Arm vs Globalfoundries
ARM and GFS side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ARM and GFS compare
Arm grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (25.1% versus 1.4% for Globalfoundries).
Arm keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.2% compared with 10.3% at Globalfoundries.
Arm scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 8 for Globalfoundries), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ARM | GFS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $205.97 | $41.90 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.9% | 22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −34.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.88 | 1.79 |
| Employees | 9,584 | 1,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 25.1% (better) | 1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 7.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 49.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 47.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 97.5% (better) | 27.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.0% (better) | 11.6% |
| Net margin | 20.2% (better) | 10.3% |
| FCF margin | 29.2% (better) | 11.5% |
| Return on equity | 13.4% (better) | 6.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.4% (better) | 5.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.09 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.04 |
| Current ratio | 5.25 (better) | 2.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 9.3% | 98.2% |
| Held by insiders | 86.8% | 72.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$72.2M | −$3.8M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- ARM stock overview
- ARM income statement
- ARM valuation and score
- GFS stock overview
- GFS income statement
- GFS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.