GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS) financials
NASDAQ · Technology · Semiconductors · 14,000 employees · CEO Timothy Graham Breen
- Price
- $41.90 -8.62%
- Market cap
- $23B
- Enterprise value
- $23.6B
- Last report
- Q2 '26 filed 2026-08-05
- Next report
- 2026-11-04 EPS est. $0.51
Valuation & key figures
- Market cap
- $23B EV $23.6B
- Revenue
- $6.94B Trailing 12 months
- Revenue growth
- +8% FY2026 consensus
- Profit margin
- 10.3% Net income / revenue, TTM
- P/E
- 32.5× Forward 21.6× (FY2026)
- P/S
- 3.3× Price / sales, TTM
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.2× TTM
- Free cash flow
- $796M Trailing 12 months
- Net income
- $716M Trailing 12 months
- Revenue estimate
- $7.31B FY2026 consensus
- Earnings
- 2026-11-04 Revenue est. $1.89B
- Dividend
- $0.12 Per share, last 12 months
Key takeaways
Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.
- Last report (2026-08-05): revenue beat by 1.2%, EPS beat by 6.3%Revenue $1.79B vs $1.77B expected (+1.2%); EPS $0.46 vs $0.43 (+6.3%).
- Revenue growth accelerating: 5.8% year on yearQ2 '26 revenue $1.79B, against an average of 0.9% over the four quarters before.
- Operating margin 11.6% (TTM), +14.1 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 575.7% while revenue grew 1.4%.
- Capex 16.1% of revenue (a year ago 9.1%)$1.12B invested in the last 4 quarters (+80.1% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $796M = 111.2% of net income.
- Returned $405M to shareholders = 50.9% of free cash flowBuybacks $405M (a year earlier $0), dividends $0, stock-based pay $234M (TTM).
- Diluted share count down 0.2% in a year556M diluted shares in Q2 '26, 557M a year earlier.
- Net cash $679MCash + short-term investments $2.36B, debt incl. leases $1.68B; a year ago net cash $1.41B.
Last quarter: Q2 '26
Quarter ended 2026-06-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.
Quarter vs a year ago
| Q2 '26 | Year ago | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.79B | $1.69B | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | 24.2% | +4.1 pp |
| Operating income | $174M | $196M | -11.2% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 11.6% | -1.9 pp |
| Net income | $166M | $228M | -27.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.30 | $0.41 | -26.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $405M | $431M | -6.0% |
| Capex | $411M | $159M | +158.5% |
| Free cash flow | -$6M | $272M | -102.2% |
| R&D | $174M | $134M | +29.9% |
| Stock-based compensation | $68M | $52M | +30.8% |
Reported vs consensus
2026-08-05| Actual | Consensus | vs consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.79B | $1.77B | +1.2% |
| EPS (as estimated) | $0.46 | $0.43 | +6.3% |
From the report of 2026-08-05 for Q2 '26: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.
EPS vs consensus
last 8 reportsRevenue
Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.
Revenue, operating income and growth
quarterlyRevenue by business line
stacked, quarterly| Segment | Q4 '23 | y/y | Share | TTM | TTM y/y | 12 quarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Fabrication | $5.09B | +159.8% | 91.8% | – | – | |
| Engineering And Other Pre-Fabrication Services | $454M | +222.0% | 8.2% | – | – |
Margins & cost structure
How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.
Margins
quarterlyCosts as % of revenue
quarterlyCash flow & capital allocation
Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.
Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow
quarterlyUses of cash vs operating cash flow
fiscal yearsLast 4 quarters
cash flow statement- Operating cash flow
- $1.92B
- Capex
- -$1.12B
- Buybacks
- -$405M
- Dividends
- $0
- Acquisitions
- -$1.1B
- Net debt issued
- -$136M
- Stock-based compensation
- $234M
- Free cash flow
- $796M
- Returned to shareholders / FCF
- 50.9%
Share count and EPS
quarterly, dilutedBalance sheet
Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.
Cash, investments and debt
quarter endsValuation & returns
Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.
Multiples and returns
TTM vs 5 fiscal years| Now | 5y average | Where today sits in the 5-year range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 32.5× | 24.9× 3 of 5 years | 20.0× – 32.8× |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.2× | 13.5× | 8.7× – 21.0× |
| EV / Sales | 3.4× | 3.9× | 2.8× – 4.9× |
| Price / FCF | 28.9× | 43.9× 4 of 5 years | 19.3× – 104.2× |
| Price / Book | 1.9× | 2.8× | 1.6× – 4.1× |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 2.5% | -1.5% – 5.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.5% | 3.5% | -1.5% – 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 6.1% | 5.1% | -3.1% – 14.6% |
Analysts
Consensus target $79.69 (+90.2%)
range $51.00 – $140.00 · rating Buy
Outlook
Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.
Consensus estimates
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth | P/E at today's price | Analysts (EPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $7.31B | +7.6% | $1.94 | +21.9% | 21.6× | 15 |
| FY2027 | $8.21B | +12.4% | $2.53 | +30.4% | 16.6× | 16 |
| FY2028 | $9.39B | +14.3% | $3.38 | +33.7% | 12.4× | 10 |
| FY2029 | $11B | +17.6% | $5.61 | +66.0% | 7.5× | 4 |
| FY2030 | $12.1B | +9.5% | $5.63 | +0.3% | 7.4× | 4 |
Financial statements
Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.
Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates are standardised from the company's filings.
Data as of 2026-11-02