GFS vs SNDK vs TSM Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Sandisk and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.11 -3.5% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.49B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$201.06B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGFSSNDKTSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.49B $201.06B $2.25T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.6x 17.6x 28.6x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 6.8x 26.1x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +175.3% +34.4% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 56.5% 55.0% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 73.7% 33.4% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — -1.0x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% +700.3% +45.8% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr — +31.1%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 111.7% 39.2% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 79/100 75/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

GFSSNDKTSM

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

AxisGFSSNDKTSM
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 66 #39 of 111 68 #31 of 94
Growth 36 #59 of 92 100 #1 of 108 87 #13 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 100 #1 of 104 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 46 #54 of 99 81 #23 of 115 69 #31 of 99
Shareholder Returns 74 #20 of 73 51 #39 of 78 56 #33 of 73
Overall 61 79 75
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSSNDKTSMSPY
1 month -3.5%-18.0%-2.9% +0.9%
3 months -2.0%+38.3%+17.3% +5.9%
6 months -26.5%+32.0%+11.6% +8.5%
Year to date +32.0%+491.8%+44.6% +13.3%
1 year +33.1%+700.3%+45.8% +12.4%
3 years -11.3%—+411.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.9%—+72.3% +23.5%
5 years -5.4%—+286.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.1%—+31.1% +11.0%
10 years ——+1,328.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+30.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFSSNDKTSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%111.7%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%106.3%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.183.992.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.556.271.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-56.5%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-39.8%-9.5% -0.9%
52-week high $89.96$2,335.00$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$175.53$275.06 $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.

MultipleGFSSNDKTSM
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 46.0x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 29.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.9x 10.1xmedian 2.8x 15.9xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 28.3x 16.0xmedian 19.6x 21.4xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 41.4x 17.8xmedian 29.8x 27.0xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 13.0xmedian 2.9x 11.3xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.62median 2.30 —median 1.10 0.81median 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 monthsGFSSNDKTSM
Revenue $6.94B $20.25B $142.94B
Gross profit $1.88B $14.47B $91.71B
Operating income $804.00M $12.39B $80.08B
Net income $720.00M $11.43B $74.55B
Free cash flow $796.00M $11.49B $84.59B
R&D $563.00M $1.33B $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $73.76 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $4.76B $98.36B
Total debt $1.12B – $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 155.00M 5.19B
Enterprise value $13.80B $189.58B $1.88T

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
MetricGFSSNDKTSM
P/E 35.7x 18.1x 29.0x
P/FCF 32.2x 17.8x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 17.6x 27.0x
P/S 3.7x 10.1x 15.9x
P/B 2.2x 13.0x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 13.0x 11.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 16.0x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 16.2x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 9.9x 15.3x
EV/FCF 30.6x 17.4x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 17.2x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.62 – 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKTSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 175.3% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 554.2% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 999.7% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 796.7% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% – 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 751.8% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% – 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 13,794% 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 9,678% 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKTSM
Gross margin 27.1% 71.5% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 62.0% 71.4%
Operating margin 11.6% 61.2% 56.0%
Pretax margin 12.6% 64.3% 60.0%
Net margin 10.3% 56.5% 55.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 56.8% 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 57.6% 59.2%
Return on equity 6.1% 77.5% 37.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 57.8% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 73.7% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 87.2% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.1% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKTSM
Debt / assets 6.6% – 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 30.1% 31.4%
Equity / assets 70.0% 69.9% 68.6%
Interest coverage – 169.7x 191.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 12.2x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.82 21.87 17.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKTSM
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusGFSSNDKTSM
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 6.8xFY2027 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $16.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +60.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +36.1% +40.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $178.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +48.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +10.4% +41.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSSNDKTSM
Held by institutions 98.4% 74.3% 14.8%
Institutions holding 438 1,815 3,570
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 305 1,268 1,904
Institutions selling 88 457 1,292
Buyers to sellers 3.47 2.77 1.47

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.

GFSSNDKTSM
GFS 1.00 0.52 0.49
SNDK 0.52 1.00 0.52
TSM 0.49 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, SNDK and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.49B, Sandisk (SNDK) $201.06B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.25T.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, SNDK and TSM?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.6x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.1x). 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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +33.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +45.8%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -1.1%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +31.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.