AOSL vs GFS vs MTSI Stock Comparison

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Globalfoundries and MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$40.34 -16.9% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
113.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.15B
Div. yield
0.59%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 7, Globalfoundries 3, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAOSLGFSMTSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $640.46M $22.42B $17.80B GFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.1x 113.6x 73.9x MTSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.2x 41.0x GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +5.3% +28.4% MTSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 2.8% 20.7% MTSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.4% 4.8% 9.8% MTSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.6x -0.5x -1.2x AOSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.59% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% +17.2% +61.7% MTSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -8.7%/yr +26.0%/yr MTSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.2% 61.0% 67.0% GFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 53/100 58/100 MTSI

Percentile Scorecard

AOSLGFSMTSI

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

AxisAOSLGFSMTSI
Valuation 47 #50 of 94 94 #7 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Growth 2 #90 of 92 50 #47 of 92 79 #20 of 92
Profitability 23 #70 of 90 48 #47 of 90 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 62 #39 of 101 50 #51 of 101 54 #47 of 101
Shareholder Returns 27 #58 of 79 23 #61 of 79 62 #31 of 79
Overall 32 53 58
  • AOSL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MTSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSLGFSMTSISPY
1 month -27.0%-16.9%-29.0% -1.0%
3 months -34.9%-18.4%-11.5% -0.4%
6 months -57.1%-44.2%-24.8% +4.5%
Year to date +6.9%+15.5%+36.1% +12.4%
1 year -19.5%+17.2%+61.7% +13.6%
3 years -18.0%-23.7%+210.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -6.4%-8.6%+46.0% +20.8%
5 years -50.3%-36.6%+217.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -13.0%-8.7%+26.0% +10.4%
10 years +15.1%—+519.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +1.4%—+20.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAOSLGFSMTSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.2%61.0%67.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%61.3%76.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.412.192.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.280.92 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.3%-61.5%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-55.2%-43.1% -1.6%
52-week high $53.32$89.96$409.68 $779.14
52-week low $17.47$32.24$144.13 $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.

MultipleAOSLGFSMTSI
P/E now vs peer median -15.1xmedian 40.5x 113.6xmedian 40.5x 73.9xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 6.5x 3.1xmedian 6.5x 15.3xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 24.9x 10.1xmedian 24.9x 63.5xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 36.9x 9.0xmedian 36.9x 87.2xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.9x 1.9xmedian 3.9x 11.6xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.85 -2.35median 1.85 -7.01median 1.85

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 monthsAOSLGFSMTSI
Revenue $678.93M $7.15B $1.16B
Gross profit $151.54M $2.04B $658.07M
Operating income -$43.20M $839.00M $210.84M
Net income -$42.27M $201.00M $240.93M
Free cash flow -$68.07M $2.48B $204.08M
R&D $103.86M $623.00M $272.63M
EPS (diluted) $-1.40 $0.35 $3.07
Cash & equivalents $180.77M $997.00M $89.60M
Total debt $3.63M $1.14B $340.50M
Shares (diluted) 29.95M 558.00M 78.41M
Enterprise value -$150.42M $11.82B $14.92B

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
MetricAOSLGFSMTSI
P/E -15.1x 113.6x 73.9x
P/FCF -9.4x 9.0x 87.2x
P/Operating cash flow -39.2x 13.5x 65.7x
P/S 0.9x 3.1x 15.3x
P/B 0.8x 1.9x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.9x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x 10.1x 63.5x
EV/EBIT -10.7x 25.4x 82.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.0x 15.0x
EV/FCF -6.8x 8.6x 85.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -28.4x 12.8x 64.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -2.35 -7.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSLGFSMTSI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 5.3% 28.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -2.2% 19.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.9% 24.8% 32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -2.5% 17.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.9% 627.7% 79.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.6% -9.0% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.4% 590.2% 444.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.6% -47.7% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -101.0% 543.7% 433.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -48.3% -10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.0% -8.4% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.9% -4.9% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -806.2% 112.7% 1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 142.9% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAOSLGFSMTSI
Gross margin 22.3% 28.5% 56.5%
EBITDA margin 2.1% 29.4% 23.6%
Operating margin -6.4% 11.7% 18.1%
Pretax margin -5.2% 6.4% 24.6%
Net margin -6.2% 2.8% 20.7%
FCF margin -10.0% 34.7% 17.5%
Operating cash flow margin -2.4% 23.2% 23.3%
Return on equity -5.3% 1.7% 16.3%
Return on assets -4.3% 1.2% 11.6%
Return on invested capital -5.4% 4.8% 9.8%
Return on capital employed -5.1% 5.7% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 8.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 3.4% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAOSLGFSMTSI
Debt / assets 0.4% 6.7% 15.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.6x -0.5x -1.2x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 0.5x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 17.2% 29.7% 28.2%
Equity / assets 82.8% 70.3% 71.8%
Interest coverage -55.7x – –
Current ratio 3.4x 2.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.98 2.46 18.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSLGFSMTSI
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% -2.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.6% -1.6% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAOSLGFSMTSI
Forward P/E – 22.2xFY2026 41.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.59FY2027 $1.82FY2026 $5.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.8%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +33.5% +42.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $660.97MFY2027 $6.96BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2027 +2.6%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +23.0% +42.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAOSLGFSMTSI
Held by institutions 75.5% 98.4% 95.8%
Institutions holding 217 439 654
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -3.0% -1.3%
Institutions buying 125 306 398
Institutions selling 65 88 189
Buyers to sellers 1.92 3.48 2.11

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.

AOSLGFSMTSI
AOSL 1.00 0.55 0.45
GFS 0.55 1.00 0.61
MTSI 0.45 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AOSL, GFS and MTSI?

Globalfoundries (GFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) $640.46M, Globalfoundries (GFS) $22.42B, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $17.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, AOSL, GFS and MTSI?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -15.1x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 113.6x, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 73.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 22.2x, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 41.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -2.5%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +5.3%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +28.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) has the highest net margin (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -6.2%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 2.8%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) leads (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -5.4%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 4.8%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) returned the most: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -19.5%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +17.2%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +61.7%. Over five years, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) compounded fastest (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -13.0%/yr, Globalfoundries (GFS) -8.7%/yr, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.59%. Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) and MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globalfoundries (GFS) has been the steadiest (Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) 91.2%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 61.0%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 67.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AOSL, GFS and MTSI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) leads on 7. 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.