GFS vs MCHP vs STM Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Microchip Technology and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.70 -4.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.96B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
0.51%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$80.17 +1.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
118.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
2.29%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
7 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$48.69 -6.2% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.27B
P/E
93.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
0.74%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Microchip Technology leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Microchip Technology 7, Globalfoundries 4, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSMCHPSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.96B $43.53B $43.27B MCHP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 118.4x 93.3x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 21.1x 37.7x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +20.9% +10.5% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 7.2% 3.6% GFS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 5.5% 3.9% MCHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 3.4x — GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.51% 2.29% 0.74% MCHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% +24.2% +91.2% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr +1.5%/yr +0.1%/yr MCHP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 49.4% 60.2% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 42/100 39/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

GFSMCHPSTM

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

AxisGFSMCHPSTM
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 53 #45 of 94 79 #21 of 94
Growth 37 #58 of 92 41 #55 of 92 11 #82 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 60 #37 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 45 #55 of 99 5 #94 of 99 39 #61 of 99
Shareholder Returns 72 #21 of 73 51 #36 of 73 29 #52 of 73
Overall 61 42 39
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSMCHPSTMSPY
1 month -4.7%+1.9%-6.2% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%+5.9%-2.9% +3.9%
6 months -21.5%-4.9%-2.2% +8.2%
Year to date +33.7%+25.8%+87.7% +12.9%
1 year +31.8%+24.2%+91.2% +12.3%
3 years -10.2%+10.9%+23.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%+3.5%+7.1% +23.3%
5 years +0.6%+7.7%+0.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.1%+1.5%+0.1% +10.9%
10 years —+165.6%+460.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.3%+18.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFSMCHPSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%49.4%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%44.0%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.182.162.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.491.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-64.5%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-22.1%-39.1% -1.2%
52-week high $89.96$102.92$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$49.02$21.20 $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.

MultipleGFSMCHPSTM
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 45.6x 118.4xmedian 45.6x 93.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.7x 8.5xmedian 7.7x 3.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 29.0x 32.4xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 40.6x 44.2xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 6.7xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.64median 2.28 -2.55median 2.28 -1.79median 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 monthsGFSMCHPSTM
Revenue $6.94B $5.12B $13.10B
Gross profit $1.88B $3.08B $4.49B
Operating income $804.00M $794.80M $804.00M
Net income $720.00M $478.40M -$33.00M
Free cash flow $796.00M $985.70M –
R&D $563.00M $1.14B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $0.67 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $272.30M $3.10B
Total debt $1.12B $5.36B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 550.50M 923.05M
Enterprise value $14.32B $42.53B $29.55B

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
MetricGFSMCHPSTM
P/E 36.2x 118.4x 93.3x
P/FCF 32.6x 44.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 36.3x –
P/S 3.7x 8.5x 3.3x
P/B 2.2x 6.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 9.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 32.4x –
EV/EBIT 30.8x 61.2x 50.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 9.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF 31.1x 49.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 40.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.64 -2.55 -1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSMCHPSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 20.9% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -16.4% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 33.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -19.7% -18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 627.2% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -37.9% -45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 422.4% -106.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -41.6% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 301.6% -27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -46.5% -52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 50.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -31.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 67.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -32.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSMCHPSTM
Gross margin 27.1% 60.2% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 29.3% –
Operating margin 11.6% 15.5% 6.1%
Pretax margin 12.6% 11.3% 5.7%
Net margin 10.3% 7.2% 3.6%
FCF margin 11.5% 19.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 23.4% –
Return on equity 6.1% 7.4% 2.6%
Return on assets 4.3% 3.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 5.5% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 6.1% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 5.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSMCHPSTM
Debt / assets 6.6% 37.2% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 5.4x –
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 55.2% 33.6%
Equity / assets 70.0% 44.8% 66.4%
Interest coverage – 3.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.86 4.39 4.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSMCHPSTM
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -0.1% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 206.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 100.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% –

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.

ConsensusGFSMCHPSTM
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +23.9% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +20.4% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSMCHPSTM
Held by institutions 98.4% 100.0% 19.0%
Institutions holding 438 1,284 603
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +7.0% +57.4%
Institutions buying 305 681 429
Institutions selling 88 432 108
Buyers to sellers 3.47 1.58 3.97

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.

GFSMCHPSTM
GFS 1.00 0.58 0.63
MCHP 0.58 1.00 0.73
STM 0.63 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, MCHP and STM?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.96B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.53B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $43.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, MCHP and STM?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 36.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 118.4x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 93.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.7x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.1x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 37.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globalfoundries (GFS) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Microchip Technology (MCHP) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +31.8%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +24.2%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +91.2%. Over five years, Microchip Technology (MCHP) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) +0.1%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) has the highest dividend yield: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.51%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 2.29%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.74%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFS, MCHP and STM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 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.