Globalfoundries (GFS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2022 - 2026)
Globalfoundries (GFS) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.83% for Q3 2026, up 5.85 percentage points from -1.02% a year earlier but down 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Globalfoundries (GFS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Globalfoundries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.05%, up 7.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of +6.67 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Globalfoundries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -1.64% in FY2024 (-9.83 pp), 8.19% in FY2023 (-1.64 pp), 9.83% in FY2022 (+10.44 pp) and -0.62% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of -1.70% in Q1 2025 to a high of 9.30% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 8.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 9.58 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 5.13% (Q2 2026), 5.52% (Q1 2026) and 5.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,516.52 Bn | 4,290.68 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 71.14% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 1,945.01 Bn | 1,569.87 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,397.97 Bn | 1,324.02 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 25.97% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 778.23 Bn | 683.86 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 67.70% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 731.93 Bn | 680.14 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 10.50% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 553.38 Bn | 509.07 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 294.27 Bn | 140.33 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 1.05% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 264.14 Bn | 229.58 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 25.26% |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 253.31 Bn | 228.18 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 22.86% |
| 10 | Globalfoundries | 21.46 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 571.00 Mn | 4.83% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.88% |
Globalfoundries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "GFS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GFS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();