Figures as of the Nov 13, 2026 close. Updated after each trading day. Not a recommendation or a forecast.
From Nov 14, 2016 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, $1,000 in AMD became $78,654 and $1,000 in Intel (INTC) became $2,119, with dividends reinvested.
From Nov 14, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, AMD grew 54.7% a year and Intel grew 7.8%. The higher rate, AMD's, came with wider daily swings. Volatility was 57.7% for AMD and 47.5% for Intel. The Sharpe ratio is the yearly return above a fixed 5% risk-free rate, per unit of volatility.
Sharpe ratios were 0.86 for AMD and 0.06 for Intel. Over the same dates, the price record shows deepest falls of 65.4% for AMD and 70.8% for Intel. From Nov 15, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, betas to the S&P 500 were 1.82 for AMD and 1.43 for Intel.
The $1,000 in AMD and the $1,000 in Intel swapped places 2 times at month ends. The latest swap came at the end of Apr 2018. Since then, the $1,000 in AMD has been worth more at every month end. Across all 121 month ends, AMD's value was the higher one at 120 and Intel's at 1.
Relative to each other, the AMD and Intel values were furthest apart at the latest close, Nov 13, 2026. The $1,000 in AMD first doubled to $2,000 at a month end in Feb 2017. The $1,000 in Intel did so in Jan 2020. The $1,000 in AMD first stood at $10,000 or more at a month end in Jul 2020.
The $1,000 in Intel had not reached $10,000 by Nov 2026.
Every row ends at the Nov 13, 2026 close. The "a year" columns give the yearly rate from each start date. The yearly rates were furthest apart over the last year. Over that span, AMD grew 115.4% a year and Intel grew 66.1%.
The rates were closest over the full span since Mar 1980: 11.6% for AMD and 13.2% for Intel.
Both had a higher rate over the last year than their 10-year rate. For AMD it was 115.4% against 54.7%, and for Intel 66.1% against 7.8%. In every row, $1,000 in AMD and $1,000 in Intel both ended above $1,000.
| Period | $1,000 in AMD | $1,000 in Intel | AMD a year | Intel a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since both startedfrom Mar 17, 1980 | $169,767 | $328,706 | 11.6% | 13.2% |
| Last 20 yearsfrom Nov 13, 2006 | $25,192 | $4,752 | 17.5% | 8.1% |
| Last 10 yearsfrom Nov 14, 2016 | $78,654 | $2,119 | 54.7% | 7.8% |
| Last 5 yearsfrom Nov 12, 2021 | $3,611 | $1,279 | 29.2% | 5.0% |
| Last yearfrom Nov 13, 2025 | $2,154 | $1,661 | 115.4% | 66.1% |
At the Nov 13, 2026 close, AMD was 12.7% below its Sep 2026 month-end high. At the same close, Intel was 57.3% below its Jun 2026 month-end high. On daily closes, AMD's deepest fall was 65.4% from Nov 29, 2021 to Oct 14, 2022. Intel's deepest fall was 70.8% from Apr 9, 2021 to Apr 8, 2025.
AMD closed back at its old high on Jan 18, 2024, 1 year and 3 months after the low. Intel closed back at its old high on Apr 10, 2026, 1 year after the low. AMD was 20% or more below its high at 47 of 121 month ends. Intel was 20% or more below its high at 60.
The S&P 500's COVID fall ran from its Feb 19, 2020 high to its Mar 23, 2020 low. Over those dates, AMD fell 29.3% and Intel 26.1%. The S&P 500's 2022 fall ran from its Jan 3, 2022 high to its Oct 12, 2022 low. Over those dates, AMD fell 61.5% and Intel 51.2%.
The bars cover 9 full calendar years, 2017 to 2025. AMD rose in 6 of them and Intel in 6. AMD's yearly change was higher in 6 years and Intel's in 3. Both rose in 5 and both fell in 2. In 2 years, one rose while the other fell.
AMD's lowest year was 2022 (−55.0%) and Intel's was 2024 (−59.6%). Their highest years were 2019 for AMD (+148.4%) and 2023 for Intel (+94.6%). The widest one-year gap between AMD and Intel came in 2019, one of the years above. In 2025, the latest full year, AMD rose 77.3% and Intel rose 84.0%.
These counts cover 119 full months, Dec 2016 to Oct 2026. AMD rose in 61 of them and Intel in 66. Both rose in 38, both fell in 29, and in 51 one rose while the other fell, more than one month in three. AMD's largest monthly fall was −41.0% in Oct 2018, and Intel's −45.3% in Oct 2026.
