GFS vs SNDK vs UMC Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Sandisk and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.11 -3.5% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.21B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$196.39B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$18.84 -21.0% 1M +146.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.92B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.11B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, United Microelectronics 4, Globalfoundries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSSNDKUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.21B $196.39B $43.92B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 17.2x 16.6x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 6.8x 17.1x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +175.3% +87.7% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 56.5% 18.7% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 73.7% 11.6% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — -1.0x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% +700.3% +146.9% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr — +12.9%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 111.7% 64.5% GFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 79/100 80/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

GFSSNDKUMC

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

AxisGFSSNDKUMC
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 66 #39 of 111 93 #8 of 94
Growth 36 #59 of 92 100 #1 of 108 79 #20 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 100 #1 of 104 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 46 #54 of 99 81 #23 of 115 66 #34 of 99
Shareholder Returns 74 #20 of 73 51 #39 of 78 89 #9 of 73
Overall 61 79 80
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSSNDKUMCSPY
1 month -3.5%-18.0%-21.0% +0.9%
3 months -2.0%+38.3%+10.1% +5.9%
6 months -26.5%+32.0%+47.8% +8.5%
Year to date +32.0%+491.8%+139.7% +13.3%
1 year +33.1%+700.3%+146.9% +12.4%
3 years -11.3%—+166.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.9%—+38.7% +23.5%
5 years -5.4%—+83.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.1%—+12.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+907.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+26.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFSSNDKUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%111.7%64.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%106.3%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.183.991.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.556.272.28 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-56.5%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-39.8%-32.7% -0.9%
52-week high $89.96$2,335.00$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$175.53$7.02 $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.

MultipleGFSSNDKUMC
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 46.0x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 17.4xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.9x 10.1xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 28.3x 16.0xmedian 19.6x 11.6xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 41.4x 17.8xmedian 29.8x 21.7xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 13.0xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.62median 2.30 —median 1.10 2.74median 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 monthsGFSSNDKUMC
Revenue $6.94B $20.25B $14.11B
Gross profit $1.88B $14.47B $2.67B
Operating income $804.00M $12.39B $1.81B
Net income $720.00M $11.43B $2.64B
Free cash flow $796.00M $11.49B $2.19B
R&D $563.00M $1.33B $595.72M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $73.76 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $4.76B $4.48B
Total debt $1.12B – $781.92M
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 155.00M 2.47B
Enterprise value $13.51B $184.91B $28.29B

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
MetricGFSSNDKUMC
P/E 35.7x 18.1x 17.4x
P/FCF 32.2x 17.8x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 17.6x 12.6x
P/S 3.7x 10.1x 3.4x
P/B 2.2x 13.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 13.0x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 16.0x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 16.2x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 9.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 30.6x 17.4x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 17.2x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.62 – 2.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 175.3% 87.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 554.2% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% – -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 999.7% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% – -6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 796.7% 97.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% – 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 751.8% 97.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% – 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 13,794% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 9,678% 410.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKUMC
Gross margin 27.1% 71.5% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 62.0% 26.7%
Operating margin 11.6% 61.2% 12.8%
Pretax margin 12.6% 64.3% 30.5%
Net margin 10.3% 56.5% 18.7%
FCF margin 11.5% 56.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 57.6% 26.7%
Return on equity 6.1% 77.5% 18.4%
Return on assets 4.3% 57.8% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 73.7% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 87.2% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKUMC
Debt / assets 6.6% – 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 30.1% 30.3%
Equity / assets 70.0% 69.9% 69.7%
Interest coverage – 169.7x 33.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 12.2x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.82 21.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSSNDKUMC
Dividend yield 0.5% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusGFSSNDKUMC
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 6.8xFY2027 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +36.1% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +10.4% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSSNDKUMC
Held by institutions 98.4% 74.3% 7.1%
Institutions holding 438 1,815 362
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -1.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 305 1,268 220
Institutions selling 88 457 109
Buyers to sellers 3.47 2.77 2.02

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.

GFSSNDKUMC
GFS 1.00 0.52 0.57
SNDK 0.52 1.00 0.42
UMC 0.57 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, SNDK and UMC?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.21B, Sandisk (SNDK) $196.39B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $43.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, SNDK and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.2x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.2x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.1x). 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%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +87.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +33.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +146.9%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -1.1%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globalfoundries (GFS) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.