BN · rank #14 · 2026-10-23
GFS
NASDAQ · $24.18B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| 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. | +72.2% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +3% |
| Market cap (USD) | $24.18B |
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Summary
GlobalFoundries is a global specialty semiconductor foundry manufacturing differentiated RF, silicon photonics, power, and specialty logic solutions across automotive, data center, and communications end markets.
Rationale
The quant signal identifies GF's emergence as a critical domestic bottleneck solver for AI hardware, highlighted by its five-year, $2 billion TSMC silicon interposer contract and expanded Marvell SiGe optical agreement alongside an attractive forward PEG of 0.72.
Material risks
- 1Major partners such as TSMC or Marvell could internalize interposer packaging and SiGe optical capabilities or shift secondary volume to competing foundries like UMC.
- 2Significant capital commitments for Malta fab expansions create near-term margin pressure while volume interposer revenue from the TSMC deal does not ramp until H1 2028.
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