GFS vs SNPS vs VLN Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Synopsys and Valens Semiconductor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.70 -4.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.96B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
0.51%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.90B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Globalfoundries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Globalfoundries 6, Synopsys 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSSNPSVLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.96B $90.90B $173.12M SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 69.8x -5.3x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 32.6x — GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +38.0% +7.7% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 14.7% -45.2% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 1.8% -34.5% GFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.8x 3.1x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.51% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% +1.9% -4.0% GFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr +7.7%/yr -28.7%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 44.7% 102.8% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 43/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

GFSSNPSVLN

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

AxisGFSSNPSVLN
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 42 #55 of 94 32 #64 of 94
Growth 37 #58 of 92 48 #48 of 92 17 #77 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 47 #48 of 90 17 #75 of 90
Financial Health 45 #55 of 99 18 #81 of 99 74 #27 of 99
Shareholder Returns 72 #21 of 73 – 74 #20 of 73
Overall 61 39 43
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • VLN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSSNPSVLNSPY
1 month -4.7%+11.4%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%+23.6%+9.8% +3.9%
6 months -21.5%-2.0%+11.3% +8.2%
Year to date +33.7%+1.0%+18.3% +12.9%
1 year +31.8%+1.9%-4.0% +12.3%
3 years -10.2%+3.8%-20.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%+1.3%-7.3% +23.3%
5 years +0.6%+45.2%-81.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.1%+7.7%-28.7% +10.9%
10 years —+713.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFSSNPSVLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%44.7%102.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%42.7%93.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.181.684.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.04-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-42.3%-90.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-11.3%-52.4% -1.2%
52-week high $89.96$534.56$3.53 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$372.33$1.11 $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.

MultipleGFSSNPSVLN
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 45.6x 69.8xmedian 45.6x -5.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.7x 10.2xmedian 7.7x 2.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 29.0x 42.1xmedian 29.0x -3.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x -11.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.64median 2.28 147.37median 2.28 0.49median 2.28

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 monthsGFSSNPSVLN
Revenue $6.94B $8.88B $71.70M
Gross profit $1.88B $6.53B $44.29M
Operating income $804.00M $847.20M -$34.09M
Net income $720.00M $1.30B -$32.43M
Free cash flow $796.00M – -$14.77M
R&D $563.00M $2.81B $42.24M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $6.77 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $3.61B $42.56M
Total debt $1.12B $10.04B $343.00K
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 192.32M 103.14M
Enterprise value $14.32B $87.29B -$182.57M

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
MetricGFSSNPSVLN
P/E 36.2x 69.8x -5.3x
P/FCF 32.6x – -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – -12.4x
P/S 3.7x 10.2x 2.4x
P/B 2.2x 2.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 42.1x -3.3x
EV/EBIT 30.8x 114.9x -2.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 11.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 31.1x – -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x – -6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.64 147.37 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSVLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 38.0% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 22.8% -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 28.2% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 18.9% -11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% -23.3% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -7.0% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% -34.9% 2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 8.0% -12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% -45.2% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 0.5% -10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% – -168.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% – -103.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSVLN
Gross margin 27.1% 73.5% 61.8%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 26.0% -37.9%
Operating margin 11.6% 9.5% -47.5%
Pretax margin 12.6% 16.5% -45.1%
Net margin 10.3% 14.7% -45.2%
FCF margin 11.5% – -20.6%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% – -19.4%
Return on equity 6.1% 4.2% -33.8%
Return on assets 4.3% 2.7% -26.4%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 1.8% -34.5%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 2.0% -32.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 20.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSVLN
Debt / assets 6.6% 21.0% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.8x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 34.7% 22.1%
Equity / assets 70.0% 65.3% 77.9%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.3x 5.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.7x 4.0x
Altman Z-score 2.86 3.90 1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSSNPSVLN
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.1% – 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.

ConsensusGFSSNPSVLN
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $-0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +21.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $84.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +12.8% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSSNPSVLN
Held by institutions 98.4% 92.3% 38.6%
Institutions holding 438 1,440 54
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +5.6% +14.8%
Institutions buying 305 772 38
Institutions selling 88 493 7
Buyers to sellers 3.47 1.57 5.43

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.

GFSSNPSVLN
GFS 1.00 0.38 0.42
SNPS 0.38 1.00 0.29
VLN 0.42 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, SNPS and VLN?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.96B, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.90B, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) $173.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, SNPS and VLN?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 36.2x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -5.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.7x, Synopsys (SNPS) 32.6x). 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%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -45.2%). On return on invested capital, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -34.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalfoundries (GFS) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +31.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -4.0%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) +0.1%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -28.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.51%. Synopsys (SNPS) and Valens Semiconductor (VLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) 102.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.