Matt Ramsey, Vice President of Financial Strategy and Investor Relations, welcomed participants to AMD's Q12026 earnings call, explained the agenda, and mentioned legal disclaimers regarding forward-looking statements.
02:32
CEO Lisa Su Q1 Overview
CEO Lisa Su highlighted a strong start to 2026 with Q1 revenue of $10.3 billion, a 38% year-over-year growth, driven by a 57% growth in data center revenue and record free cash flow of $2.6 billion.
03:33
Data Center Performance by Lisa Su
CEO Lisa Su reported a 57% year-over-year growth in data center revenue to a record $5.8 billion, propelled by strong demand for EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs across cloud and enterprise customers.
14:46
Q1 Financial Details by Gene Hu
CFO Gene Hu reported Q12026 revenue of $10.3 billion with a gross margin of 55%. Operating income grew 25% year-over-year to $2.5 billion, driven by strong performance in data center and gaming segments.
22:04
Q2 2026 Guidance Given by Gene Hu
CFO Gene Hu stated that Q2 revenue is expected to be approximately $11.2 billion, up 46% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in data center and gaming segments. Non-GAAP gross margin is projected at 56%.
24:34
Agentic AI Impact on TAM — Analyst: Joshua Balter (T. Cowen)
CEO Lisa Su discussed the structural TAM growth driven by agentic AI workloads and emphasized AMD's leadership across CPU and accelerator solutions. AMD’s server CPU TAM is expected to grow at over 35% CAGR, reaching $120 billion by 2030.
28:36
Instinct GPU Adoption Trends — Analyst: Joshua Balter (T. Cowen)
CEO Lisa Su highlighted strong customer interest in the MI450 and MI500 series GPUs for large-scale AI deployments, alongside growing adoption from key customers like Meta.
30:41
Competition in Server CPUs — Analyst: Ross Seymour (Deutsche Bank)
CEO Lisa Su outlined AMD’s broad CPU optimization across workloads and reaffirmed AMD’s competitive position in both x86 and ARM-based markets. The focus remains on expanding the CPU product portfolio to meet diverse customer needs.
36:31
Long-term Gross Margin Trends — Analyst: Ross Seymour (Deutsche Bank)
CFO Gene Hu highlighted multiple tailwinds supporting gross margin growth, including strong data center demand and improving product mix. MI450 deployments in Q4 are expected to incrementally impact margins, but overall trends remain positive.
43:04
Memory Pricing Dynamics — Analyst: Vivek Arya (Bank of America)
CEO Lisa Su acknowledged higher memory costs impacting PC and gaming segments in H22026 while affirming AMD’s secured supply with memory providers to meet rising demand in the data center market.
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