BN · rank #12 · 2026-07-21
GFS
NASDAQ · $31.17B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +11.2% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +13.5% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +11.4% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +2.2% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 1.14 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 1.61× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +42.6% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +14% |
| Market cap (USD) | $31.17B |
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Summary
GFS is a pure-play specialty foundry serving RF, automotive, industrial and other differentiated semiconductor needs across a global fab footprint.
Rationale
The latest results show steady revenue growth, margin expansion, and strong cash generation, while the company’s multi-year supply relationships and capacity in constrained specialty nodes fit a bottleneck-solver setup.
Material risks
- 1The biggest thesis break would be key customers internalizing or shifting these specialty volumes to competing foundries, which would weaken GlobalFoundries’ supply-assurance moat and utilization.
- 2A weaker second risk is specialty-node overcapacity or mix pressure that compresses margins and reduces the value of its differentiated platforms.
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