | 4,223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 413 | $ | 413 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 413 | $ | 413 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
Deferred compensation plan investments are primarily mutual fund investments held in a Rabbi trust established to maintain the Company’s executive deferred compensation plan.
The following is a summary of cash equivalents and short-term investments:
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost/ Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Fair Value | Cost/ Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | 732 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 732 | $ | 1,496 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,496 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | 3,256 | 2 | — | 3,258 | 1,621 | — | (1) | 1,620 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government and agency securities | 1,427 | 1 | — | 1,428 | 544 | — | — | 544 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-U.S. government and agency securities | 326 | — | — | 326 | 195 | — | — | 195 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits and certificates of deposits | 189 | — | — | 189 | 117 | — | — | 117 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities | 24 | — | (1) | 23 | 30 | — | (2) | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 5,954 | $ | 3 | $ | (1) | $ | 5,956 | $ | 4,003 | $ | — | $ | (3) | $ | 4,000 |
As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the Company did not have material available-for-sale debt securities which have been in a continuous unrealized loss position of more than twelve months.
The contractual maturities of investments classified as available-for-sale are as follows:
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | (In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due within 1 year | $ | 4,311 | $ | 4,312 | $ | 2,073 | $ | 2,073 | |||||||||||||||
| Due in 1 year through 5 years | 887 | 889 | 406 | 405 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Due in 5 years and later | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 5,222 | $ | 5,224 | $ | 2,506 | $ | 2,504 |
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s current and long-term debt are as follows:
| September 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Amount | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | (In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt, net | $ | 873 | $ | 880 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | 2,347 | $ | 2,242 | $ | 1,721 | $ | 1,543 |
The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is based on Level 2 inputs of quoted prices for the Company’s debt and comparable instruments in inactive markets.
The fair value of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable and other short-term obligations approximate their carrying value based on existing terms.
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the Company had non-marketable securities in privately-held companies of $898 million and $468 million, respectively, which are recorded at estimated fair value on a non-recurring basis and within Other non-current assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Impairment losses or observable price adjustments were not material during the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024.
Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial Instruments
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Designated as Accounting Hedges
The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk related to future forecasted transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. These contracts generally mature within 24 months and are designated as accounting hedges. As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the notional value of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. The fair value of these contracts as of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024 was not material.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Not Designated as Accounting Hedges
The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the short-term effects of foreign currency fluctuations on certain receivables or payables denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. These forward contracts generally mature within 3 months and are not designated as accounting hedges. As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the notional value of these outstanding contracts was $797 million and $642 million, respectively. The fair value of these contracts was not material as of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024.
NOTE 10 – Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the components of basic and diluted earnings per share:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 1,172 | $ | 771 | $ | 2,649 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||||||||||
| Income from discontinued operations | 71 | — | 175 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,243 | $ | 771 | $ | 2,824 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||||||||||
| Denominator | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average shares | 1,626 | 1,620 | 1,623 | 1,619 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Potentially dilutive shares from employee equity plans | 15 | 16 | 9 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares | 1,641 | 1,636 | 1,632 | 1,638 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share from continuing operations - basic | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share from discontinued operations - basic | 0.04 | — | 0.11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 1.74 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 1.62 | $ | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share from discontinued operations - diluted | 0.04 | — | 0.11 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 0.71 |
Securities which would have been anti-dilutive are not material and are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for all periods presented.
NOTE 11 – Common Stock and Stock-based Compensation
Common Stock
On May 14, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2.25 billion shares to 4.0 billion shares.
Shares of common stock outstanding were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | 1,622 | 1,618 | 1,622 | 1,616 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued under employee equity plans | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchases for tax withholding on equity awards | (3) | (3) | (3) | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | — | (2) | (12) | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued in the acquisition of ZT Systems | — | — | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | 1,628 | 1,623 | 1,628 | 1,623 |
Stock Repurchase Program
On May 13, 2025, the Company’s board of directors approved a new $6 billion share repurchase program. The authorization is in addition to the Company’s existing share repurchase program (collectively, the Repurchase Program), increasing the total repurchase authority to $14 billion. During the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company repurchased 0.6 million and 12 million shares of its common stock under the Repurchase Program for $89 million and $1.3 billion, respectively. The repurchased amounts do not include the 1% excise tax on stock repurchases enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. As of September 27, 2025, $9.4 billion remained available for future stock repurchases under the Repurchase Program. The Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to acquire any common stock, has no termination date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense recorded in the consolidated statements of operations was as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | September 27, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 7 | $ | 5 | $ | 18 | $ | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 333 | 267 | 905 | 809 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative | 79 | 79 | 229 | 243 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 419 | $ | 351 | $ | 1,152 | $ | 1,068 |
NOTE 12 – Income Taxes
The Company determines its income taxes for interim reporting periods by applying the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate to the year-to-date results, adjusted for tax items discrete to each period.
