GFS vs SNDK vs ADI Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Sandisk and Analog Devices Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.11 -3.5% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.63B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
0.52%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$205.10B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$428.27 +8.3% 1M +78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$207.52B
P/E
50.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
1.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGFSSNDKADILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.63B $205.10B $207.52B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.7x 18.1x 50.3x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 6.8x 34.7x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +175.3% +33.6% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 56.5% 29.8% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 73.7% 10.2% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — 1.0x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.52% 0.00% 1.00% ADI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% +700.3% +78.9% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr — +19.8%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 111.7% 36.6% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 79/100 63/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

GFSSNDKADI

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

AxisGFSSNDKADI
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 66 #39 of 111 48 #49 of 94
Growth 36 #59 of 92 100 #1 of 108 78 #21 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 100 #1 of 104 82 #17 of 90
Financial Health 46 #54 of 99 81 #23 of 115 31 #69 of 99
Shareholder Returns 74 #20 of 73 51 #39 of 78 75 #19 of 73
Overall 61 79 63
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSSNDKADISPY
1 month -3.5%-18.0%+8.3% +0.9%
3 months -2.0%+38.3%+21.2% +5.9%
6 months -26.5%+32.0%+10.0% +8.5%
Year to date +32.0%+491.8%+57.9% +13.3%
1 year +33.1%+700.3%+78.9% +12.4%
3 years -11.3%—+166.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.9%—+38.7% +23.5%
5 years -5.4%—+146.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.1%—+19.8% +11.0%
10 years ——+574.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+21.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFSSNDKADISPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%111.7%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%106.3%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.183.991.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.556.272.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-56.5%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-39.8%-3.9% -0.9%
52-week high $89.96$2,335.00$445.48 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$175.53$225.20 $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.

MultipleGFSSNDKADI
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 46.0x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 50.3xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.9x 10.1xmedian 2.8x 14.9xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 28.3x 16.0xmedian 19.6x 31.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 41.4x 17.8xmedian 29.8x 42.0xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 13.0xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.62median 2.30 —median 1.10 11.67median 2.30

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 monthsGFSSNDKADI
Revenue $6.94B $20.25B $13.88B
Gross profit $1.88B $14.47B $9.13B
Operating income $804.00M $12.39B $4.93B
Net income $720.00M $11.43B $4.14B
Free cash flow $796.00M $11.49B $4.94B
R&D $563.00M $1.33B $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $73.76 $8.46
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $4.76B $2.17B
Total debt $1.12B – $9.12B
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 155.00M 488.84M
Enterprise value $13.99B $193.62B $194.06B

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
MetricGFSSNDKADI
P/E 35.7x 18.1x 50.3x
P/FCF 32.2x 17.8x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 17.6x 37.4x
P/S 3.7x 10.1x 14.9x
P/B 2.2x 13.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 13.0x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 16.0x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 16.2x 43.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 9.9x 15.4x
EV/FCF 30.6x 17.4x 43.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 17.2x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.62 – 11.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKADI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 175.3% 33.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 554.2% 46.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 999.7% 93.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 796.7% 111.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% – 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 751.8% 114.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% – 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 13,794% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 9,678% 34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKADI
Gross margin 27.1% 71.5% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 62.0% 49.8%
Operating margin 11.6% 61.2% 35.5%
Pretax margin 12.6% 64.3% 33.9%
Net margin 10.3% 56.5% 29.8%
FCF margin 11.5% 56.8% 35.6%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 57.6% 39.9%
Return on equity 6.1% 77.5% 12.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 57.8% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 73.7% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 87.2% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.1% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKADI
Debt / assets 6.6% – 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 30.1% 30.7%
Equity / assets 70.0% 69.9% 69.3%
Interest coverage – 169.7x 14.1x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 12.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.82 21.87 9.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKADI
Dividend yield 0.5% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.0% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 49.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 41.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusGFSSNDKADI
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 6.8xFY2027 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +36.1% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $15.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +10.4% +19.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSSNDKADI
Held by institutions 98.4% 74.3% 90.9%
Institutions holding 438 1,815 2,288
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -1.9% +4.5%
Institutions buying 305 1,268 1,182
Institutions selling 88 457 820
Buyers to sellers 3.47 2.77 1.44

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.

GFSSNDKADI
GFS 1.00 0.52 0.60
SNDK 0.52 1.00 0.46
ADI 0.60 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, SNDK and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.63B, Sandisk (SNDK) $205.10B, Analog Devices (ADI) $207.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, SNDK and ADI?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.7x, Sandisk (SNDK) 18.1x, Analog Devices (ADI) 50.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x, Analog Devices (ADI) 34.7x). 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%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +33.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) +78.9%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -1.1%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest dividend yield: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.52%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 1.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.