GFS Stock Analysis: Globalfoundries | NASDAQ
Semiconductors | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 24.807m USD | 12M Return: 46.2% | KYG393871085 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 172M
EPS Trend: -70.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -67.6%
Qual. Beats: 1
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GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ: GFS) is a semiconductor foundry that provides mainstream wafer fabrication services and technologies to customers across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and other international markets. As a pure-play foundry, the company manufactures chips designed by other firms rather than selling its own branded products, serving clients in mobile, communications, computing, and embedded applications. Its product portfolio includes microprocessors, mobile application processors, baseband and network processors, radio frequency modems, microcontrollers, and power management units, alongside emerging quantum technology solutions.
The company has a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Energys Genesis Mission aimed at accelerating scientific discovery through artificial intelligence and advanced computing. Headquartered in Malta, New York, and incorporated in 2008, GlobalFoundries completed its initial public offering on October 28, 2021, and is classified within the Information Technology sector under the Semiconductors sub-industry, with a large-cap market capitalization of approximately $43.8 billion USD.
- Automotive chip demand recovery lifts wafer shipments and utilization
- CHIPS Act funding accelerates U.S. fab capacity expansion
- TSMCs mature node buildout pressures GFS pricing power
| Net Income: 716.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.07 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 46.97% < 20% (prev 57.61%; Δ -10.64% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 1.92b > Net Income 716.0m |
| Net Debt (-123.0m) to EBITDA (2.12b): -0.06 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.48 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (556.0m) vs 12m ago -0.18% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 27.43% > 18% (prev 23.76%; Δ 3.66% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 41.19% > 50% (prev 40.72%; Δ 0.47% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 17.08 > 6 (EBIT TTM 854.0m / Interest Expense TTM 50.0m) |
| A: 0.19 (Total Current Assets 5.47b - Total Current Liabilities 2.21b) / Total Assets 16.9b |
| B: -0.72 (Retained Earnings -12.2b / Total Assets 16.9b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 854.0m / Avg Total Assets 16.8b) |
| D: 2.36 (Book Value of Equity 11.8b / Total Liabilities 5.01b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.73 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.52 (Receivables 1.46b/945.0m, Revenue 6.94b/6.84b) |
| GMI: 0.87 (GM 23.76% / 27.43%) |
| AQI: 1.52 (AQ_t 0.22 / AQ_t-1 0.15) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 6.94b / 6.84b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 716.0m - CFO 1.92b) / TA 16.9b) |
| Beneish M = -2.41 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of September 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 46.95 with a total of 3,335,150 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.43%, over one month by -7.62%, over three months by -41.77% and over the past year by +46.15%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 44.30 (which is 5.6% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Globalfoundries has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.75. Therefore, it is recommended to hold GFS.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 9
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 76 | 61.9% |
P/E Trailing = 35.3203
P/E Forward = 17.452
P/S = 3.5755
P/B = 2.0677
P/EG = 0.6691
Revenue TTM = 6.94b USD
EBIT TTM = 854.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.12b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.02b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 159.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.23b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 556.0m
Net Debt = -123.0m USD (calculated: Debt 2.23b - CCE 2.36b)
Enterprise Value = 24.7b USD (24.8b + Debt 2.23b - CCE 2.36b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 17.08 (Ebit TTM 854.0m / Interest Expense TTM 50.0m)
EV/FCF = 31.01x (Enterprise Value 24.7b / FCF TTM 796.0m)
FCF Yield = 3.22% (FCF TTM 796.0m / Enterprise Value 24.7b)
FCF Margin = 11.47% (FCF TTM 796.0m / Revenue TTM 6.94b)
Net Margin = 10.32% (Net Income TTM 716.0m / Revenue TTM 6.94b)
Gross Margin = 27.43% ((Revenue TTM 6.94b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.04b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.28% (prev 27.60%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.46 (Enterprise Value 24.7b / Total Assets 16.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.24% (Interest Expense 50.0m / Debt 2.23b)
Taxrate = 17.81% (156.0m / 876.0m)
NOPAT = 701.9m (EBIT 854.0m * (1 - 17.81%))
Current Ratio = 2.48 (Total Current Assets 5.47b / Total Current Liabilities 2.21b)
Debt / Equity = 0.19 (Debt 2.23b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 11.8b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.06 (Net Debt -123.0m / EBITDA 2.12b)
Debt / FCF = -0.15 (Net Debt -123.0m / FCF TTM 796.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 11.8b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.25% (Net Income 716.0m / Total Assets 16.9b)
RoE = 6.07% (Net Income TTM 716.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 11.8b)
RoCE = 6.67% (EBIT 854.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 11.8b + L.T.Debt 1.02b))
RoIC = 4.84% (NOPAT 701.9m / Invested Capital 14.5b)
WACC = 12.80% (E(24.8b)/V(27.0b) * Re(13.79%) + D(2.23b)/V(27.0b) * Rd(2.24%) * (1-Tc(0.18)))
Discount Rate = 13.79% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 13.17%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 42.51 | Cagr: -0.16%
[DCF] Terminal Value 58.44% ; FCFF base≈866.4m ; Y1≈759.8m ; Y5≈613.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = 10.65 (EV 5.72b - Net Debt -123.0m = Equity 5.85b / Shares 548.7m; r=12.80% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -70.39 | EPS CAGR: -13.75% | SUE: 0.35 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -67.62 | Revenue CAGR: -2.90% | SUE: 2.53 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.51 | Chg30d=+2.86% | Revisions=+46% | Analysts=16
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.96 | Chg30d=+2.92% | Revisions=+47% | GrowthEPS=+13.8% | GrowthRev=+7.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.62 | Chg30d=+4.20% | Revisions=+44% | GrowthEPS=+34.1% | GrowthRev=+12.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +52% (up=29, down=8)