GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (GFS) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:GFS • KYG393871085
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This GFS fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. GFS Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year GFS was profitable.
- GFS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In multiple years GFS reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
- GFS had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- GFS has a better Return On Assets (5.16%) than 67.83% of its industry peers.
- GFS has a Return On Equity of 7.42%. This is in the better half of the industry: GFS outperforms 64.35% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of GFS (4.28%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.16% | ||
| ROE | 7.42% | ||
| ROIC | 4.28% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- With a decent Profit Margin value of 13.03%, GFS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.57% of the companies in the same industry.
- GFS's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- GFS has a Operating Margin of 11.78%. This is in the better half of the industry: GFS outperforms 67.83% of its industry peers.
- GFS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- The Gross Margin of GFS (24.89%) is worse than 73.91% of its industry peers.
- GFS's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 11.78% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 13.03% | ||
| GM | 24.89% |
OM growth 3Y-8.24%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-9.97%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-3.41%
GM growth 5YN/A
2. GFS Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GFS is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for GFS has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- GFS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, GFS has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.58 indicates that GFS is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- GFS has a worse Altman-Z score (2.58) than 62.61% of its industry peers.
- GFS has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.62. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.62 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- GFS has a better Debt to FCF ratio (1.62) than 68.70% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.13 indicates that GFS is not too dependend on debt financing.
- GFS has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.13. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GFS outperforms 54.78% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.13 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.62 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.58 |
ROIC/WACC0.37
WACC11.45%
2.3 Liquidity
- GFS has a Current Ratio of 2.62. This indicates that GFS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- GFS has a Current ratio (2.62) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.95 indicates that GFS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- GFS has a Quick ratio of 1.95. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GFS outperforms 41.74% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.95 |
3. GFS Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- GFS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 10.26%, which is quite good.
- The earnings per share for GFS have been decreasing by -17.92% on average. This is quite bad
- Looking at the last year, GFS shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.61% in the last year.
- Measured over the past years, GFS shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 6.96% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)10.26%
EPS 3Y-17.92%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%19.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.61%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.74%
Revenue growth 5Y6.96%
Sales Q2Q%0%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 22.78% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
- Based on estimates for the next years, GFS will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 11.89% on average per year.
EPS Next Y4.62%
EPS Next 2Y16.72%
EPS Next 3Y17.37%
EPS Next 5Y22.78%
Revenue Next Year6.98%
Revenue Next 2Y8.44%
Revenue Next 3Y8.63%
Revenue Next 5Y11.89%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. GFS Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- GFS is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 25.05.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, GFS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.09% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- GFS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 25.23.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.94, the valuation of GFS can be described as rather expensive.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, GFS is valued a bit cheaper than 73.04% of the companies in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of GFS to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.28), we can say GFS is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.05 | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.94 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of GFS indicates a rather cheap valuation: GFS is cheaper than 92.17% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, GFS is valued cheaper than 88.70% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 23.73 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.15 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
- GFS's earnings are expected to grow with 17.37% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)5.42
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y16.72%
EPS Next 3Y17.37%
5. GFS Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- GFS does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
GFS Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
43.08
-0.28 (-0.65%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)02-11 2026-02-11/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-01 2026-05-01/bmo
Inst Owners101.77%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap23.97B
Revenue(TTM)6.79B
Net Income(TTM)885.00M
Analysts72.31
Price Target51.74 (20.1%)
Short Float %1.86%
Short Ratio2.54
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)12.54%
Min EPS beat(2)8.67%
Max EPS beat(2)16.41%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)14.72%
Min EPS beat(4)8.67%
Max EPS beat(4)17.23%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)19.23%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)15.45%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)19.99%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.07%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.3%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.44%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.19%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.56%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.44%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.14%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.3%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.11%
PT rev (1m)24.81%
PT rev (3m)28.11%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.07%
EPS NQ rev (3m)1.26%
EPS NY rev (1m)-3.66%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.06%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.98%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.05%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.86%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.62%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.05 | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.94 | ||
| P/S | 3.53 | ||
| P/FCF | 23.73 | ||
| P/OCF | 13.83 | ||
| P/B | 2.01 | ||
| P/tB | 2.27 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.15 |
EPS(TTM)1.72
EY3.99%
EPS(NY)1.8
Fwd EY4.18%
FCF(TTM)1.82
FCFY4.21%
OCF(TTM)3.11
OCFY7.23%
SpS12.22
BVpS21.46
TBVpS19
PEG (NY)5.42
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number28.82
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.16% | ||
| ROE | 7.42% | ||
| ROCE | 5.42% | ||
| ROIC | 4.28% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.39% | ||
| ROICexgc | 6.1% | ||
| OM | 11.78% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 13.03% | ||
| GM | 24.89% | ||
| FCFM | 14.86% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-8.24%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-9.97%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-3.41%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.4
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.13 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.62 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.73 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 54.95% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 10.63% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 81.88% | ||
| Profit Quality | 114.01% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.95 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.58 |
F-Score7
WACC11.45%
ROIC/WACC0.37
Cap/Depr(3y)73.04%
Cap/Depr(5y)103.35%
Cap/Sales(3y)14.77%
Cap/Sales(5y)21.77%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)10.26%
EPS 3Y-17.92%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%19.57%
EPS Next Y4.62%
EPS Next 2Y16.72%
EPS Next 3Y17.37%
EPS Next 5Y22.78%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.61%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.74%
Revenue growth 5Y6.96%
Sales Q2Q%0%
Revenue Next Year6.98%
Revenue Next 2Y8.44%
Revenue Next 3Y8.63%
Revenue Next 5Y11.89%
EBIT growth 1Y9.89%
EBIT growth 3Y-13.5%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year146.27%
EBIT Next 3Y47.69%
EBIT Next 5Y31.78%
FCF growth 1Y-8.02%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y19.54%
OCF growth 1Y0.52%
OCF growth 3Y-12.95%
OCF growth 5Y11.47%
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC / GFS Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (GFS) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to GFS.
Can you provide the valuation status for GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (GFS). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of GFS stock?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (GFS) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for GFS stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (GFS) is 25.05 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.01.
Can you provide the financial health for GFS stock?
The financial health rating of GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC (GFS) is 5 / 10.