GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.GFS

Technology · Semiconductors
47.95USD
-1.28%
Sep 23, 2026
GFS overview ready
U.S.-Based Specialty Foundry Providing Trusted Differentiated-Node Semiconductor Capacity
GFS is a differentiated-process contract foundry with U.S.
Strong narrative exposure
Exposed to the Semiconductor Supply Chain Localization narrative through Domestic Specialty Foundry Capacity — pure play.
Price trend is broken
Longer-term context reads early recovery, with a near-term setup of failed reclaim.
The tactical setup reads failed reclaim, but the weekly structure is broken.
Attractive valuation
Current market expectations look undemanding relative to the strength of its balance sheet.
Unremarkable fundamentals
Primary risk
Cyclical demand fluctuations in semiconductor markets.
Market Sep 22Price action Sep 22Research Sep 8

Conviction Level

NarrativeHeat8.7ThemeHeat6.1PriceAction5.4Valuation9.0CompanyPosition7.3
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Price Action

Price trend is broken
Longer-term context reads early recovery, with a near-term setup of failed reclaim.
The tactical setup reads failed reclaim, but the weekly structure is broken.
EntryConstructive

Structure is constructive on both timeframes without excessive extension — a reasonable entry location.

Key Financials

Market Cap
$26.2B
Avg Volume (60D)
4.3M
60 sessions
Revenue Growth YoY
+1.4%
Trailing twelve months
Gross Margin
+27.1%
Operating Margin
+11.6%
Trailing twelve months
Free Cash Flow Yield
+2.9%
Distance from 200DMA
-10.9%
Next Earnings
2026-11-10
P/E
37.4x
EV / EBITDA
12.9x
EV / Sales
3.7x
Market metrics as of Sep 22, 2026

Fundamentals & Valuation

The available comparisons disagreed; the peers comparison is the more reliable method for this business and the others are published as dissent.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. has a Cheap valuation stance because current market expectations look undemanding relative to the strength of its balance sheet.

Company Research

Thesis
GFS is a differentiated-process contract foundry with U.S. Fabs and trusted manufacturing capabilities, supplying customer-designed chips across RF, low-power CMOS, silicon photonics, SiGe, power-management and other specialty processes.
Opportunity
Moderate opportunity
Government, defense, automotive and infrastructure customers are seeking geographically resilient, trusted capacity for differentiated-node semiconductors rather than relying exclusively on concentrated offshore manufacturing.
Key risk
Cyclical demand fluctuations in semiconductor markets.

Narrative & Theme

Semiconductor Supply Chain Localization
Part of Domestic Specialty Foundry Capacity, with strong fit.
GFS is a direct operating beneficiary of semiconductor supply-chain localization: its core business is manufacturing wafers, not selling ancillary equipment into fab construction. Its U.S.
Narrative HeatHot8.7 / 10
Theme HeatNeutral6.1 / 10
This is the company’s own research reading. The canonical heat measurement for this story has not run.

Business & Markets

Technology · Semiconductors
What they do

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. operates as a semiconductor foundry providing wafer fabrication services and technologies globally, serving customers in various regions including the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

How it earns

The company generates revenue primarily through transactional wafer fabrication services for semiconductor device manufacturers.

Products & services
Microprocessors
Mobile application processors
Baseband processors
Network processors
Radio frequency modems
Microcontrollers
Power management units
Quantum technology solutions
Customers & end markets
Semiconductor device manufacturers
Technology companies requiring custom chip fabrication
Market position

GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a challenger in the semiconductor foundry industry, competing with larger incumbents but with a broad geographic footprint and diverse technology offerings.

Demand drivers
High cyclicality

Semiconductor manufacturing is sensitive to technology cycles, capital expenditure trends, and end-market demand fluctuations.