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AMD Slumps After Q4 Beat on Cautious Q1 Outlook and China AI Chip Disclosure

High expectations met softer guidance, triggering a sell-off.

Overview

  • AMD posted fourth-quarter revenue of $10.27 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.53, topping Wall Street estimates.
  • The company guided first-quarter revenue to about $9.8 billion, plus or minus $300 million, a figure above consensus that fell short of the most bullish projections and sent shares down roughly 6%–10% after the release.
  • Data center sales reached about $5.38–$5.4 billion, up roughly 39% year over year on demand for Instinct AI accelerators and EPYC server CPUs, while client and gaming revenue also rose.
  • Management disclosed about $390 million of MI308 sales to China in Q4 and signaled limited additional China revenue near term due to export-license uncertainty.
  • AMD highlighted MI450 accelerators and Helios rack-scale systems coming later in 2026, with analysts noting tight high-bandwidth memory supply as a continuing risk to AI deployments.