For the quarter ended December 2025, GlobalFoundries Inc. (GFS) reported revenue of $1.83 billion, representing no change compared to the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.55, compared to $0.46 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.8 billion, representing a surprise of +1.56%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.4%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.47.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how GlobalFoundries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Wafer shipment volume: 619 compared to the 624 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net revenue- Type of goods and services- Wafer revenue: $1.61 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.57 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.9%.
- Net revenue- End Markets- Smart Mobile Devices: $657 million compared to the $686.84 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11% year over year.
- Net revenue- End Markets- Non wafer revenue and other: $218 million compared to the $233.1 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +42.5% year over year.
- Net revenue- End Markets- Home and Industrial IoT: $303 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $282.09 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.7%.
- Net revenue- End Markets- Automotive: $427 million versus $417.3 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.1% change.
- Net revenue- End Markets- Communications Infrastructure & Datacenter: $225 million versus $183.39 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +32.4% change.
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Shares of GlobalFoundries have returned +2.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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