GFS Stock — GlobalFoundries Inc.

GlobalFoundries Inc. (GFS)

GFS is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.27%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is -3.9% over the past 4.8 years, 83.8 points behind SPY at 79.9%.

At the current 1.09% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $109 per year, or $9.08 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

GlobalFoundries Inc. is a semiconductor foundry that manufactures wafer fabrication services and semiconductor devices including microprocessors, mobile application processors, and power management units, with operations across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. The company distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. GlobalFoundries may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor manufacturing sector.

GFS performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is -3.9% over the past 4.8 years, 83.8 points behind SPY at 79.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.1%.

GFS key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/28/2021

Distribution rate

1.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.27%

Last close

$44.53

Market cap

$24,433,648,093

Average volume

4320938.0

Next dividend

$0.12

Next ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Next payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

1.796

Payout ratio

0.142

P/E ratio

34.79

Forward P/E

17.2414

EPS

$1.28

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.09%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.27%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GFS risks and drawbacks

GFS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 51.1%.

Who may consider GFS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GFS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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