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AMD forecasts 2027 sales above estimates as data-center business booms

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In short

The chipmaker's aggressive push into artificial intelligence infrastructure is paying off through massive enterprise partnerships, including extensive hardware testing with Meta. Despite persistent memory shortages weighing down consumer PC and gaming segments, booming enterprise demand is driving unprecedented revenue growth. This momentum is positioning the company as a formidable challenger to industry frontrunner Nvidia across cloud and data-center markets. To bolster its market position, the company agreed in September to purchase AI startup World Labs in an $8.2 billion stock deal.

Key points

  • Expanding enterprise artificial intelligence infrastructure is rapidly displacing legacy…: Expanding enterprise artificial intelligence infrastructure is rapidly displacing legacy client and gaming hardware as the company's primary growth engine.
  • A multi-year supply agreement with Meta validates the chipmaker's ability to compete dire…: A multi-year supply agreement with Meta validates the chipmaker's ability to compete directly against Nvidia in hyperscale computing.
  • Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $17 billion indicates sustained near-ter…: Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $17 billion indicates sustained near-term momentum despite global supply constraints affecting chip production.

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Nov 3 : AMD forecast 2027 sales above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, largely powered by its booming data-center chip business as the company's multibillion-dollar effort to challenge Nvidia's dominance gathers pace.

The upbeat forecast offered some relief to investors rattled by mounting concerns over the cost of the massive AI buildout and Intel's weak outlook.

Shares of AMD jumped over 8 per cent in extended trading. The stock has more than doubled so far this year. Intel's shares rose 2 per cent, Nvidia stock climbed over 1 per cent and Broadcom also advanced 1.2 per cent.

On a conference call with analysts, AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company expects overall revenue to rise more than 80 per cent in 2027. Su's forecast is higher than the 77 per cent growth analysts estimate, according to LSEG data.

Su told analysts that 80 per cent of sales next year will come from data-center chips that will "drive the majority of our revenue and earnings growth."

Data-center revenue jumped 97 per cent to a record $8.55 billion, exceeding estimates of $8.20…

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