GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) Issues Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.300-0.400 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.8 billion.

GlobalFoundries Trading Up 15.6%

NASDAQ:GFS traded up $6.54 on Wednesday, reaching $48.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,273,745 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,995,831. GlobalFoundries has a 1-year low of $29.77 and a 1-year high of $48.67. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $39.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.26. The firm has a market cap of $26.78 billion, a PE ratio of -538.47, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.24 and a current ratio of 3.03.

GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. GlobalFoundries had a negative net margin of 0.65% and a positive return on equity of 6.64%. The company had revenue of $1.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.46 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. GlobalFoundries has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.400 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that GlobalFoundries will post 1.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on GFS. Morgan Stanley set a $43.00 price objective on shares of GlobalFoundries in a research report on Monday. Citigroup boosted their price target on GlobalFoundries from $35.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered GlobalFoundries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of GlobalFoundries in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of GlobalFoundries from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GlobalFoundries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.23.

More GlobalFoundries News

Here are the key news stories impacting GlobalFoundries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — GAFA reported EPS of $0.55 vs. the $0.47 consensus and revenue of $1.83B vs. $1.80B consensus; EPS rose year-over-year from $0.46, which helped lift sentiment after results were released. GlobalFoundries Inc. (GFS) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Deeper metrics analysis — Analysts are parsing underlying KPIs (margins, segment trends, and backlog) to judge sustainability of the beat; read for detail on which areas drove the quarter. Here’s What Key Metrics Tell Us About GlobalFoundries (GFS) Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Official filings and materials available — The company posted its Q4/FY2025 press release, slide deck and conference call transcript, useful if you want management commentary and model details. GlobalFoundries Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic/market narrative coverage — Industry pieces examine partnerships and board moves (Israel Telsys, Mubadala) that could reshape the investment thesis but are speculative for near-term stock moves. Did Israel Telsys Partnership and Mubadala Board Move Just Shift GlobalFoundries’ (GFS) Investment Narrative?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest note is inconsistent — a reported large increase contains zero/share values and appears to be data-noise; treat short-interest signals with caution until corrected.
• Negative Sentiment: Below-consensus guidance — GFS guided Q1 2026 EPS to $0.30–$0.40 (consensus ≈ $0.38) and revenue to $1.6–$1.7B vs. ~$1.8B consensus; the softer revenue guide likely restrained upside from the quarterly beat and is the primary reason investors are cautious despite the strong headline numbers. GlobalFoundries Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GFS. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of GlobalFoundries during the third quarter worth approximately $53,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of GlobalFoundries during the 4th quarter valued at $116,000. Bayesian Capital Management LP purchased a new position in GlobalFoundries in the 2nd quarter worth $210,000. US Bancorp DE raised its position in GlobalFoundries by 25.1% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 1,170 shares during the period. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in GlobalFoundries by 5.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 6,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter.

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries, Inc (NASDAQ: GFS) is a leading contract semiconductor manufacturer that provides wafer fabrication and related services to semiconductor companies and systems manufacturers. The company operates as a pure-play foundry, producing integrated circuits across a range of process technologies for customers in markets such as automotive, communications, consumer electronics, industrial, and aerospace. Its service offering spans process development, manufacturing, test and packaging support, and design enablement including process design kits (PDKs) and intellectual property (IP) libraries to help customers bring designs to production.

GlobalFoundries focuses on a portfolio of differentiated and specialty process nodes, offering technologies for radio-frequency (RF) and wireless, analog and mixed-signal, power management, embedded non-volatile memory, and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process families.