GFS vs TXN vs INTC Stock Comparison

Globalfoundries, Texas Instruments and Intel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$45.00 -8.2% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.72B
P/E
35.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$298.12 +7.2% 1M +76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$281.00B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
INTC Intel Corp
$90.47 -26.4% 1M +136.3% 1Y
Market cap
$476.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.03B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGFSTXNINTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.72B $281.00B $476.72B INTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.9x 39.7x -42.2x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 34.8x 61.1x GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +20.3% +7.5% TXN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 34.1% -19.8% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 22.9% 0.0% TXN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.5x 1.7x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% +76.3% +136.3% INTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.8%/yr +13.6%/yr INTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 41.9% 77.6% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 68/100 34/100 TXN

Percentile Scorecard

GFSTXNINTC

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

AxisGFSTXNINTC
Valuation 93 #8 of 95 56 #42 of 95 43 #55 of 95
Growth 38 #58 of 93 70 #29 of 93 63 #35 of 93
Profitability 54 #42 of 91 98 #3 of 91 30 #64 of 91
Financial Health 46 #55 of 101 43 #58 of 101 9 #92 of 101
Shareholder Returns 70 #23 of 75 74 #20 of 75 23 #58 of 75
Overall 60 68 34
  • GFS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TXN ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • INTC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFSTXNINTCSPY
1 month -8.2%+7.2%-26.4% -0.8%
3 months -15.4%+6.7%-1.3% +3.5%
6 months -25.4%+10.6%+6.4% +7.0%
Year to date +28.9%+71.8%+145.2% +12.2%
1 year +27.4%+76.3%+136.3% +13.0%
3 years -13.4%+108.3%+154.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.7%+27.7%+36.6% +23.1%
5 years —+59.3%+88.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+9.8%+13.6% +11.0%
10 years —+315.7%+159.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.3%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGFSTXNINTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%41.9%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%35.4%68.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.171.483.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.451.821.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-33.9%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-10.3%-35.8% -1.8%
52-week high $89.96$332.28$140.94 $779.14
52-week low $32.24$153.33$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.

MultipleGFSTXNINTC
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 42.1x 38.5xmedian 42.1x -40.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 7.1x 13.1xmedian 7.1x 8.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 27.5x 25.9xmedian 27.5x 38.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 37.2x 37.2xmedian 37.2x 161.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 4.2x 14.2xmedian 4.2x 4.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.58median 2.23 -259.75median 2.23 0.35median 2.23

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 monthsGFSTXNINTC
Revenue $6.94B $20.77B $57.03B
Gross profit $1.88B $12.51B $22.02B
Operating income $804.00M $8.47B -$77.00M
Net income $720.00M $7.11B -$11.67B
Free cash flow $796.00M $7.32B $2.83B
R&D $563.00M $2.10B $13.19B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $7.68 $-2.21
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $4.21B $12.87B
Total debt $1.12B $13.56B $50.54B
Shares (diluted) 558.00M 921.00M 5.10B
Enterprise value $14.02B $255.87B $345.85B

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
MetricGFSTXNINTC
P/E 34.9x 38.5x -40.9x
P/FCF 31.4x 37.2x 161.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 27.5x 30.5x
P/S 3.6x 13.1x 8.0x
P/B 2.1x 14.2x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 14.4x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 25.9x 38.8x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 32.8x -6,195x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 13.4x 8.4x
EV/FCF 29.9x 38.0x 168.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 28.1x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.58 -259.75 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFSTXNINTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 20.3% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 4.7% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 26.0% 39.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 2.3% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 575.7% 42.8% 99.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 2.0% 72.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 742.9% 41.0% 44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 0.1% -132.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 717.0% 39.9% 52.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -0.1% -115.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.2% 43.5% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 14.8% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.1% 251.8% 125.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 64.4% 29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFSTXNINTC
Gross margin 27.1% 60.2% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 51.7% 21.6%
Operating margin 11.6% 40.8% -0.1%
Pretax margin 12.6% 39.1% -17.3%
Net margin 10.3% 34.1% -19.8%
FCF margin 11.5% 35.2% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 47.7% 26.2%
Return on equity 6.1% 38.3% -9.8%
Return on assets 4.3% 19.6% -5.5%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 22.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 25.4% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.4x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.0% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFSTXNINTC
Debt / assets 6.6% 36.8% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 0.5x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.9x 17.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.0% 47.9% 49.0%
Equity / assets 70.0% 52.1% 51.0%
Interest coverage – 15.0x –
Current ratio 2.5x 5.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 3.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.75 13.09 3.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFSTXNINTC
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% -0.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.8% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusGFSTXNINTC
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 34.8xFY2026 61.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +252.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.5% +28.2% +39.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $23.00BFY2026 $59.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.0% +8.5% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFSTXNINTC
Held by institutions 98.4% 89.1% 68.7%
Institutions holding 438 2,863 3,562
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +3.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 305 1,584 2,146
Institutions selling 88 942 1,157
Buyers to sellers 3.47 1.68 1.85

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.

GFSTXNINTC
GFS 1.00 0.51 0.56
TXN 0.51 1.00 0.44
INTC 0.56 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFS, TXN and INTC?

Intel (INTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.72B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $281.00B, Intel (INTC) $476.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFS, TXN and INTC?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.9x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 39.7x, Intel (INTC) -42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 24.7x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.8x, Intel (INTC) 61.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Instruments (TXN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%, Intel (INTC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%, Intel (INTC) -19.8%). On return on invested capital, Texas Instruments (TXN) leads (Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%, Intel (INTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intel (INTC) returned the most: Globalfoundries (GFS) +27.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +76.3%, Intel (INTC) +136.3%. Over five years, Intel (INTC) compounded fastest (Texas Instruments (TXN) +9.8%/yr, Intel (INTC) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.9%, Intel (INTC) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFS, TXN 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, Texas Instruments (TXN) 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.