GFS vs RGTI vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Rigetti Computing and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$45.85 -4.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.29B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc.
$12.06 -23.4% 1M -69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.35M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
2 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$81.12 +3.0% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$41.72B
P/E
113.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Globalfoundries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globalfoundries 5, Microchip Technology 4, Rigetti Computing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSRGTIMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.29B $3.55B $41.72B MCHP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x -14.9x 113.6x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x — 21.3x MCHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +68.5% +20.9% RGTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% -1,787.4% 7.2% GFS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — 5.5% MCHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — 3.4x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% -69.4% +29.7% GFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr +2.8%/yr +1.8%/yr RGTI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 93.6% 49.4% MCHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 32/100 40/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

GFSRGTIMCHP

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

AxisGFSRGTIMCHP
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 14 #107 of 124 52 #46 of 94
Growth 37 #58 of 92 20 #91 of 113 42 #54 of 92
Profitability 54 #41 of 88 9 #99 of 109 58 #38 of 88
Financial Health 46 #52 of 96 89 #15 of 127 5 #91 of 96
Shareholder Returns 73 #20 of 72 27 #46 of 63 45 #40 of 72
Overall 61 32 40
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • RGTI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSRGTIMCHPSPY
1 month -4.2%-23.4%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months -8.1%-18.8%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -29.0%-30.9%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date +31.3%-45.6%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +33.5%-69.4%+29.7% +11.9%
3 years -8.1%+1,016.7%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.8%+123.6%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years -5.9%+14.6%+9.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.2%+2.8%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+169.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFSRGTIMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%93.6%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%89.6%44.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.183.902.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.740.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-96.9%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-72.8%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $89.96$44.27$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$11.44$49.02 $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.

MultipleGFSRGTIMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 46.4x -16.8xmedian 39.0x 119.8xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.8x 301.4xmedian 4.6x 8.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 27.5x -41.6xmedian 32.7x 32.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 40.1x -45.9xmedian 27.4x 44.7xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.7x 7.5xmedian 3.2x 6.8xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.61median 2.10 4.26median 1.23 -2.58median 2.10

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 monthsGFSRGTIMCHP
Revenue $6.94B $13.35M $5.12B
Gross profit $1.88B $4.62M $3.08B
Operating income $804.00M -$97.16M $794.80M
Net income $720.00M -$238.67M $478.40M
Free cash flow $796.00M -$87.58M $985.70M
R&D $563.00M $73.05M $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $-0.72 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $27.76M $272.30M
Total debt $1.12B – $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 333.22M 550.50M
Enterprise value $11.60B $1.84B $40.72B

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
MetricGFSRGTIMCHP
P/E 35.5x -16.8x 119.8x
P/FCF 32.0x -45.9x 44.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x -66.3x 36.8x
P/S 3.7x 301.4x 8.6x
P/B 2.2x 7.5x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 7.5x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x -41.6x 32.8x
EV/EBIT 30.2x -37.4x 61.8x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 271.9x 9.6x
EV/FCF 30.5x -41.5x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x -59.8x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.61 4.26 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSRGTIMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 68.5% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -2.5% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 43.8% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -26.6% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% -25.6% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -0.3% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% -44.8% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -42.8% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% -29.6% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -4.0% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% -12.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 0.3% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% -33.6% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -3.5% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSRGTIMCHP
Gross margin 27.1% 34.6% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 29.5% -653.3% 29.3%
Operating margin 11.6% -727.6% 15.5%
Pretax margin 12.6% -1,787% 11.3%
Net margin 10.3% -1,787% 7.2%
FCF margin 11.5% -655.9% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% -454.7% 23.4%
Return on equity 6.1% -42.6% 7.4%
Return on assets 4.3% -36.7% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 5.5% -17.8% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 0.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 170.7% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSRGTIMCHP
Debt / assets 6.6% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 17.1% 55.2%
Equity / assets 70.0% 82.9% 44.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 3.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 3.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 3.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.81 20.18 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSRGTIMCHP
Dividend yield 0.5% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.6% -1.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -1.3% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusGFSRGTIMCHP
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 – 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 – +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% – +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $22.61MFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +218.9%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +115.1% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSRGTIMCHP
Held by institutions 98.4% 52.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 439 476 1,285
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +0.0% +7.0%
Institutions buying 306 307 681
Institutions selling 88 87 433
Buyers to sellers 3.48 3.53 1.57

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.

GFSRGTIMCHP
GFS 1.00 0.45 0.59
RGTI 0.45 1.00 0.38
MCHP 0.59 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, RGTI and MCHP?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $23.29B, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) $3.55B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $41.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, RGTI and MCHP?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 32.5x, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -14.9x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 113.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Microchip Technology (MCHP) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.2x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +68.5%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globalfoundries (GFS) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1,787.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Microchip Technology (MCHP) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalfoundries (GFS) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +33.5%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -69.4%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +29.7%. Over five years, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -1.2%/yr, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +2.8%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.00%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. Globalfoundries (GFS) and Rigetti Computing (RGTI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microchip Technology (MCHP) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 93.6%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.