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GlobalFoundries
(NASDAQ:GFS) 

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductors for the technology sector. It offers direct and indirect supplementary, post-wafer-manufacturing, prototyping, mask, APM framework, supply chain management, and turnkey services; and ultra-low-power baseband and radio frequency solutions f...

Founded: 2009
CEO: Thomas Caulfield  
Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductors

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At a glance:
  • Leading Pure-Play Foundry with Specialty/FDX Focus: GlobalFoundries is a major contract chip manufacturer positioned more toward specialty processes (RF, analog/mixed-signal, embedded memory) and its 22FDX/FD-SOI offerings than bleeding-edge logic nodes.
  • Automotive, Industrial, and Connectivity End-Market Exposure: Revenue is tied heavily to long-cycle, higher-reliability segments such as automotive and industrial, alongside communications and IoT—often providing steadier demand than consumer-only exposure, but still sensitive to macro and inventory cycles.
  • Capacity and Long-Term Agreements Support Visibility: The company has historically emphasized capacity planning and multi-year customer commitments/long-term supply agreements, which can improve utilization and revenue visibility compared with more spot-driven demand.
  • Expansion and Capex Disciplined by Node Strategy: Investment tends to focus on expanding/modernizing specialty capacity in existing fabs and regions, with capital intensity shaped by a strategy that avoids the most expensive leading-edge node races.
  • Key Risks: Utilization Cycles, Pricing Pressure, and Geopolitics: Results can swing with industry utilization rates and customer inventory corrections, while competition and pricing dynamics remain persistent; additionally, trade controls and regional manufacturing incentives can materially affect costs and strategic options.
Bull Thesis:
  • Critical Role in Mature & Specialized Nodes: GlobalFoundries' strategic focus on mature and specialized process technologies (e.g., 28nm, FD-SOI, RF-SOI, power management, automotive) positions it as an indispensable supplier for a wide range of industries. These nodes are essential for automotive, industrial, IoT, communications infrastructure, and aerospace/defense, offering stable demand and less cyclicality compared to leading-edge technologies.
  • Strong Government Support & Geopolitical Tailwinds: With significant manufacturing presence in the US and Europe, GlobalFoundries is a prime beneficiary of government initiatives like the US CHIPS Act and the EU Chips Act. These programs provide substantial grants, tax credits, and incentives aimed at bolstering domestic semiconductor manufacturing, reducing GFS's capital expenditure burden and enhancing its competitive position.
  • Enhanced Financial Discipline & Profitability Focus: GFS has shifted its strategy towards optimizing existing fabs, improving utilization rates, and prioritizing higher-margin specialized technologies over aggressive, capital-intensive leading-edge expansion. This disciplined approach has led to improved gross margins, operating leverage, and a clearer path towards sustainable free cash flow generation, making it a more financially robust company.
  • Sticky Customer Relationships & Long-Term Agreements: The foundry business, especially in specialized nodes, involves long design cycles and deep customer integration. GlobalFoundries often secures long-term supply agreements (LTAs) with key customers, particularly in critical sectors like automotive and industrial, providing significant revenue visibility and stability. The high cost and complexity of switching foundries create strong customer stickiness.
Bear Thesis:
  • Persistent Competition & Potential Pricing Pressure: Despite its focus on mature nodes, GlobalFoundries faces intense competition from larger foundries like TSMC (which also has significant mature node capacity), UMC, SMIC, and even some integrated device manufacturers (IDMs). This competitive landscape can lead to pricing pressure, especially during periods of weaker demand, potentially impacting GFS's margins and profitability.
  • High Capital Intensity & Industry Cyclicality Risks: Semiconductor manufacturing remains an extremely capital-intensive business, requiring continuous investment in advanced equipment and R&D. While mature nodes are generally less volatile, the overall semiconductor industry is cyclical. GFS is not immune to downturns in demand, which can lead to lower fab utilization rates and negatively impact its financial performance despite government subsidies.
  • Limited Exposure to Leading-Edge Growth: GlobalFoundries' strategic decision to exit leading-edge process nodes means it largely misses out on the highest growth segments driven by AI, advanced smartphones, and high-performance computing, which are dominated by TSMC and Samsung. This could limit its overall revenue growth potential compared to its leading competitors and cap its market valuation.
  • Execution Risks in Expansion & Technology Roadmaps: While GFS is optimizing existing fabs, it still undertakes significant expansion projects (e.g., in Malta, Singapore) and develops new specialized processes. Any delays, cost overruns, or challenges in ramping up new capacity or successfully bringing new technologies to market could impact financial performance, customer commitments, and its ability to meet demand.
  • Customer Concentration & End Market Dependence: While diversified, GlobalFoundries still derives a significant portion of its revenue from a few large customers (e.g., Qualcomm, NXP, STMicro) and specific end markets (e.g., automotive, communications infrastructure). A significant slowdown or loss of business from one of these key customers or a severe downturn in a critical end market could disproportionately impact GFS's financials.
Main Competitors:
  • TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) ($TSM) (Semiconductor manufacturing services (advanced and mature nodes)), TSMC is the world's largest and most technologically advanced pure-play semiconductor foundry. They compete with GlobalFoundries across all market segments, offering a broader range of process technologies, superior scale, and often leading-edge performance, particularly in high-volume and advanced applications like CPUs, GPUs, and mobile SoCs. While GF has exited the bleeding-edge race, TSMC remains the benchmark for foundry capabilities.
  • Samsung Foundry (part of Samsung Electronics) ($SSNLF) (Semiconductor manufacturing services (advanced and mature nodes)), Samsung Foundry is the second-largest foundry globally and a major competitor, especially in advanced process technologies (e.g., 5nm, 4nm, 3nm). They compete directly with GlobalFoundries for high-performance computing, mobile, and automotive customers, leveraging their integrated device manufacturer (IDM) capabilities and extensive R&D resources, often offering competitive pricing and technology roadmaps.
  • UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) ($UMC) (Semiconductor manufacturing services (mature and specialty nodes)), UMC is a pure-play foundry that competes with GlobalFoundries primarily in mature and specialty process technologies (e.g., 28nm, 40nm, 55nm, 65nm). They focus on applications like automotive, industrial, IoT, and display drivers, areas where GlobalFoundries also has a strong presence, often competing on cost-effectiveness, specific technology features, and customer service for high-volume, less cutting-edge designs.
  • Intel Foundry Services (IFS) ($INTC) (Semiconductor manufacturing services (advanced and mature nodes)), Intel Foundry Services is Intel's strategic initiative to become a major foundry player, offering its advanced process technology and manufacturing capacity to external customers. While still building its external customer base, IFS aims to compete with GlobalFoundries by leveraging Intel's significant R&D and manufacturing scale, particularly for high-performance computing and AI chips, and by offering a geographically diverse manufacturing option (US and Europe).
Moat:
GlobalFoundries operates in a highly capital-intensive and competitive semiconductor foundry market. Its primary moat lies in its strategic focus on differentiated, feature-rich process technologies (e.g., FD-SOI, RF-SOI, SiGe) for high-growth, long-lifecycle markets like automotive, industrial, IoT, and aerospace/defense, rather than directly competing at the bleeding edge (sub-7nm) with market leaders. This specialization allows for stronger customer stickiness due to longer design cycles and qualification processes. Furthermore, GF's geographically diversified manufacturing footprint across the US, Germany, and Singapore provides a crucial advantage in offering supply chain resilience and security, a growing priority for customers. Competition is intense, primarily from TSMC and Samsung Foundry, who dominate advanced nodes and possess significantly larger R&D budgets and scale. Other pure-play foundries like UMC compete in mature nodes, while emerging players like Intel Foundry Services represent a new, well-funded threat aiming to capture market share across various technology nodes.
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-11-30 
                     
