GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS) Key Metrics
GFS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $26.02B
- Enterprise value
- $25.17B
- P/E (TTM)
- 36.5 10-yr median 22.0
- Forward P/E
- 18.8
- PEG ratio
- 0.72
- Price / sales
- 3.8 10-yr median 3.7
- Price / book
- 2.3 10-yr median 3.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.8 10-yr median 12.5
- Dividend yield
- 1.03% $0.48 a year
- Beta
- 1.76
GFS key metrics, 2018–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsGFS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
GFS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
GFS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
GFS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
GFS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
GFS valuation history
GFS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
GFS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
GFS cash returned to shareholders
GFS price vs earnings per share
GFS key metrics
2018–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||
| Market capitalization | $19.49B | $23.73B | $33.69B | $29.75B | $32.86B | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $18.14B | $22.66B | $32.98B | $29.55B | $32.34B | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 22.0 | — | 33.0 | 20.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 19.3 | 21.6 | 105.0 | — | 30.7 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.3 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.2 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 21.0 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 18.0 | 20.7 | 102.7 | — | 30.2 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 4.5% | −1.1% | 3.0% | 4.9% | −0.8% | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.2% | 4.6% | 1.0% | −1.5% | 3.3% | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $34.92 | $42.91 | $60.60 | $53.89 | $64.97 | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||
| Revenue per share | $12.17 | $12.21 | $13.29 | $14.69 | $13.02 | $9.12 | $11.27 | $11.65 |
| Earnings per share | $1.59 | −$0.48 | $1.83 | $2.62 | −$0.49 | −$2.54 | −$2.66 | −$5.08 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $3.10 | $3.11 | $3.82 | $4.75 | $5.61 | $1.89 | $0.96 | $0.53 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.81 | $1.98 | $0.58 | −$0.79 | $2.12 | $0.77 | −$0.53 | −$1.97 |
| Cash per share | $5.47 | $6.12 | $6.24 | $5.53 | $5.86 | $1.71 | $1.93 | — |
| Book value per share | $21.38 | $19.49 | $19.97 | $17.96 | $15.77 | $13.49 | $17.48 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $18.92 | $18.29 | $19.27 | $17.30 | $15.02 | $12.46 | $16.25 | — |
| Capex per share | $1.29 | $1.13 | $3.24 | $5.54 | $3.49 | $1.11 | $1.50 | $2.50 |
| Debt per share | $3.06 | $4.20 | $4.95 | $5.17 | $4.82 | $5.27 | $6.30 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 558.0M | 553.0M | 556.0M | 552.0M | 505.8M | 531.8M | 515.9M | 531.8M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.9% | −0.5% | +0.7% | +9.1% | −4.9% | +3.1% | −3.0% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 7.8% | −2.4% | 9.7% | 16.2% | −3.3% | −16.7% | −15.2% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.7% | −1.7% | 10.5% | 12.8% | −0.6% | −12.9% | −11.4% | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.2% | −1.5% | 5.7% | 8.8% | −1.8% | −10.1% | −9.5% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | 5.6% | −1.6% | 5.8% | 8.3% | −1.7% | −11.5% | −9.9% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.9% | 16.3% | 4.3% | −5.4% | 16.3% | 8.5% | −4.7% | −16.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.96 | — | 2.08 | 1.81 | — | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Total debt | $1.71B | $2.32B | $2.75B | $2.86B | $2.44B | $2.80B | $3.25B | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.05B | $3.39B | $3.47B | $3.05B | $2.96B | $908.1M | $997.3M | — |
| Net debt | −$1.34B | −$1.07B | −$718.0M | −$197.0M | −$523.0M | $1.89B | $2.25B | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.36 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.22 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.60 | −0.71 | −0.27 | −0.06 | −0.34 | 1.47 | 1.30 | — |
| Current ratio | 2.62 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.50 | — |
| Quick ratio | 1.95 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.35 | — |
| Interest coverage | 15.9 | -1.5 | 8.2 | 10.0 | -0.5 | -10.7 | -7.1 | -15.3 |
| Working capital | $3.84B | $3.37B | $3.23B | $2.44B | $2.13B | $1.09B | $1.18B | — |
| Invested capital | $10.59B | $9.71B | $10.39B | $9.72B | $7.45B | $9.07B | $11.27B | — |
| Tangible asset value | $10.62B | $10.16B | $10.76B | $9.60B | $7.66B | $6.69B | $8.38B | — |
| Net current asset value | $1.05B | $441.0M | −$566.0M | −$2.08B | −$1.70B | −$2.09B | −$1.96B | — |
