GFS vs SNPS vs INTC Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Synopsys and Intel Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$45.85 -4.2% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.07B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$490.19 +18.1% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$89.56B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$92.07 -20.6% 1M +122.7% 1Y
Market cap
$330.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$59.89B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Globalfoundries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globalfoundries 5, Intel 3, Synopsys 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSSNPSINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.07B $89.56B $330.29B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 68.8x -27.5x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 33.7x 62.2x GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +38.0% +12.1% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 14.7% — SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 1.8% — GFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.8x — GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% +7.7% +122.7% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr +8.0%/yr +13.5%/yr INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 44.8% 77.5% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 37/100 42/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

GFSSNPSINTC

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

AxisGFSSNPSINTC
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 40 #57 of 94 54 #44 of 94
Growth 37 #58 of 92 47 #49 of 92 35 #60 of 92
Profitability 54 #41 of 88 43 #51 of 88 38 #55 of 88
Financial Health 46 #52 of 96 18 #79 of 96 –
Shareholder Returns 73 #20 of 72 – –
Overall 61 37 42
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSSNPSINTCSPY
1 month -4.2%+18.1%-20.6% +0.7%
3 months -8.1%+31.7%+1.0% +3.7%
6 months -29.0%+1.6%-2.6% +7.1%
Year to date +31.3%+4.4%+149.5% +12.8%
1 year +33.5%+7.7%+122.7% +11.9%
3 years -8.1%+6.3%+158.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.8%+2.1%+37.2% +22.8%
5 years -5.9%+47.1%+87.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.2%+8.0%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years —+739.8%+165.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+23.7%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFSSNPSINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%44.8%77.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%42.9%68.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.181.683.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.171.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-42.3%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-8.3%-34.7% -1.2%
52-week high $89.96$534.56$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$372.33$33.62 $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.

MultipleGFSSNPSINTC
P/E now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 46.4x 72.1xmedian 46.4x -39.1xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.8x 10.6xmedian 7.8x 7.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 27.5x 43.4xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x 219.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.7x 3.0xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.61median 2.10 152.27median 2.10 0.47median 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 monthsGFSSNPSINTC
Revenue $6.94B $8.88B $59.89B
Gross profit $1.88B $6.53B $23.90B
Operating income $804.00M $847.20M $1.76B
Net income $720.00M $1.30B -$12.42B
Free cash flow $796.00M – –
R&D $563.00M $2.81B $13.45B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $6.77 $-2.36
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $3.61B $21.85B
Total debt $1.12B $10.04B –
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 192.32M 5.10B
Enterprise value $11.38B $85.95B $330.29B

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
MetricGFSSNPSINTC
P/E 35.5x 72.1x -39.1x
P/FCF 32.0x – 219.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x – 26.6x
P/S 3.7x 10.6x 7.8x
P/B 2.2x 3.0x –
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.8x –
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 43.4x –
EV/EBIT 30.2x 118.5x –
EV/Revenue 3.5x 11.3x 7.8x
EV/FCF 30.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.61 152.27 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 38.0% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 22.8% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 28.2% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 18.9% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% -23.3% 174.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -7.0% 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% -34.9% -6,129%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 8.0% -96.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% -45.2% -5,495%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 0.5% -82.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% – 103.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSINTC
Gross margin 27.1% 73.5% –
EBITDA margin 29.5% 26.0% –
Operating margin 11.6% 9.5% –
Pretax margin 12.6% 16.5% –
Net margin 10.3% 14.7% –
FCF margin 11.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% – 29.2%
Return on equity 6.1% 4.2% –
Return on assets 4.3% 2.7% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 1.8% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 2.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x – -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSINTC
Debt / assets 6.6% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 34.7% –
Equity / assets 70.0% 65.3% –
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 2.81 4.01 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusGFSSNPSINTC
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 33.7xFY2026 62.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +21.4% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +12.8% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSSNPSINTC
Held by institutions 98.4% 92.3% 68.7%
Institutions holding 439 1,442 3,566
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +5.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 306 773 2,150
Institutions selling 88 494 1,157
Buyers to sellers 3.48 1.56 1.86

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.

GFSSNPSINTC
GFS 1.00 0.38 0.57
SNPS 0.38 1.00 0.35
INTC 0.57 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, SNPS and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $23.07B, Synopsys (SNPS) $89.56B, Intel (INTC) $330.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, SNPS and INTC?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 32.2x, Synopsys (SNPS) 68.8x, Intel (INTC) -27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.2x, Synopsys (SNPS) 33.7x, Intel (INTC) 62.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Intel (INTC) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +33.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%, Intel (INTC) +122.7%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) -1.2%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +8.0%/yr, Intel (INTC) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.8%, Intel (INTC) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFS, SNPS and INTC?

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.