Both had their largest monthly rise in Apr 2026: AMD +74.3%, Intel +114.1%. AMD's longest run of falling months was 5, ending in Dec 2017. Intel's longest run of falling months was 4, ending in Jul 2021.
The latest cell is a part month, from the Oct 30, 2026 close to the Nov 13, 2026 close. Over those days, AMD changed +5.8% and Intel −9.3%.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +10.5 | −15.4 | +1.6 | +74.3 | +45.6 | +12.6 | −18.0 | −1.1 | +30.0 | −17.5 | +5.8 | |
| 2025 | −4.0 | −13.9 | +2.9 | −5.2 | +13.7 | +28.1 | +24.2 | −7.8 | −0.5 | +58.3 | −15.1 | −1.5 |
| 2024 | +13.8 | +14.8 | −6.3 | −12.2 | +5.4 | −2.8 | −10.9 | +2.8 | +10.4 | −12.2 | −4.8 | −11.9 |
| 2023 | +16.0 | +4.6 | +24.7 | −8.8 | +32.3 | −3.6 | +0.4 | −7.6 | −2.7 | −4.2 | +23.0 | +21.7 |
| 2022 | −20.6 | +8.0 | −11.4 | −21.8 | +19.1 | −24.9 | +23.5 | −10.2 | −25.3 | −5.2 | +29.3 | −16.6 |
| 2021 | −6.6 | −1.3 | −7.1 | +4.0 | −1.9 | +17.3 | +13.1 | +4.3 | −7.1 | +16.8 | +31.7 | −9.1 |
| 2020 | +2.5 | −3.2 | +0.0 | +15.2 | +2.7 | −2.2 | +47.2 | +17.3 | −9.7 | −8.2 | +23.1 | −1.0 |
| 2019 | +32.2 | −3.6 | +8.5 | +8.3 | −0.8 | +10.8 | +0.3 | +3.3 | −7.8 | +17.0 | +15.4 | +17.1 |
| 2018 | +33.7 | −11.9 | −17.0 | +8.3 | +26.2 | +9.2 | +22.3 | +37.3 | +22.7 | −41.0 | +17.0 | −13.3 |
| 2017 | −8.6 | +39.4 | +0.6 | −8.6 | −15.9 | +11.5 | +9.1 | −4.5 | −1.9 | −13.8 | −0.9 | −5.6 |
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +25.9 | −1.9 | −3.2 | +114.1 | +21.4 | +21.8 | −35.4 | −0.8 | +34.3 | −45.3 | −9.3 | |
| 2025 | −3.1 | +22.1 | −4.3 | −11.5 | −2.7 | +14.6 | −11.6 | +23.0 | +37.8 | +19.2 | +1.4 | −9.0 |
| 2024 | −14.3 | +0.2 | +2.6 | −31.0 | +1.7 | +0.4 | −0.7 | −27.8 | +6.4 | −8.3 | +11.8 | −16.6 |
| 2023 | +6.9 | −10.7 | +31.0 | −4.9 | +1.6 | +6.4 | +7.0 | −1.4 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +22.9 | +12.4 |
| 2022 | −5.2 | −1.5 | +3.9 | −12.0 | +2.7 | −15.8 | −2.9 | −11.2 | −19.3 | +10.3 | +7.2 | −12.1 |
| 2021 | +11.4 | +10.2 | +5.3 | −10.1 | −0.1 | −1.7 | −4.3 | +1.3 | −1.4 | −8.0 | +1.1 | +4.7 |
| 2020 | +6.8 | −12.7 | −2.5 | +10.8 | +5.5 | −4.9 | −20.2 | +7.5 | +1.6 | −14.5 | +10.0 | +3.0 |
| 2019 | +0.4 | +13.1 | +1.4 | −5.0 | −13.2 | +8.7 | +5.6 | −5.6 | +8.7 | +9.7 | +3.3 | +3.1 |
| 2018 | +4.3 | +3.1 | +5.7 | −0.9 | +7.6 | −9.9 | −3.2 | +1.3 | −2.4 | −0.9 | +5.8 | −4.8 |
| 2017 | +1.5 | −1.0 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | −6.6 | +5.1 | −0.4 | +8.6 | +19.5 | −0.8 | +2.9 |
The rolling 1-year return is the change over the 12 months to each month end. From Nov 2017 to Nov 2026, AMD's rolling 1-year return ran from −55.0% (12 months to Dec 2022) to +366.1% (to May 2026). Over the same months, Intel's ran from −59.6% (12 months to Dec 2024) to +523.3% (to Jun 2026).