      net revenue
    1,688,000,000 1,688,000,000 1,585,000,000 1,830,000,000 1,739,000,000 1,632,000,000 1,549,000,000  1,852,000,000 1,845,000,000 1,841,000,000 2,101,000,000 2,074,000,000 1,993,000,000 1,940,000,000   
      cost of revenue
    1,269,000,000 1,280,000,000 1,230,000,000 1,381,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,237,000,000 1,156,000,000  1,323,000,000 1,313,000,000 1,326,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,464,000,000 1,455,000,000 1,471,000,000   
      gross profit
    419,000,000 408,000,000 355,000,000 449,000,000 414,000,000 395,000,000 393,000,000  529,000,000 532,000,000 515,000,000 622,000,000 610,000,000 538,000,000 469,000,000  300,000,000 
      yoy
    1.21% 3.29% -9.67%  -21.74% -25.75% -23.69%  -13.28% -1.12% 9.81%  103.33%     
      qoq
    2.70% 14.93% -20.94% 8.45% 4.81% 0.51%   -0.56% 3.30% -17.20% 1.97% 13.38% 14.71%    
      gross margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% 17.65% 
      research and development expenses
    124,000,000 134,000,000 127,000,000       106,000,000  110,000,000 124,000,000 120,000,000 128,000,000   
      selling, general and administrative expenses and other
    100,000,000 78,000,000 77,000,000               
      restructuring charges
       1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000   17,000,000  5,000,000       
      operating expenses
    224,000,000 212,000,000 204,000,000       257,000,000  334,000,000 253,000,000 241,000,000 244,000,000   
      income from operations
    195,000,000 196,000,000 151,000,000 -701,000,000 185,000,000 155,000,000            
      yoy
    5.41% 26.45%                
      qoq
    -0.51% 29.80% -121.54% -478.92% 19.35%             
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% 
      finance income
    18,000,000      10,000,000  3,000,000         
      other income
    8,000,000 8,000,000 30,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000    -21,000,000 -11,000,000 -14,000,000 -10,000,000 8,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000  2,000,000 
      income before income taxes
    221,000,000 221,000,000 195,000,000 -687,000,000 195,000,000 167,000,000            
      income tax benefit
    28,000,000 7,000,000 16,000,000 -12,500,000 -17,000,000    6,000,000        -22,000,000 
      net income
    249,000,000 228,000,000 211,000,000 -729,000,000 178,000,000 155,000,000 134,000,000  249,000,000  254,000,000       
      yoy
    39.89% 47.10% 57.46%  -28.51%  -47.24%           
      qoq
    9.21% 8.06% -128.94% -509.55% 14.84% 15.67%            
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% 
      attributable to:
                     
