GFS vs INTC vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Intel and Sandisk Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$41.82 -16.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.25B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
0.57%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$59.97 -49.7% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$302.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,075.08 -37.5% 1M +439.3% 1Y
Market cap
$156.96B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Globalfoundries 3, Intel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSINTCSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.25B $302.43B $156.96B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x -27.1x 8.1x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 40.5x 5.2x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +7.5% +272.4% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% -19.8% 67.0% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 0.0% — GFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 1.7x — GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% +50.0% +439.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +3.5%/yr — INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.9% 85.3% 112.5% GFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 90/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

GFSINTCSNDK

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

AxisGFSINTCSNDK
Valuation 91 #9 of 94 58 #40 of 94 78 #25 of 112
Growth 36 #59 of 92 62 #36 of 92 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 56 #40 of 90 29 #64 of 90 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 47 #54 of 101 8 #93 of 101 83 #21 of 116
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 74 23 #57 of 74 89 #10 of 80
Overall 62 36 90
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSINTCSNDKSPY
1 month -16.6%-49.7%-37.5% -2.3%
3 months -16.4%-34.1%-16.5% -0.7%
6 months -38.3%-37.4%-14.4% +4.8%
Year to date +19.8%+62.5%+352.9% +10.3%
1 year +17.5%+50.0%+439.3% +10.3%
3 years -20.9%+57.2%— +73.0%
3 years, per year -7.5%+16.3%— +20.1%
5 years -29.1%+19.0%— +61.9%
5 years, per year -6.7%+3.5%— +10.1%
10 years —+73.3%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+5.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGFSINTCSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.9%85.3%112.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%85.1%108.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.293.414.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.593.91 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-67.6%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.5%-57.4%-54.0% -3.5%
52-week high $89.96$140.94$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$33.62$194.38 $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.

MultipleGFSINTCSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 41.3x -27.1xmedian 41.3x 8.1xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 6.6x 5.3xmedian 6.6x 5.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 26.2x 26.3xmedian 26.2x 7.2xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 37.7x 106.8xmedian 37.7x 9.0xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 4.3x 2.9xmedian 4.3x 8.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.47median 1.81 0.23median 1.81 —median 1.00

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 monthsGFSINTCSNDK
Revenue $6.94B $57.03B $28.97B
Gross profit $1.88B $22.02B $23.16B
Operating income $804.00M -$77.00M $20.99B
Net income $720.00M -$11.67B $19.42B
Free cash flow $796.00M $2.83B $17.37B
R&D $563.00M $13.19B $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $-2.21 $125.30
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $12.87B $5.14B
Total debt $1.12B $50.54B –
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 5.10B 155.00M
Enterprise value $11.61B $187.16B $141.79B

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
MetricGFSINTCSNDK
P/E 32.4x -27.1x 8.1x
P/FCF 29.2x 106.8x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 20.2x 8.9x
P/S 3.4x 5.3x 5.4x
P/B 2.0x 2.9x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 3.0x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 26.3x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 27.4x -4,198x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF 27.7x 114.2x 8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 21.6x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.47 0.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSINTCSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 7.5% 272.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 1.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 39.4% 965.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 2.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 99.4% 1,507%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 72.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 44.6% 1,216%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -132.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 52.9% 1,173%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -115.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 48.1% 2,396%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 15.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 125.9% 3,265%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 29.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSINTCSNDK
Gross margin 27.1% 38.6% 80.0%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 21.6% 73.0%
Operating margin 11.6% -0.1% 72.5%
Pretax margin 12.6% -17.3% 76.7%
Net margin 10.3% -19.8% 67.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 5.0% 59.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 26.2% 60.6%
Return on equity 6.1% -9.8% 114.7%
Return on assets 4.3% -5.5% 80.4%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 0.0% 115.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x -1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 4.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSINTCSNDK
Debt / assets 6.6% 25.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 1.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 17.9x –
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 49.0% 29.7%
Equity / assets 70.0% 51.0% 70.3%
Interest coverage – – 599.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.6x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 16.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.54 2.47 17.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSINTCSNDK
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% -0.5% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -0.5% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusGFSINTCSNDK
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 40.5xFY2026 5.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +39.2% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +17.5% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSINTCSNDK
Held by institutions 98.4% 68.7% 74.3%
Institutions holding 439 3,567 1,819
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +7.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 306 2,150 1,271
Institutions selling 88 1,158 458
Buyers to sellers 3.48 1.86 2.78

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.

GFSINTCSNDK
GFS 1.00 0.57 0.53
INTC 0.57 1.00 0.59
SNDK 0.53 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, INTC and SNDK?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $23.25B, Intel (INTC) $302.43B, Sandisk (SNDK) $156.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, INTC and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 32.4x, Intel (INTC) -27.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 23.0x, Intel (INTC) 40.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 5.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 67.0%). On return on invested capital, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +17.5%, Intel (INTC) +50.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) +439.3%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -6.7%/yr, Intel (INTC) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.57%, Intel (INTC) 0.00%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Intel (INTC) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globalfoundries (GFS) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.9%, Intel (INTC) 85.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 112.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFS, INTC and SNDK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) leads on 6. 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.