AMKR vs TSM vs GFS Stock Comparison

Amkor Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Globalfoundries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc.
$39.30 -26.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.11B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Packaging and Testing Technology
2 wins
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$44.39 -4.4% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.00B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMKRTSMGFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.11B $2.20T $25.00B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 28.0x 34.9x AMKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 25.0x 24.4x AMKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +34.4% +1.4% TSM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 55.0% 10.3% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 33.4% 5.1% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x -0.6x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% +43.8% +26.2% TSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +29.7%/yr — TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.3% 39.1% 60.2% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 74/100 61/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

AMKRTSMGFS

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

AxisAMKRTSMGFS
Valuation 88 #12 of 95 67 #32 of 95 92 #9 of 95
Growth 48 #49 of 93 87 #13 of 93 38 #58 of 93
Profitability 52 #44 of 91 92 #8 of 91 56 #41 of 91
Financial Health 24 #78 of 102 69 #32 of 102 48 #54 of 102
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 55 #35 of 76 72 #22 of 76
Overall 52 74 61
  • AMKR ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • GFS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMKRTSMGFSSPY
1 month -26.3%-6.4%-4.4% -1.0%
3 months -39.5%+3.6%-17.1% +2.9%
6 months -49.7%+3.9%-28.2% +6.4%
Year to date -0.5%+37.6%+27.1% +11.4%
1 year +22.9%+43.8%+26.2% +13.1%
3 years +79.0%+356.3%-18.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+65.9%-6.6% +21.5%
5 years +76.4%+266.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.0%+29.7%— +10.9%
10 years +308.5%+1,245.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.1%+29.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMKRTSMGFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.3%39.1%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.5%39.1%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.462.122.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.291.120.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-57.1%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.0%-13.9%-50.7% -2.5%
52-week high $93.55$485.91$89.96 $779.14
52-week low $30.19$275.06$32.24 $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.

MultipleAMKRTSMGFS
P/E now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 41.5x 27.6xmedian 41.5x 34.4xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 6.9x 15.2xmedian 6.9x 3.6xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 27.3x 20.3xmedian 27.3x 11.4xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.5xmedian 35.6x 25.6xmedian 35.6x 31.0xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.2x 10.7xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.59median 2.31 0.77median 2.31 -1.56median 2.31

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 monthsAMKRTSMGFS
Revenue $7.46B $142.94B $6.94B
Gross profit $1.16B $91.71B $1.88B
Operating income $644.04M $80.08B $804.00M
Net income $558.05M $74.55B $720.00M
Free cash flow -$172.39M $84.59B $796.00M
R&D $160.67M $8.68B $563.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $15.16 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $1.55B $98.36B $1.09B
Total debt $7.16B $22.36B $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 249.98M 5.19B 558.00M
Enterprise value $643.40M $1.83T $13.30B

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
MetricAMKRTSMGFS
P/E 17.5x 27.6x 34.4x
P/FCF -56.5x 25.6x 31.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 25.6x 12.9x
P/S 1.3x 15.2x 3.6x
P/B 2.1x 10.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 10.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 20.3x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 25.9x 29.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 14.5x 3.4x
EV/FCF -56.4x 24.5x 29.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 24.5x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.59 0.77 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMKRTSMGFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 34.4% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 25.3% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.7% 47.2% 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 29.2% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.1% 52.1% 575.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 32.0% -12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.7% 57.8% 742.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 33.5% -21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.3% 80.8% 717.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 35.6% -22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 27.1% 20.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 21.4% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -162.2% 27.1% -18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% 21.4% -16.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMKRTSMGFS
Gross margin 15.5% 64.2% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 71.4% 29.5%
Operating margin 8.6% 56.0% 11.6%
Pretax margin 8.5% 60.0% 12.6%
Net margin 7.4% 55.0% 10.3%
FCF margin -2.3% 59.2% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 59.2% 27.6%
Return on equity 12.1% 37.3% 6.1%
Return on assets 6.2% 7.1% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 33.4% 5.1%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 8.4% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMKRTSMGFS
Debt / assets 25.6% 2.3% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x -0.6x
Debt / FCF -14.4x 0.1x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 31.4% 30.0%
Equity / assets 48.2% 68.6% 70.0%
Interest coverage 8.4x 191.8x –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.8x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.87 17.22 2.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMKRTSMGFS
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.9% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -47.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAMKRTSMGFS
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.63FY2026 $16.72FY2026 $1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.3%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.1% +39.4% +33.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $177.84BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +47.4%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +40.2% +23.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMKRTSMGFS
Held by institutions 46.8% 14.8% 98.4%
Institutions holding 648 3,568 438
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% -0.6% -3.0%
Institutions buying 390 1,902 305
Institutions selling 191 1,292 88
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.47 3.47

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.

AMKRTSMGFS
AMKR 1.00 0.61 0.64
TSM 0.61 1.00 0.48
GFS 0.64 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMKR, TSM and GFS?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amkor Technology (AMKR) $9.11B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.20T, Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMKR, TSM and GFS?

Amkor Technology (AMKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 16.4x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.0x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amkor Technology (AMKR) is cheapest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 14.9x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.0x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +17.9%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 7.4%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 8.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) returned the most: Amkor Technology (AMKR) +22.9%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.8%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +26.2%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) +12.0%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +29.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amkor Technology (AMKR) 0.01%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.00%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.00%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Globalfoundries (GFS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Amkor Technology (AMKR) 80.3%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.1%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 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.