Ferroglobe
GSM · NASDAQ · Basic Materials
$4.18
$0.08 (-1.88%) today
Market Cap
$781.08M
24h Volume
$7.3M
P/E Ratio
0.0
52w High
$5.50
52w Low
$3.14
Est. AI Revenue
3%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About Ferroglobe
Ferroglobe is one of the largest Western producers of silicon metal and silicon- and manganese-based alloys. It operates smelting furnaces and upstream raw material assets, making money by selling these metals to aluminum, chemical, steel, solar, and semiconductor supply chains.
Silicon metal is its flagship product: the feedstock for silicones, aluminum alloys, and the polysilicon that becomes solar panels and semiconductor wafers. Its ferroalloys serve steelmakers. As chip and solar supply chains look to reduce dependence on China, Ferroglobe positions itself as a strategic Western supplier of the base material.
Formed in 2015 through the merger of Grupo FerroAtlantica and Globe Specialty Metals, Ferroglobe is headquartered in London, employs roughly 2,900 people, and trades on the NASDAQ.
Ferroglobe in the AI buildout
Ferroglobe sits in the Raw Materials layer of the AI buildout, several steps upstream of the chip. Its silicon metal feeds the polysilicon chain that ultimately yields semiconductor wafers, and Western governments increasingly treat that chain as strategic. Most of its volume, though, goes to aluminum and chemical customers, and its results move with commodity silicon and ferroalloy prices. The AI connection is real but indirect: more chips eventually require more silicon units from somewhere secure.
GSM is tracked in Raw Materials & Mining, rated Peripheral on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
GSM trades at $4.18, 44% of the way up its 52-week range of $3.14 to $5.50.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $781.08M, with an AI Exposure Score of 12 out of 100.
Next earnings
Ferroglobe is next expected to report earnings on November 4, 2026.
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
Frequently asked questions
What does Ferroglobe do?
Ferroglobe produces silicon metal and silicon- and manganese-based alloys at smelting operations across several countries. Its customers span the aluminum, chemical, steel, solar, and semiconductor supply chains, and it is one of the largest producers of silicon metal outside China.
How is Ferroglobe exposed to AI?
Very indirectly. Silicon metal is the upstream feedstock for polysilicon and semiconductor-grade silicon, so chip demand eventually touches its market. Most sales go to aluminum and chemical customers. Supercycle rates it Peripheral with an AI Exposure Score of 12 out of 100.
Is GSM a pure play AI stock?
No. Ferroglobe is a commodity metals producer whose earnings track silicon metal and ferroalloy prices, energy costs, and industrial demand. Its strategic value as a Western silicon supplier is a policy story more than an AI story.
Who leads Ferroglobe?
Marco Levi is Ferroglobe's CEO. The company was formed in 2015 from the merger of Grupo FerroAtlantica and Globe Specialty Metals, is headquartered in London, and employs roughly 2,900 people.
Profile written 2026-08, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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