      shareholders of globalfoundries inc.
    248,000,000 228,000,000 210,000,000 -730,000,000 177,000,000 155,000,000    240,000,000  668,000,000 337,000,000 264,000,000 179,000,000   
      non-controlling interests
    1,000,000  1,000,000               
      net earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the company:
                     
      basic
    0.45 0.41 0.38 -1.32 0.32 0.28            
      diluted
    0.44 0.41 0.38 -1.31 0.32 0.28            
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                     
      basic
    555 555 554 553 552 554            
      diluted
    559 557 557 553 555 557            
      finance income net
     17,000,000 14,000,000 10,250,000 15,000,000 16,000,000            
      research and development expense
       93,750,000 130,000,000 121,000,000            
      selling, general and administrative expense and other
       83,500,000 98,000,000 114,000,000            
      operating expense
       178,750,000 229,000,000 240,000,000            
      non-controlling interest
       500,000 1,000,000  1,000,000   -3,000,000  -500,000 -1,000,000  -1,000,000   
      income tax expense
         -12,000,000 -21,000,000   -28,000,000 -23,000,000 -19,500,000 -19,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000   
      operating expenses:
                     
      research and development
          124,000,000  108,000,000  109,000,000      114,000,000 
      selling, general and administrative
          122,000,000  143,000,000         
      total operating expenses
          246,000,000  268,000,000  225,000,000      248,000,000 
      operating profit
          147,000,000  261,000,000  290,000,000      52,000,000 
      shareholders of globalfoundries
          133,000,000  249,000,000  254,000,000       
      eps:
                     
      basic
          240,000           
      diluted
          240,000           
      shares used in eps calculation:
                     
      basic
          555,000,000  553  550      500,000,000 
      diluted
          558,000,000  556  555      511,943,050 
      earnings per share:
                     
      basic
            0.45  0.46      0.01 
      diluted
            0.45  0.46      0.01 
      shares used in earnings per share calculation:
                     
      basic
          555,000,000  553  550      500,000,000 
      diluted
          558,000,000  556  555      511,943,050 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
             132,000,000  130,000,000 129,000,000 121,000,000 116,000,000   
      restructuring expenses
             19,000,000        
      profit from operations
             275,000,000  219,750,000 357,000,000 297,000,000 225,000,000   
      finance income (expenses)
                     
      share of profit of joint ventures
             1,000,000  750,000 1,000,000 1,000,000    
      profit before income taxes
             265,000,000  214,000,000 355,000,000 294,000,000 207,000,000   
      net income for the period
             237,000,000  194,500,000 336,000,000 264,000,000 178,000,000   
      net earnings per share attributable to the equity holders of the company:
                     
      basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
             552  539 543 535 532   
      diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
             556  552 553 550 549   
      basic earnings per share
             0.43  1.24 0.62 0.49 0.34   
      diluted earnings per share
             0.43  1.2 0.61 0.48 0.33   
      sales, marketing, general and administrative
              111,000,000      134,000,000 
      finance expense
              1,000,000      -27,000,000 
      earnings per share :
                     
      basic
            0.45  0.46      0.01 
      diluted
            0.45  0.46      0.01 
      finance expenses
               -53,000,000 -11,000,000 -19,000,000 -28,000,000   
      share of profit of joint ventures and associates
                  1,000,000   
      revenue
                    1,700,000,000 
      yoy
                     
      qoq
                     
      cost of sales
                    1,400,000,000 
      net income inc. nci
                    5,000,000 
      shares used in earnings per share calculation
                     
      basic
          555,000,000  553  550      500,000,000 
      diluted
          558,000,000  556  555      511,943,050 
    Balance Sheets:
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      Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-11-30 2021-09-30 
                        
        assets
                        
        current assets:
                        
        cash and cash equivalents
      2,016,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,596,000,000 2,192,000,000 2,286,000,000 2,184,000,000 2,247,000,000 2,387,000,000 1,880,000,000 1,832,000,000 2,256,000,000 2,352,000,000 2,541,000,000 2,474,000,000 3,264,000,000 2,939,187,000 1,019,000,000 1,019,000,000 
        marketable securities
      1,268,000,000 1,305,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,110,000,000 1,033,000,000 1,014,000,000 955,000,000 653,000,000 622,000,000 567,000,000 525,000,000     
        receivables, prepayments and other assets
      1,397,000,000 1,535,000,000 1,415,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,323,000,000 1,127,000,000  1,420,000,000 1,404,000,000 1,232,000,000  1,487,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,191,000,000 1,152,000,000 253,511,000   
        inventories
      1,645,000,000 1,726,000,000 1,813,000,000 1,624,000,000 1,802,000,000 1,786,000,000 1,667,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,509,000,000 1,504,000,000 1,423,000,000 1,339,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,262,000,000 1,185,000,000 1,121,251,000 1,078,000,000 1,078,000,000 
        total current assets
      6,326,000,000 6,356,000,000 6,105,000,000 6,416,000,000 6,598,000,000 6,280,000,000  6,327,000,000 5,807,000,000 5,523,000,000  5,800,000,000 5,619,000,000 5,508,000,000 5,659,000,000 5,291,339,000   
        non-current assets:
                        
        property, plant and equipment
      7,331,000,000 7,505,000,000 7,626,000,000 7,762,000,000 8,950,000,000 9,234,000,000  10,164,000,000 10,594,000,000 10,789,000,000  10,596,000,000 10,218,000,000 9,410,000,000 9,173,000,000 8,712,978,000   
        goodwill and intangible assets
      940,000,000 722,000,000 739,000,000 660,000,000 552,000,000 461,000,000  391,000,000 381,000,000 381,000,000  363,000,000 298,000,000 329,000,000 365,000,000 376,749,000   
        right-of-use assets
      490,000,000 495,000,000 499,000,000 498,000,000               
        deferred tax assets
      239,000,000 270,000,000 250,000,000 188,000,000 197,000,000 211,000,000 218,000,000 241,000,000 251,000,000 245,000,000 271,000,000 292,000,000 302,000,000 313,000,000 337,000,000 352,770,000 398,000,000 398,000,000 
        other non-current financial assets
      126,000,000 152,000,000 68,000,000 85,000,000 138,000,000 78,000,000  110,000,000    137,000,000       
        total non-current assets
      10,382,000,000 10,447,000,000 10,374,000,000 10,383,000,000 11,507,000,000 11,647,000,000  11,717,000,000    12,041,000,000       
        total assets
      16,708,000,000 16,803,000,000 16,479,000,000 16,799,000,000 18,105,000,000 17,927,000,000 18,454,000,000 18,044,000,000 17,844,000,000 17,815,000,000 17,815,000,000 17,841,000,000 17,208,000,000 16,194,000,000 15,902,000,000 15,027,602,000 12,647,000,000 12,647,000,000 
        liabilities and equity
                        
        current liabilities:
                        
        trade payables and other current liabilities
      1,875,000,000 2,186,000,000 2,195,000,000 2,092,000,000 2,003,000,000 2,105,000,000  2,349,000,000 2,321,000,000 2,320,000,000  2,849,000,000 3,375,000,000 2,793,000,000 2,780,000,000 2,585,750,000   
        current portion of deferred income from government grants
      69,000,000 80,000,000 84,000,000 92,000,000 86,000,000 92,000,000  93,000,000 142,000,000 143,000,000  110,000,000 27,000,000 30,000,000 28,000,000 28,926,000   
        current portion of lease obligations
      71,000,000 77,000,000 77,000,000 90,000,000 93,000,000 87,000,000  32,000,000 52,000,000 61,000,000  75,000,000 111,000,000 113,000,000 116,000,000 134,971,000   
        current portion of long-term debt
      62,000,000 60,000,000 57,000,000 753,000,000 541,000,000 534,000,000 542,000,000 571,000,000 199,000,000 221,000,000 205,000,000 223,000,000 244,000,000 262,000,000 281,000,000 297,266,000 371,000,000 371,000,000 
        provisions
      10,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 207,000,000 16,000,000  54,000,000 34,000,000 45,000,000  102,000,000 115,000,000 115,000,000 115,000,000 232,536,000   
        total current liabilities
      2,087,000,000 2,414,000,000 2,428,000,000 3,044,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,834,000,000  3,099,000,000 2,748,000,000 2,790,000,000  3,359,000,000 3,872,000,000 3,313,000,000 3,320,000,000 3,162,859,000   
        non-current liabilities
            4,303,000,000    4,613,000,000        
        non-current portion of long-term debt
      1,109,000,000 1,115,000,000 1,071,000,000 1,053,000,000 1,772,000,000 1,687,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,801,000,000   2,310,000,000 2,288,000,000       
        other non-current liabilities
      951,000,000 990,000,000 1,060,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,206,000,000  1,190,000,000    1,474,000,000       
        non-current portion of lease obligations
      421,000,000 432,000,000 426,000,000 424,000,000 443,000,000 445,000,000  350,000,000    270,000,000       
        non-current portion of deferred income from government grants
      208,000,000 219,000,000 226,000,000 235,000,000 242,000,000 250,000,000  267,000,000    294,000,000       
        total non-current liabilities
      2,855,000,000 2,921,000,000 2,947,000,000 2,931,000,000 3,800,000,000 3,794,000,000  3,794,000,000    4,522,000,000       
        total liabilities
      4,942,000,000 5,335,000,000 5,375,000,000 5,975,000,000 6,523,000,000 6,628,000,000  6,893,000,000 7,013,000,000 7,241,000,000  7,881,000,000 8,127,000,000 7,536,000,000 7,563,000,000 6,994,470,000   
        equity:
                        
        share capital
                        
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 555,681,705 and 552,912,823 shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
      11,000,000                  
        additional paid-in capital
      24,169,000,000 24,096,000,000 24,046,000,000 24,014,000,000 23,971,000,000 23,914,000,000  24,027,000,000 24,000,000,000 23,968,000,000  23,831,000,000 23,766,000,000 23,673,000,000 23,540,000,000 23,487,463,000   
        accumulated deficit
      -12,580,000,000 -12,828,000,000 -13,056,000,000 -13,266,000,000 -12,536,000,000 -12,713,000,000 -12,868,000,000 -13,001,000,000 -13,278,000,000 -13,527,000,000 -13,767,000,000 -14,021,000,000 -14,689,000,000 -15,026,000,000 -15,290,000,000 -15,468,822,000 -15,512,000,000 -15,512,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      112,000,000 136,000,000 53,000,000 17,000,000 87,000,000 40,000,000 41,000,000  54,000,000 77,000,000 100,000,000    21,000,000    
        equity attributable to the shareholders of globalfoundries inc.
      11,712,000,000 11,415,000,000 11,054,000,000 10,776,000,000 11,533,000,000 11,252,000,000  11,104,000,000 10,787,000,000 10,529,000,000  9,913,000,000 9,040,000,000 8,607,000,000 8,282,000,000    
        non-controlling interests
      54,000,000 53,000,000 50,000,000 48,000,000    47,000,000    47,000,000       
        total equity
      11,766,000,000 11,468,000,000 11,104,000,000 10,824,000,000 11,582,000,000 11,299,000,000  11,151,000,000 10,831,000,000 10,574,000,000  9,960,000,000 9,081,000,000 8,658,000,000 8,339,000,000 8,033,132,000   
        total liabilities and equity
      16,708,000,000 16,803,000,000 16,479,000,000 16,799,000,000 18,105,000,000 17,927,000,000 18,454,000,000 18,044,000,000 17,844,000,000 17,815,000,000 17,815,000,000 17,841,000,000 17,208,000,000 16,194,000,000 15,902,000,000 15,027,602,000 12,647,000,000 12,647,000,000 
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 554,971,650 and 552,912,823 shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
       11,000,000                 
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 554,733,529 and 552,912,823 shares issued and outstanding as of march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024, respectively
        11,000,000                
        non-current liabilities:
                        
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 552,912,823 and 553,548,190 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
         11,000,000               
        right of use assets
          492,000,000 510,000,000             
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 552,654,594 and 553,548,190 shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
          11,000,000              
        non-controlling interest
          49,000,000 47,000,000 46,000,000  44,000,000 45,000,000 47,000,000  41,000,000 51,000,000 57,000,000 57,606,000   
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 551,777,466 and 553,548,190 shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
           11,000,000             
        assets:
                        
        receivables, prepayments and other
            1,190,000,000    1,296,000,000      1,059,000,000 1,059,000,000 
        current assets
            6,214,000,000    5,628,000,000      3,156,000,000 3,156,000,000 
        property, plant, and equipment
            10,304,000,000    10,829,000,000      8,466,000,000 8,466,000,000 
        other assets
            911,000,000    764,000,000      627,000,000 627,000,000 
        non-current assets
            12,240,000,000    12,187,000,000        
        liabilities and equity:
                        
        other current liabilities
            2,312,000,000    2,690,000,000      1,958,000,000 1,958,000,000 
        current liabilities
            2,854,000,000    2,895,000,000      2,424,000,000 2,424,000,000 
        other liabilities
            2,537,000,000    2,303,000,000      1,646,000,000 1,646,000,000 
        shareholders' equity:
                        
        common stock/additional paid-in capital
            24,078,000,000    23,927,000,000      11,887,000,000 11,887,000,000 
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 553,548 thousand and 547,755 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
             11,000,000           
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
             67,000,000    92,000,000 -48,000,000 -51,000,000  -53,752,000   
        noncurrent assets:
                        
        other noncurrent financial assets
              102,000,000 113,000,000   113,000,000 72,000,000 78,000,000 2,317,000   
        total noncurrent assets
              12,037,000,000 12,292,000,000   11,589,000,000 10,686,000,000 10,243,000,000 9,736,263,000   
        noncurrent liabilities
                      3,721,000,000 3,721,000,000 
        noncurrent portion of long-term debt
              2,181,000,000 2,208,000,000   1,972,000,000 1,908,000,000 1,830,000,000 1,715,833,000 1,725,000,000 1,725,000,000 
        noncurrent portion of deferred income from government grants
              285,000,000 291,000,000   241,000,000 218,000,000 185,000,000 147,371,000   
        noncurrent portion of lease obligations
              287,000,000 293,000,000   274,000,000 301,000,000 333,000,000 290,547,000   
        other noncurrent liabilities
              1,313,000,000 1,461,000,000   1,538,000,000 1,565,000,000 1,663,000,000 1,445,324,000   
        total noncurrent liabilities
              4,265,000,000 4,451,000,000   4,255,000,000 4,223,000,000 4,243,000,000 3,831,611,000   
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 553,199 thousand and 547,755 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
              11,000,000          
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 552,673 thousand and 547,755 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
               11,000,000         
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 547,755 thousand and 531,846 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                 11,000,000       
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 545,073 thousand and 531,846 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                  11,000,000      
        other current financial assets
                   56,000,000 58,000,000 23,183,000   
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 540,142 thousand and 531,846 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                   11,000,000     
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 531,846 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2021 and march 31, 2022
                    11,000,000    
        investments in joint ventures
                     37,938,000   
        receivables from government grants
                     45,806,000   
        equity and liabilities
                        
        ordinary shares, 0.02 par value, 500,000 thousand and 531,846 thousand shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively
                     10,637,000   
        loan from shareholder
                        
        equity attributable to the shareholder of globalfoundries inc.
                     7,975,526,000   
        noncurrent liabilities:
                        
        noncurrent assets
                      9,491,000,000 9,491,000,000 
        current portion of finance lease obligations
                      95,000,000 95,000,000 
        noncurrent portion of finance lease obligations
                      350,000,000 350,000,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                        
        loan from shareholder and other2
                      10,127,000,000 10,127,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-11-30 2021-09-30 
                         
          operating activities
                         
          net income
        249,000,000 228,000,000 211,000,000 -729,000,000 178,000,000 155,000,000 134,000,000 278,000,000 249,000,000 237,000,000 254,000,000 668,000,000 336,000,000 264,000,000 178,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                         
          depreciation and amortization
        314,000,000 335,000,000 352,000,000    392,000,000    343,000,000     415,000,000 415,000,000 
          share-based compensation
        53,000,000 52,000,000 42,000,000  50,000,000    41,000,000    33,000,000 51,000,000 53,000,000   
          gain on acquisition of joint venture interest
        -31,000,000               
          finance income
        -41,000,000 -39,000,000 -39,000,000 -49,000,000 -52,000,000             
          finance expense
        23,000,000 22,000,000 25,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000           27,000,000 27,000,000 
          deferred income taxes
        -6,000,000 -20,000,000 -64,000,000 6,000,000 37,000,000 6,000,000 23,000,000 8,000,000 -4,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 30,000,000 11,000,000 22,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 
          gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
        -37,000,000 -39,000,000 -32,000,000            -5,000,000   
          other operating activities
        -6,000,000 19,000,000 -12,000,000            1,000,000   
          change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                         
          receivables, prepayments and other assets
        168,000,000                 
          inventories
        81,000,000 88,000,000 -177,000,000 179,000,000 -17,000,000   22,000,000 -5,000,000   -40,000,000 -80,000,000 -77,000,000 -64,000,000   
          trade and other payables
        -233,000,000 -128,000,000 33,000,000     -17,000,000 -15,000,000   -175,000,000 -28,000,000 26,000,000 237,000,000   
          net change in working capital
        16,000,000      -97,000,000    -174,000,000       
          interest received
        45,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000             
          interest paid
        -8,000,000 -20,000,000 -8,000,000 -40,000,000 -17,000,000             
          income taxes paid
        -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 -14,000,000              
          net cash from operating activities
        595,000,000 431,000,000 331,000,000 457,000,000 375,000,000 402,000,000 488,000,000 684,000,000 416,000,000 546,000,000 479,000,000 491,000,000 679,000,000 609,000,000 845,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,109,000,000 
          capital expenditures
        -189,000,000 -159,000,000 -166,000,000 -109,000,000 -227,000,000 -304,000,000 -853,000,000 -601,000,000 -796,000,000 -612,000,000 -392,000,000 -392,000,000 
          free cash flows
        406,000,000 272,000,000 165,000,000 457,000,000 266,000,000 402,000,000 261,000,000 684,000,000 112,000,000 546,000,000 -374,000,000 491,000,000 78,000,000 -187,000,000 233,000,000 717,000,000 717,000,000 
          investing activities
                         
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                        
          purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
        -189,000,000 -159,000,000 -166,000,000               
          purchases of equity securities
        3,000,000                 
          purchases of marketable securities
        -460,000,000 -388,000,000 -397,000,000 -349,000,000 -480,000,000             
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
        152,000,000 25,000,000 50,000,000 34,000,000 -545,000,000       198,000,000      
          proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
        292,000,000 340,000,000 286,000,000 329,000,000              
          proceeds from the sale of property plant and equipment and other
        85,000,000 43,000,000 35,000,000               
          net cash from investing activities
        -329,000,000 -207,000,000 -211,000,000 -92,000,000 -263,000,000 -170,000,000 -600,000,000 -95,000,000 -313,000,000 -888,000,000 -586,000,000 -1,051,000,000 -764,000,000 -1,604,000,000 -639,000,000 -362,000,000 -362,000,000 
          financing activities
                         
          net proceeds from borrowings
        5,000,000   2,000,000    2,000,000   359,000,000 169,000,000 229,000,000 214,000,000   
          repayments of debt and lease obligations
        -25,000,000 -50,000,000 -733,000,000 -454,000,000 -39,000,000             
          proceeds from issuance of equity instruments, net of taxes paid
                         
          purchase of treasury stock
                       
          net cash from financing activities
        -40,000,000 -35,000,000 -717,000,000 -452,000,000 -12,000,000 -294,000,000 -27,000,000 -87,000,000 -54,000,000   360,000,000 157,000,000 207,000,000 118,000,000 -525,000,000 -525,000,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        5,000,000 1,000,000     5,000,000    11,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000   
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        226,000,000 194,000,000 -596,000,000  102,000,000    48,000,000         
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
        2,192,000,000  2,387,000,000  2,352,000,000  2,939,000,000 805,000,000 805,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
        226,000,000 194,000,000 1,596,000,000  102,000,000 -63,000,000 2,247,000,000  48,000,000 -424,000,000 2,256,000,000  67,000,000 -790,000,000 3,264,000,000 1,019,000,000 1,019,000,000 
          acquisition of joint venture interest, net of cash acquired
         -19,000,000               
          proceeds from issuance of equity instruments
         1,000,000 16,000,000               
          change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: - sum
          -144,000,000               
          impairment charges
                         
          share-based payments
                         
          amortization of deferred income from government grants
               -9,000,000 -6,000,000   -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000   
          loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and other
               20,000,000 -19,000,000         
          gain on the sale of a business
                         
          change in assets and liabilities:
                         
          proceeds from government grants
                         
          advances and proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
               2,000,000 8,000,000   2,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000   
          proceeds from sale of a business
                         
          other investing activities
           -37,000,000 30,000,000 379,000,000 -373,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 -270,000,000 267,000,000 -4,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -5,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 
          other financing activities
                  3,000,000    11,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                   -189,000,000   325,000,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
                         
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
                         
          depreciation
            363,000,000    333,000,000    358,000,000 363,000,000 356,000,000   
          amortization of intangible assets
            33,000,000    33,000,000    37,000,000 48,000,000 52,000,000   
          gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and other
            -35,000,000       -22,000,000 -57,000,000     
          receivables, prepayments, other assets and other non-current assets
            -141,000,000             
          current and non-current trade and other payables
            -105,000,000             
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
            -109,000,000    -304,000,000    -601,000,000 -796,000,000 -612,000,000   
          purchase of intangible assets
            -53,000,000    -20,000,000         
          proceeds from issuance of equity instruments and other
              23,000,000  1,000,000 9,000,000 37,000,000  62,000,000     
          cash flows from operating activities
                         
          income taxes (paid) refunded
                         
          cash flows from investing activities
                         
          cash flows from financing activities
                         
          cash flows from operating activities:
                         
          finance expense, net and other
              6,000,000    7,000,000       
          other non-cash operating activities
              30,000,000    27,000,000     2,000,000 2,000,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                         
          purchases of property, plant, equipment, and intangible assets
              -227,000,000    -853,000,000     -392,000,000 -392,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                         
          proceeds (repayment) of debt
              -50,000,000    -30,000,000       
          effect of exchange rate changes
                  1,000,000     -8,000,000 -8,000,000 
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
              -140,000,000    -96,000,000     214,000,000 214,000,000 
          interest and income taxes paid
                   -14,000,000 -6,000,000 -30,000,000 -18,000,000   
          purchase of marketable securities
                         
          repayments of shareholder loan
                       -442,000,000 -442,000,000 
          repayments of debt and finance lease obligations
               -87,000,000 -57,000,000   -104,000,000 -74,000,000 -105,000,000 -107,000,000   
          increase in restricted cash
                         
          interest, income taxes paid and finance income
                         
          receivables, prepayments, other assets and other noncurrent assets
                -198,000,000    71,000,000 -50,000,000 16,000,000   
          proceeds from the sale of efk business
                        
          purchases of investment in marketable securities
                -216,000,000         
          proceeds from the sale of investment in marketable securities
                217,000,000         
          noncash investing and financing activities:
                         
          amounts payable for property, plant and equipment
                -118,000,000   -131,000,000 500,000,000 13,000,000 519,000,000   
          property, plant and equipment acquired through lease
                8,000,000   5,000,000 1,000,000 60,000,000   
          amounts payable for intangible assets
                -11,000,000   -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 114,000,000   
          net cash provided by financing activities
                  10,000,000       
          finance expense, net and other has been adjusted to include interest and taxes paid that were previously included in "other non-cash operating activities." prior period amounts have been adjusted accordingly.
                         
          finance expenses
                   53,000,000 11,000,000 19,000,000 28,000,000   
          purchase of investment in marketable securities
                   -256,000,000 -256,000,000     
          proceeds from sale of fabrication facilities and asic business
                         
          repayments of borrowings from shareholder
                         
          purchases of intangible assets
                    -12,000,000 -16,000,000 -31,000,000   
          net loss
                         
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                         
          gain on sale of fabrication facilities
                         
          income tax payable
                         
          income tax paid
                         
          loans issued to related parties
                         
          proceeds from settlement of loans issued to joint ventures and associates
                         
          net cash from (used in) investing activities
                         
          decrease in restricted cash
                         
          change in net working capital
                       640,000,000 640,000,000 
          repayment of debt
                       -87,000,000 -87,000,000 
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