Globalfoundries (GFS) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Globalfoundries (GFS) posted Operating Expenses of $271.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.11% sequentially from $253.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 32.84% YoY from $204.0 million in Q1 2025.
Globalfoundries (GFS) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Globalfoundries has reported Operating Expenses for 7 years, with the latest figure at $271.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 32.84% year-over-year to $271.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $960.0 million (down 47.34% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $893.0 million, down 52.12% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $271.0 million in Q1 2026 per GFS's latest filing, from $253.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.2 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $204.0 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $298.4 million and a median of $244.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 99.93% in 2022, then soared 418.02% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $334.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 33.53% to $222.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 418.02% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 78.0% to $253.0 million in 2025, then rose by 7.11% to $271.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $271.0 million, $253.0 million, and $224.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,000.69 Bn | 4,957.21 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 7.62 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,106.48 Bn | 2,009.53 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 2.97 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,866.23 Bn | 1,846.60 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 4.63 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,057.61 Bn | 1,031.59 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 822.43 Bn | 810.09 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 3.94 Bn |
| 6 | Intel | 458.91 Bn | 444.79 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 4.71 Bn |
| 7 | Aeluma | 301.08 Bn | 301.05 Bn | 386,000.00 | 2.13 Mn |
| 8 | Arm Holdings | 255.32 Bn | 251.43 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -1.16 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 245.36 Bn | 238.36 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Globalfoundries | 55.51 Bn | 52.51 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 271.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 271.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 253.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 224.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 212.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 229.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 246.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 222.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 268.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 257.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 225.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 334.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 253.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 241.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 244.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 297.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 248.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 334.00 Bn |