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Advanced Micro Devices Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 6 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • GAAP profit rose on higher revenue: GAAP gross margin was 52%, operating income $1.3 billion, net income $1.2 billion and diluted EPS $0.75, up 60% from $0.47. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS $1.20, up 30%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 54%, operating income $2.2 billion and diluted EPS $1.20, up 30% from $0.92 a year earlier. Source
  • Data Center revenue up 22%: Data Center revenue was $4.3 billion. Segment operating income was $1,074 million, against a $155 million loss in the second quarter. Source
  • OpenAI names AMD core partner: AMD is a core preferred partner for OpenAI's next-generation AI infrastructure. Deployment figures appear under guidance. Source
  • Oracle to offer AMD supercluster: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will offer the first publicly available AI supercluster powered by AMD's Helios rack design. Source
  • Free cash flow $1.53 billion: Free cash flow was $1.53 billion, 17% of revenue, versus $496 million a year earlier. Nine-month free cash flow was $3.44 billion. Source
  • No China MI308 revenue in Q3: Third quarter results did not include any revenue from MI308 shipments to China, the company stated. Source

“We delivered an outstanding quarter, with record revenue and profitability reflecting broad based demand for our high-performance EPYC and Ryzen processors and Instinct AI accelerators,”

Dr. Lisa Su, AMD chair and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefourth quarter of 2025approximately $9.6 billion, plus or minus $300 millionNew
Revenue growth Sourcefourth quarter of 2025approximately 25% year-over-year and approximately 4% sequential, at the mid-pointNew
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefourth quarter of 2025approximately 54.5%New
AI GPU deployment (OpenAI) Sourcefirst 1-gigawatt deployment in second half of 20266 gigawatts of AMD GPUsNew
GPU deployment (Oracle) Sourcestarting Q3 2026initial deployment of 50,000 GPUsNew
Supercomputer delivery (Discovery) Source2028expected to be delivered in 2028New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Fourth quarter 2025 guidance is first given in this release; the second quarter release gave third quarter guidance. Source
  • New: Strategic partnership with OpenAI naming AMD a core preferred partner for AI infrastructure. Not in the second quarter release. Source
  • New: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to offer an AMD-based AI supercluster on the Helios rack design. Announced in this release. Source
  • New: Two Department of Energy supercomputers announced in this release, Lux and Discovery, both built on AMD parts. Source
  • Ended: Sale of the ZT Systems data center infrastructure manufacturing business to Sanmina completed. The second quarter release expected closing near year-end 2025. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Record revenue up 36%: Revenue of $9.2 billion rose 36% year-over-year, a record quarter. Management also cited record free cash flow. Source
  • GAAP profit rose on higher revenue: GAAP gross margin was 52%, operating income $1.3 billion, net income $1.2 billion and diluted EPS $0.75, up 60% from $0.47. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS $1.20, up 30%: Non-GAAP gross margin was 54%, operating income $2.2 billion and diluted EPS $1.20, up 30% from $0.92 a year earlier. Source

Segment revenue and profit

  • Data Center revenue up 22%: Data Center revenue was $4.3 billion. Segment operating income was $1,074 million, against a $155 million loss in the second quarter. Source
  • Client revenue at a record: Client revenue was $2.8 billion, up 46%, on record Ryzen processor sales and a richer product mix. Source
  • Gaming revenue up 181%: Gaming revenue was $1.3 billion, up 181%, from higher semi-custom revenue and demand for Radeon GPUs. Source
  • Embedded revenue down 8%: Embedded revenue was $857 million, down 8% year-over-year, the only segment in the release to decline. Source

“marks a clear step up in our growth trajectory as our expanding compute franchise and rapidly scaling data center AI business drive significant revenue and earnings growth.”