Continuing Operations
For the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $153 million and an income tax benefit of $558 million representing an effective tax rate of 11.5% and (26.7)%, respectively. The tax provision (benefit) for both periods reflected 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, as well as a discrete tax benefit related to stock-based compensation. In addition, the tax benefit for the nine months ended September 27, 2025 also included a discrete tax benefit of $853 million related to the release of uncertain tax positions pertaining to the reasonable cause relief for dual consolidated losses approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in April 2025.
For the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $27 million and $38 million representing an effective tax rate of (3.6)% and (3.3)%, respectively. The tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 reflected discrete tax benefits primarily related to stock-based compensation, partially offset by the interest and penalties accrued for uncertain tax positions.
In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was enacted into law. For the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the primary impact of the OBBBA to the Company’s tax provision was the accelerated expensing of domestic R&D activities which decreased the Company’s estimated income eligible for FDII resulting in a higher estimated annual effective tax rate. The OBBBA is also expected to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets and current income tax liability for fiscal year 2025. Other OBBBA changes did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, the Company had long-term income tax liabilities related to unrecognized tax benefits of $763 million and $1.4 billion, respectively, recorded under Other long-term liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The reduction in long-term income tax liabilities was primarily due to the release of $853 million of uncertain tax positions pertaining to reasonable cause relief for dual consolidated losses approved by the IRS in April 2025.
Discontinued Operations
For the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company recorded income tax provisions of $25 million and $1 million, respectively, related to discontinued operations. The $1 million provision for the nine months ended September 27, 2025 primarily reflects a tax expense from the ZT Manufacturing Business, offset by a discrete tax benefit from its expected sale.
NOTE 13 – Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
The Company’s commitments primarily include obligations to purchase wafers and substrates from third parties, obligations for future payments related to multi-year cloud service provider, software, technology and IP license agreements, and obligations for leases that have not yet commenced. These commitments were made under noncancellable purchase orders and contractual obligations requiring minimum commitments for which cancellation would lead to significant penalties.
Total future commitments as of September 27, 2025 were as follows:
| Fiscal Year | (In millions) | ||||
| Remainder of 2025 | $ | 3,778 | |||
| 2026 | 3,960 | ||||
| 2027 | 1,242 | ||||
| 2028 | 1,231 | ||||
| 2029 | 1,032 | ||||
| 2030 and thereafter | 882 | ||||
| Total commitments | $ | 12,125 |
The Company continually works with suppliers and partners on timing of payments and deliveries of commitments, taking into account business conditions.
Contingencies
During the quarterly period ended September 27, 2025, there were no material legal proceedings. The Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various actions that arose in the normal course of business. With respect to these matters, based on management’s current knowledge, the Company believes that the amount or range of reasonably possible loss, if any, will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
NOTE 14 – Restructuring Charges
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company implemented a restructuring plan (the 2024 Restructuring Plan) which reduced the global workforce by approximately 4% of headcount. Actions associated with the 2024 Restructuring Plan were substantially completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. The 2024 Restructuring Plan charges to date were $186 million, of which $113 million was related to employee severance and benefits and $73 million was related to asset impairment. For the three and nine months ended September 27, 2025, the Company made less than $1 million and $78 million of severance payments, respectively, and had no charges or adjustments to period expense under the 2024 Restructuring Plan. As of September 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, restructuring plan liabilities of $11 million and $89 million, respectively, were recorded within Accrued liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 15 - Subsequent Events
Warrant
On October 5, 2025, the Company issued to OpenAI OpCo, LLC (the Warrantholder) a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 160 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrant shares will vest in tranches based on certain GPU purchase milestones by the Warrantholder, or its affiliates, or indirectly through third parties, and achievement of specified Company stock price targets and stock performance. Each vested tranche is further subject to the fulfillment of certain other technical and commercial conditions prior to exercise. Subject to certain terms and conditions, the warrant is exercisable through October 5, 2030. The Company expects to account for the warrant as a liability-classified financial instrument, unless the conditions for equity classification are satisfied. The grant date fair value of the warrant will be recognized as a reduction to revenue when revenue is recognized. The warrant, when classified as a liability, will be remeasured at fair value at each reporting period, with changes in fair value to be recorded within Other income (expense), net.
ZT Manufacturing Business Divestiture
On October 27, 2025, the Company completed the sale of the ZT Manufacturing Business to Sanmina for 1,151,052 shares of Sanmina common stock and $2.4 billion in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. The Company is eligible to receive additional cash consideration of up to $450 million to the extent certain conditions are met following the close of the sale.
On October 30, 2025, with the completion of the sale of the ZT Manufacturing Business, the Company settled the contingent consideration liability of $300 million in cash and 740,961 shares of the Company’s common stock with the former ZT Systems stockholders and warrant holders.
Previous: Cover and table of contents · Next: Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS