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GFS (GLOBALFOUNDRIES) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -1.30% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. GLOBALFOUNDRIES's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -1.30%.

The historical rank and industry rank for GLOBALFOUNDRIES's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GFS' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.3   Med: -1   Max: 0.2
Current: -1.3

During the past 7 years, GLOBALFOUNDRIES's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.20%. The lowest was -1.30%. And the median was -1.00%.

GFS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
54.37% of 732 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: -1.9 vs GFS: -1.30

Competitive Comparison of GLOBALFOUNDRIES's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, GLOBALFOUNDRIES's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, GLOBALFOUNDRIES's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GLOBALFOUNDRIES's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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GLOBALFOUNDRIES 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES (NAS:GFS) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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400 Stonebreak Road Extension, Malta, NY, USA, 12020
Website
https://www.gf.com
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. GlobalFoundries merged with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2009 and acquired IBM's chipmaking business in 2015. GF is headquartered in Malta, New York, and employs about 13,000 people.