BN · rank #19 · 2026-10-19
GFS
NASDAQ · $26.02B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +12.5% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +12.3% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +10.3% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +2.0% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.72 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 2.11× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +60.0% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +3% |
| Market cap (USD) | $26.02B |
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Summary
GlobalFoundries is a pure-play specialty semiconductor foundry providing RF, SiGe, silicon photonics, power management, and embedded memory manufacturing services.
Rationale
Strong 62% YoY growth in communications and data-center revenue, combined with expanded 200G-per-lane SiGe optical agreements with Marvell, directly supports GF's role in easing AI data-center interconnect bottlenecks.
Material risks
- 1Heavy customer concentration, with the top ten customers accounting for ~63% of wafer shipments, leaves revenue highly vulnerable to insourcing decisions or order cutbacks by key clients.
- 2Competing foundries like TSMC, Intel, and Samsung could expand rival specialty RF, photonics, and power capacities, undercutting GF's market differentiation and pricing power.
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