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Semiconductor foundries

The 4 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $2.3 tn combined; the largest are Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), United Microelectronics (UMC) and GlobalFoundries (GFS). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Clear leader
4 companies value 2.3 tn revenue 138 bn margin 40.9% free cash flow 35 bn avg. score 5.9
TSM holds 95.7% of the group's value, 43.1x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor
Taiwan · score 6.4
96% 2.2 tn 121 bn 44.5% 32 bn 1.5% 0.7% World's largest semiconductor foundry · Makes practically all of the world's advanced chips; ~65% of the foundry market
2 UMC United Microelectronics
Taiwan · score 6.0
2% 51 bn 7.6 bn 16.9% 1.7 bn 3.3% — Semiconductor foundry from Taiwan · Taiwan's 2nd foundry, specialized in high-volume mature nodes
3 GFS GlobalFoundries
United States · score 5.5
1% 26 bn 6.9 bn 10.4% 0.8 bn 3.1% — Contract semiconductor manufacturing · Largest Western foundry for mature-node chips, with fabs in the US and Europe
4 TSEM Tower Semiconductor
Israel · score 5.8
1% 23 bn 1.7 bn 16.9% 0.3 bn 1.3% — Specialty semiconductor foundry, from Israel · Specialty foundry: analog, RF and silicon photonics

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