Down 23% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%.
GFS's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 5.
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| Long-term trend | −1 |
| Latest filing | 6-K, Nov 4 |
“U.S. chip stocks rebound sharply after Thursday's brutal selloff”
GFS closed +6.2% that day.
1 big story on GFS in the past 12 months, for Pro members.
Tue Dec 22: Ex-dividend, $0.12 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 14.
After its last 4 reports it closed +3.7% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
GFS is #31 of 84 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 10, before the open (in 93 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
GFS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read. Its annual report gives the year's, in About.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Share-based compensation in cost of revenue and operating expenses | $16M to $52M |
Sales grew 7% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | -3.2% | -6.0% | not yet |
| Aug 5, 2026 | -7.5% | -4.9% | -2.3% |
| May 5, 2026 | +3.3% | +9.3% | +10.7% |
Sales grew in three of the last six years, to $6.8B in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.
RSI 35.6, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 26% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.48 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $267M a year |
| Free cash flow | $1B |
One insider bought $94K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
GlobalFoundries is a top-five contract semiconductor manufacturer globally. It was originally the manufacturing arm of Advanced Micro Devices before it was spun out in 2009. The foundry sells chips into a range of end markets including smartphones, PCs, Internet of Things, data centers, automotive, industrial, and so on, but primarily focuses on more mature process technologies. Until 2021, the firm was privately held by Mubadala Investment, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates, which remains its controlling shareholder today. GlobalFoundries merged with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2009 and acquired IBM's chipmaking business in 2015. GF is headquartered in Malta, New York, and has about 13,000 staff.
“The foundry segment of the semiconductor industry is highly competitive globally.”
GFS scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #31 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 23% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
GFS scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #31 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind GFS's 5.
One insider bought $94K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is Ganesh Moorthy, Director, who bought $94K on Nov 5.
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