AMKR vs GFS vs MU Stock Comparison

Amkor Technology, Globalfoundries and Micron Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$39.94 -25.5% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.45B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
1 win
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.70 -4.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.43B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
MU Micron Technology Inc
$928.76 -14.2% 1M +322.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11T
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 9, Globalfoundries 2, Amkor Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMKRGFSMULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.45B $25.43B $1.11T MU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 35.5x 13.1x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 25.7x 5.0x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +1.4% +256.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.3% 10.3% 63.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 5.1% 67.7% MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.6x -0.4x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% AMKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% +31.8% +322.0% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +0.1%/yr +68.0%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.9% 60.3% 80.7% GFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 61/100 88/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

AMKRGFSMU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMKRGFSMU
Valuation 89 #11 of 94 94 #7 of 94 88 #12 of 94
Growth 64 #34 of 92 37 #58 of 92 100 #1 of 92
Profitability 52 #44 of 90 57 #39 of 90 100 #1 of 90
Financial Health 22 #77 of 99 45 #55 of 99 72 #28 of 99
Shareholder Returns 50 #37 of 73 72 #21 of 73 78 #17 of 73
Overall 55 61 88
  • AMKR ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMKRGFSMUSPY
1 month -25.5%-4.7%-14.2% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%-4.7%+13.2% +3.9%
6 months -44.0%-21.5%+84.2% +8.2%
Year to date +1.2%+33.7%+225.4% +12.9%
1 year +20.4%+31.8%+322.0% +12.3%
3 years +92.3%-10.2%+1,314.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.4%-3.5%+142.0% +23.3%
5 years +80.4%+0.6%+1,234.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.5%+0.1%+68.0% +10.9%
10 years +328.5%—+5,198.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.7%—+48.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMKRGFSMUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.9%60.3%80.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.7%59.8%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.472.183.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.533.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-61.5%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-48.1%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $93.55$89.96$1,213.56 $779.14
52-week low $30.19$32.24$201.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMKRGFSMU
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 45.6x 36.2xmedian 45.6x 12.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 7.7x 3.7xmedian 7.7x 7.9xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 29.0x 12.1xmedian 29.0x 9.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -63.4xmedian 40.6x 32.6xmedian 40.6x 17.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 4.6x 7.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 2.28 -1.64median 2.28 0.08median 2.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMKRGFSMU
Revenue $7.46B $6.94B $133.19B
Gross profit $1.24B $1.88B $107.50B
Operating income $709.82M $804.00M $99.34B
Net income $622.28M $720.00M $84.97B
Free cash flow -$156.06M $796.00M $58.96B
R&D $158.11M $563.00M $5.65B
EPS (diluted) $2.48 $1.28 $74.34
Cash & equivalents $1.60B $1.09B $38.36B
Total debt $2.47B $1.12B $5.18B
Shares (diluted) 249.53M 558.00M 1.14B
Enterprise value $1.72B $13.74B $1.02T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMKRGFSMU
P/E 16.0x 36.2x 12.3x
P/FCF -63.4x 32.6x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 13.5x 11.7x
P/S 1.3x 3.7x 7.9x
P/B 2.0x 2.2x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.2x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 12.1x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 30.8x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.6x 7.6x
EV/FCF -64.0x 31.1x 17.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 12.9x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 -1.64 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMKRGFSMU
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 1.4% 256.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -4.1% 104.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.9% 15.8% 622.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -6.2% 327.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.3% 575.7% 916.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -12.7% 168.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 742.9% 895.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.2% -21.6% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.3% 717.0% 879.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -22.1% 151.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 20.2% 411.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -4.4% 286.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.7% -18.1% 3,435%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.6% -16.2% 126.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMKRGFSMU
Gross margin 16.6% 27.1% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 29.5% 81.7%
Operating margin 9.5% 11.6% 74.6%
Pretax margin 9.5% 12.6% 74.8%
Net margin 8.3% 10.3% 63.8%
FCF margin -2.1% 11.5% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 27.6% 67.3%
Return on equity 13.1% 6.1% 71.0%
Return on assets 6.3% 4.3% 51.5%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 5.1% 67.7%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 5.5% 72.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMKRGFSMU
Debt / assets 24.6% 6.6% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.6x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -15.8x 1.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 30.0% 29.4%
Equity / assets 48.2% 70.0% 70.6%
Interest coverage 9.7x – 937.2x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.5x 3.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x 2.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.83 2.86 14.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMKRGFSMU
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.1% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.3% – 0.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -53.0% – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.5% – 16.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 6.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMKRGFSMU
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 5.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $1.82FY2026 $184.21FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +74.0%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +143.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% +33.5% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.79BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026 $294.86BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +23.0% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMKRGFSMU
Held by institutions 46.8% 98.4% 77.9%
Institutions holding 648 438 3,900
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% -3.0% +4.2%
Institutions buying 390 305 2,303
Institutions selling 191 88 1,432
Buyers to sellers 2.04 3.47 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMKRGFSMU
AMKR 1.00 0.64 0.63
GFS 0.64 1.00 0.57
MU 0.63 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMKR, GFS and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amkor Technology (AMKR) $10.45B, Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.43B, Micron Technology (MU) $1.11T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMKR, GFS and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 16.9x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.5x, Micron Technology (MU) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 15.3x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.7x, Micron Technology (MU) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +15.7%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.3%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +20.4%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +31.8%, Micron Technology (MU) +322.0%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) +12.5%/yr, Globalfoundries (GFS) +0.1%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +68.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) has the highest dividend yield: Amkor Technology (AMKR) 0.01%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%. Globalfoundries (GFS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globalfoundries (GFS) has been the steadiest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 80.9%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMKR, GFS and MU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Micron Technology (MU) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.