Dr. Lisa Su, AMD chair and CEO

AI platforms and customer deals

  • OpenAI names AMD core partner: AMD is a core preferred partner for OpenAI's next-generation AI infrastructure. Deployment figures appear under guidance. Source
  • Oracle to offer AMD supercluster: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will offer the first publicly available AI supercluster powered by AMD's Helios rack design. Source
  • Lux AI supercomputer announced: Lux, powered by MI355X GPUs and EPYC CPUs, was announced with the Department of Energy as the first U.S. AI factory supercomputer. Source
  • Cloud partners add Instinct GPUs: Cohere expanded its collaboration with AMD to bring Instinct GPU infrastructure to its enterprise AI offerings. Other partners named include Cisco, IBM, Vultr and DigitalOcean. Source

Products and cloud launches

  • ROCm 7 software released: ROCm 7 released with training and inference performance gains and enterprise tools for infrastructure management and deployment. Source
  • AWS instance on 5th Gen EPYC: AWS launched an Amazon EC2 M8a instance on 5th Gen EPYC processors, with up to 30% higher performance than the prior generation. Source
  • FSR 4 supported games doubled: Upscaling technology FSR 4 saw rapid adoption, with supported games doubling since launch to over 85. Source
  • Threadripper 9000 workstation processors: Ryzen Threadripper 9000WX and Threadripper PRO 9000X Series processors launched for creators, enthusiasts and professionals. Source

“Our continued investments in AI and high-performance computing are driving significant growth and position AMD to deliver long-term value creation.”

Jean Hu, AMD executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer

Gross margin and operating costs

  • Contract manufacturer recovery in GAAP: GAAP gross profit included a $67 million recovery from a contract manufacturer, which is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Margin comparison with second quarter: Non-GAAP gross margin was 43% in the second quarter, which carried export-related charges. Excluding them, it would have been about 54%. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses rose: Non-GAAP operating expenses were $2.75 billion, up from $1.94 billion a year earlier. Source

Cash flow and capital returns

  • Free cash flow $1.53 billion: Free cash flow was $1.53 billion, 17% of revenue, versus $496 million a year earlier. Nine-month free cash flow was $3.44 billion. Source
  • Cash and short-term investments rose: Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments reached $7.24 billion, up from $5.87 billion at the end of the second quarter. Source
  • Share repurchases of $89 million: Common stock repurchases were $89 million in the third quarter, down from $250 million a year earlier. Nine-month repurchases were $1.32 billion. Source
  • Capital expenditures $258 million: Capital expenditures were $258 million, versus $282 million in the second quarter and $132 million a year earlier. Source

ZT Systems divestiture completed

  • ZT Systems sale to Sanmina completed: Sale of the ZT Systems data center infrastructure manufacturing business to Sanmina is completed. The second quarter release expected closing near year-end 2025. Source
  • Held-for-sale income shown separately: Income from the held-for-sale ZT Systems manufacturing business was $71 million in the third quarter, reported as discontinued operations. Source

Export controls and China revenue

  • No China MI308 revenue in Q3: Third quarter results did not include any revenue from MI308 shipments to China, the company stated. Source
  • China exclusion tied to license review: The second quarter release tied the China exclusion to MI308 license applications then under review by the U.S. Government.
  • Fourth quarter excludes China shipments: Management's fourth quarter guidance also excludes any revenue from MI308 shipments to China. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 November 2025

  • OpenAI first 1-gigawatt deployment: First 1-gigawatt deployment of MI450 GPUs for OpenAI is set to begin in the second half of 2026. Source
  • Oracle 50,000-GPU deployment starts: Initial deployment of 50,000 GPUs for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure starts in the third quarter of 2026. Source
  • Discovery supercomputer delivery: Discovery supercomputer, based on next-gen EPYC CPUs and MI430X GPUs, is expected to be delivered in 2028. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin (non-GAAP) Source54%
Gross margin (GAAP) Source52%
Data center revenue Source$4,341 million
Client revenue Source$2.8 billion (record)
Gaming revenue Source$1.3 billion
Embedded revenue Source$857 million

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The second quarter release expected the sale to close near the end of 2025. This release reports the divestiture completed. Source
  • Not stated: The second quarter release said AMD was well positioned for significant second half growth. This release does not state whether that was delivered.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.