GFS vs SONY vs MCHP Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Sony and Microchip Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.70 -4.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.43B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$150.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins
MCHP Microchip Technology Inc
$80.17 +1.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.09B
P/E
117.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Globalfoundries 5, Microchip Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFSSONYMCHPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.43B $150.62B $43.09B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x -29.5x 117.3x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 19.4x 21.1x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +2.1% +20.9% MCHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% -6.2% 7.2% GFS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 12.2% 5.5% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.3x 3.4x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% -10.7% +24.2% GFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr +1.6%/yr +1.5%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 29.3% 49.4% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 54/100 42/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

GFSSONYMCHP

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

AxisGFSSONYMCHP
Valuation 94 #7 of 94 80 #23 of 112 53 #45 of 94
Growth 37 #58 of 92 20 #87 of 109 41 #55 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 63 #39 of 104 60 #37 of 90
Financial Health 45 #55 of 99 47 #62 of 116 5 #94 of 99
Shareholder Returns 72 #21 of 73 61 #32 of 81 51 #36 of 73
Overall 61 54 42
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MCHP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSSONYMCHPSPY
1 month -4.7%+8.9%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%+13.0%+5.9% +3.9%
6 months -21.5%+28.4%-4.9% +8.2%
Year to date +33.7%+0.2%+25.8% +12.9%
1 year +31.8%-10.7%+24.2% +12.3%
3 years -10.2%+60.1%+10.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%+17.0%+3.5% +23.3%
5 years +0.6%+8.4%+7.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.1%+1.6%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years —+306.3%+165.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFSSONYMCHPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%29.3%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%27.5%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.180.602.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.53-0.360.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-50.9%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.1%-15.3%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $89.96$30.26$102.92 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$19.32$49.02 $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.

MultipleGFSSONYMCHP
P/E now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 45.6x -30.0xmedian 33.2x 118.4xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.7x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 8.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 29.0x 8.5xmedian 20.0x 32.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 40.6x 14.6xmedian 29.8x 44.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 6.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.64median 2.28 0.75median 1.17 -2.55median 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 monthsGFSSONYMCHP
Revenue $6.94B $82.39B $5.12B
Gross profit $1.88B $26.19B $3.08B
Operating income $804.00M $10.29B $794.80M
Net income $720.00M -$5.01B $478.40M
Free cash flow $796.00M $10.78B $985.70M
R&D $563.00M – $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $-0.85 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $13.40B $272.30M
Total debt $1.12B $36.06B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 6.01B 550.50M
Enterprise value $13.74B $87.89B $42.09B

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
MetricGFSSONYMCHP
P/E 36.2x -30.0x 118.4x
P/FCF 32.6x 14.6x 44.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 11.6x 36.3x
P/S 3.7x 1.9x 8.5x
P/B 2.2x 2.9x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.1x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 8.5x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 30.8x 14.7x 61.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 1.8x 9.5x
EV/FCF 31.1x 14.1x 49.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 11.2x 40.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.64 0.75 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSSONYMCHP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 2.1% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -1.2% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 9.0% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% -5.8% -19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 12.4% 627.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 6.1% -37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% -168.9% 422.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -40.0% -41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% -167.4% 301.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -40.2% -46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% -18.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 28.4% -31.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% -11.4% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 82.7% -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSSONYMCHP
Gross margin 27.1% 31.8% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 21.6% 29.3%
Operating margin 11.6% 12.5% 15.5%
Pretax margin 12.6% 12.2% 11.3%
Net margin 10.3% -6.2% 7.2%
FCF margin 11.5% 13.1% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 16.4% 23.4%
Return on equity 6.1% -9.5% 7.4%
Return on assets 4.3% -5.1% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 12.2% 5.5%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 15.1% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x -2.7x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSSONYMCHP
Debt / assets 6.6% 7.5% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -0.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 0.7x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 45.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets 70.0% 54.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage – 12.2x 3.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.86 3.86 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSSONYMCHP
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 1.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.3% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 206.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 100.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%

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.

ConsensusGFSSONYMCHP
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +131.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +6.8% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $6.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +40.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +0.3% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSSONYMCHP
Held by institutions 98.4% 7.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 438 739 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +2.1% +7.0%
Institutions buying 305 333 681
Institutions selling 88 268 432
Buyers to sellers 3.47 1.24 1.58

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.

GFSSONYMCHP
GFS 1.00 -0.02 0.58
SONY -0.02 1.00 -0.03
MCHP 0.58 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, SONY and MCHP?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.43B, Sony (SONY) $150.62B, Microchip Technology (MCHP) $43.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, SONY and MCHP?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.5x, Sony (SONY) -29.5x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 117.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.7x, Sony (SONY) 19.4x, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microchip Technology (MCHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globalfoundries (GFS) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalfoundries (GFS) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +31.8%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +24.2%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Globalfoundries (GFS) +0.1%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr, Microchip Technology (MCHP) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.00%, Sony (SONY) 0.00%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 0.02%. Globalfoundries (GFS) and Sony (SONY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Microchip Technology (MCHP) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFS, SONY and MCHP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) 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.