GFS vs MTSI vs AOSL Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings and Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$41.82 -16.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.79B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Globalfoundries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globalfoundries 5, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings 5, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSMTSIAOSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.79B $16.38B $646.04M GFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 68.0x -15.4x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 41.4x — GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +28.4% -2.5% MTSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 20.7% -6.2% MTSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 9.8% -5.4% MTSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -1.2x -12.6x AOSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% +50.0% -24.3% MTSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +24.7%/yr -10.6%/yr MTSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.9% 67.0% 91.5% GFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 57/100 32/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

GFSMTSIAOSL

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

AxisGFSMTSIAOSL
Valuation 91 #9 of 94 32 #64 of 94 48 #49 of 94
Growth 36 #59 of 92 80 #19 of 92 2 #90 of 92
Profitability 56 #40 of 90 67 #30 of 90 25 #68 of 90
Financial Health 47 #54 of 101 52 #49 of 101 62 #39 of 101
Shareholder Returns 78 #17 of 74 53 #35 of 74 22 #58 of 74
Overall 62 57 32
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • MTSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AOSL ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSMTSIAOSLSPY
1 month -16.6%-30.9%-29.7% -2.3%
3 months -16.4%-13.2%-32.5% -0.7%
6 months -38.3%-23.8%-49.6% +4.8%
Year to date +19.8%+29.7%+7.3% +10.3%
1 year +17.5%+50.0%-24.3% +10.3%
3 years -20.9%+196.1%-17.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -7.5%+43.6%-6.3% +20.1%
5 years -29.1%+201.5%-42.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -6.7%+24.7%-10.6% +10.1%
10 years —+521.7%+7.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+20.1%+0.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGFSMTSIAOSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.9%67.0%91.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%77.1%99.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.292.453.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.75-0.27 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-45.8%-75.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.5%-45.8%-60.1% -3.5%
52-week high $89.96$409.68$53.32 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$144.13$17.47 $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.

MultipleGFSMTSIAOSL
P/E now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 41.3x 70.4xmedian 41.3x -15.2xmedian 41.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 6.6x 14.6xmedian 6.6x 0.9xmedian 6.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 26.2x 60.5xmedian 26.2x 33.1xmedian 26.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 37.7x 83.1xmedian 37.7x -9.4xmedian 37.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 4.3x 11.0xmedian 4.3x 0.8xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.47median 1.81 -6.68median 1.81 0.20median 1.81

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 monthsGFSMTSIAOSL
Revenue $6.94B $1.16B $678.93M
Gross profit $1.88B $658.07M $151.54M
Operating income $804.00M $210.84M -$43.20M
Net income $720.00M $240.93M -$42.27M
Free cash flow $796.00M $204.08M -$68.07M
R&D $563.00M $272.63M $103.86M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $3.07 $-1.40
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $89.60M $180.77M
Total debt $1.12B $340.50M $3.63M
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 78.41M 29.95M
Enterprise value $11.09B $13.50B -$144.83M

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
MetricGFSMTSIAOSL
P/E 32.4x 70.4x -15.2x
P/FCF 29.2x 83.1x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 62.6x -39.4x
P/S 3.4x 14.6x 0.9x
P/B 2.0x 11.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 11.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 60.5x 33.1x
EV/EBIT 27.4x 78.9x -10.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 14.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 27.7x 81.6x -6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 61.4x -28.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.47 -6.68 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSMTSIAOSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 28.4% -2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 19.8% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 32.5% -5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 17.3% -8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 79.3% -51.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 17.8% -57.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 444.6% 56.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -7.7% -75.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 433.4% -101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -10.5% -74.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 18.9% -155.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 15.4% -40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 1.8% -806.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 10.8% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSMTSIAOSL
Gross margin 27.1% 56.5% 22.3%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 23.6% 2.1%
Operating margin 11.6% 18.1% -6.4%
Pretax margin 12.6% 24.6% -5.2%
Net margin 10.3% 20.7% -6.2%
FCF margin 11.5% 17.5% -10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 23.3% -2.4%
Return on equity 6.1% 16.3% -5.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 11.6% -4.3%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 9.8% -5.4%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 13.4% -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 7.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSMTSIAOSL
Debt / assets 6.6% 15.9% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -1.2x -12.6x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.7x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 28.2% 17.2%
Equity / assets 70.0% 71.8% 82.8%
Interest coverage – – -55.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.54 18.01 3.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSMTSIAOSL
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.2% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.2% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusGFSMTSIAOSL
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 41.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $5.69FY2026 $-0.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +42.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $660.97MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 -2.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +42.5% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

GFSMTSIAOSL
GFS 1.00 0.61 0.54
MTSI 0.61 1.00 0.45
AOSL 0.54 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, MTSI and AOSL?

Globalfoundries (GFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $22.79B, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) $16.38B, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) $646.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, MTSI and AOSL?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 31.8x, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 68.0x, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 23.6x, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 41.4x). 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: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +28.4%, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 20.7%, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 9.8%, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +17.5%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +50.0%, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -24.3%. Over five years, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -6.7%/yr, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) +24.7%/yr, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globalfoundries (GFS) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.9%, MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings (MTSI) 67.0%, Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) 91.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads on 5. 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.