AMD's 12-month change was below zero at 23 of those 109 month ends, and Intel's at 44. AMD's 12-month change was the higher one at 83 month ends and Intel's at 26.
These measures cover Nov 14, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026. Over those dates, volatility was 57.7% for AMD and 47.5% for Intel. The Sortino ratio counts only falling days as risk. Against the same 5% rate, Sortino ratios were 1.33 for AMD and 0.09 for Intel. The Calmar ratio is the yearly return divided by the deepest fall.
Calmar ratios were 0.84 for AMD and 0.11 for Intel.
Beta shows how much AMD and Intel tended to move on the days the S&P 500 (SPY) moved. A beta of 1 means moving by the same amount as the index. From Nov 15, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, AMD's beta was 1.82 and Intel's 1.43. By that measure, both tended to move more than the index.
The correlation of AMD's and Intel's daily moves was 0.45, a partial link. A correlation of 1 would mean they always moved together, 0 no link and −1 always opposite.
| Measure | AMD | Intel |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility, a year | 57.7% | 47.5% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.86 | 0.06 |
| Sortino ratio | 1.33 | 0.09 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.84 | 0.11 |
| Deepest fall | 65.4% | 70.8% |
| Beta to the S&P 500from Nov 15, 2016 | 1.82 | 1.43 |
| Upside capturemonths from Dec 2016 | 283% | 127% |
| Downside capturemonths from Dec 2016 | 168% | 116% |
| Biggest one-day rise | +23.82%Apr 9, 2025 | +23.60%Apr 24, 2026 |
| Biggest one-day fall | −24.23%May 2, 2017 | −28.58%Oct 30, 2026 |
| Price against its 50-day average | −3.7% | −37.2% |
| Price against its 200-day average | +26.2% | −31.7% |
| Correlation of daily movesfrom Nov 15, 2016 | 0.45 | |
What AMD and Intel do, from each company's latest annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) designs semiconductor products, including central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs). It reports three segments. Data Center mainly includes AI accelerators, server CPUs, GPUs and other data center chips. Client and Gaming mainly includes desktop and notebook processors, chipsets, discrete GPUs, and semi-custom chips and development services.
Embedded mainly includes embedded processors and adaptive chips. The Client and Gaming segment combined two former segments starting in fiscal 2025. AMD was incorporated in Delaware on May 1, 1969, and became a publicly held company in 1972. Its executive offices are in Santa Clara, California. Its fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December.
Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 27, 2025), filed Feb 4, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)
Intel Corporation designs and manufactures semiconductor products, mainly central processing units (CPUs) and related products built on its x86 architecture. It reports three segments: Client Computing Group, Data Center and AI, and Intel Foundry. The first two form its Intel Products business, which designs, markets, sells and services its CPUs.
Intel Foundry develops semiconductor process and packaging technologies and provides manufacturing, assembly and test capacity. On September 12, 2025, the company completed the sale of 51% of Altera, after which Altera's results were no longer included in Intel's consolidated results. Intel is a Delaware corporation with principal executive offices in Santa Clara, California.
Its fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December.
Source: 10-K (fiscal 2025, ended December 27, 2025), filed Jan 23, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)
It depends on the period. AMD had the higher total return over the last 20, 10 and 5 years and the last year. Intel had the higher total return over the full span since Mar 1980. From Mar 17, 1980 to the Nov 13, 2026 close, AMD returned +16,877% in total and Intel +32,771%.
Both include reinvested dividends, before taxes and fees. Over the last 10 years, AMD returned +7,765% and Intel +112%. Over the last 5 years, AMD returned +261% and Intel +27.9%. Over the last year, AMD returned +115% and Intel +66.1%. None of these AMD and Intel figures is a forecast.
SmartFin does not say which to buy. This page reports what AMD and Intel prices did. From Nov 14, 2016 to Nov 13, 2026, AMD grew 54.7% a year and Intel grew 7.8%. The record shows deepest falls of 65.4% for AMD and 70.8% for Intel. Past returns for AMD and Intel do not show what either will do next.
Yes. Every AMD and INTC figure here uses closing prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so dividends count as reinvested. Taxes, fees and trading costs are left out of the AMD and Intel figures.
At the Nov 13, 2026 close, AMD was 12.7% below its highest month-end value, set in Sep 2026. At the same close, Intel was 57.3% below its highest month-end value, set in Jun 2026. AMD's deepest fall on daily closes was 65.4%, from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022. Intel's deepest fall was 70.8%, from Apr 2021 to Apr 2025.
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