| Graham number | $27.62 | — | $28.71 | $32.56 | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.31 | −$1.32 | −$2.97 | −$5.62 | −$5.07 | −$5.60 | −$5.76 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | $5.0M | $200.0M | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 0.5% | 18.2% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 10.6% | 9.3% | 24.4% | 37.7% | 26.8% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 21.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 41.7% | 36.3% | 84.9% | 116.6% | 62.2% | 59.0% | 155.6% | 475.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.55 | 0.40 | 1.24 | 1.88 | 1.09 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.45 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 0.0% | −14.1% | 0.1% |
| R&D / revenue | 7.6% | 7.3% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 14.9% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.0% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 6.8% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 78.4 | 74.6 | 68.5 | 58.9 | 60.5 | 103.7 | 111.8 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | 115.0 | 111.3 | 97.5 | 76.5 | 66.8 | 41.7 | 20.2 | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 32.2 | 32.8 | 36.0 | 33.7 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 31.0 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 161.2 | 153.2 | 130.0 | 101.7 | 95.7 | 114.1 | 101.0 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 4.65 | 4.89 | 5.33 | 6.20 | 6.03 | 3.52 | 3.26 | — |
| Payables turnover | 11.33 | 11.12 | 10.15 | 10.84 | 11.54 | 11.66 | 11.76 | — |
| Inventory turnover | 3.17 | 3.28 | 3.74 | 4.77 | 5.46 | 8.75 | 18.03 | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.40 | — |
| Average receivables | $1.46B | $1.38B | $1.39B | $1.31B | $1.09B | $1.38B | $1.78B | — |
| Average payables | $448.5M | $458.5M | $521.5M | $541.5M | $482.8M | $476.9M | $539.3M | — |
| Average inventory | $1.60B | $1.56B | $1.41B | $1.23B | $1.02B | $635.7M | $351.9M | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 8.0% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | — |
Computed from GFS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
GFS valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), GLOBALFOUNDRIES traded at 22.0 times earnings, against a 8-year median of 22.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 36.5 and the forward P/E is 18.8. GLOBALFOUNDRIES earned a return on equity of 7.8% and a return on invested capital of 7.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.7 billion of debt and $3.0 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $1.3 billion. It returned $5.0 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $5.0 million in share buybacks, 0% of free cash flow. The share count rose 4.9% from 531.8M to 558.0M over 7 years.
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GFS key metrics FAQ
What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES's P/E ratio?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES's trailing P/E ratio is 36.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 18.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 22.0, compared with a 8-year median of 22.0.
What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES's EV/EBITDA?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES's enterprise value was 8.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $18.1 billion, EBITDA $2.2 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 11.8.
What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES's return on equity?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES's return on equity (ROE) was 7.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of $885.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $11.4 billion.
What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES's ROIC?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES's return on invested capital was 7.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does GLOBALFOUNDRIES have?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES had total debt of $1.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14 and more cash than debt.
Does GLOBALFOUNDRIES buy back its shares?
Yes. GLOBALFOUNDRIES spent $5.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.9% over the year, to 558.0M..
What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES's free cash flow yield?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES generated $1.0 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.2% on its market value at year-end ($19.5 billion).
What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES's current ratio?
GLOBALFOUNDRIES's current ratio was 2.62 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.62 times current liabilities.