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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited — Stock Analysis: Intrinsic Value, Grades & Financials

TSM
NYSETechnologySemiconductorsCIK 0001046179tsmc.comAbout TSM
Last close · Oct 30, 2026406.13−25.68 (−5.95%)
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Summary

TSM at a glance

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Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) closed at $406.13 on Oct 30, 2026. The models produced no usable value for it on this snapshot.

In Q3 FY2026, the latest quarter on file, revenue grew 51% on a year earlier to $1.5T, with an operating margin of 58.6%. Over the twelve months to Q3 FY2026, free cash flow was $1.5T.

Among the superinvestors tracked here, Chase Coleman reduced and First Eagle reduced. Insiders bought $121,466.7 on the open market over the last 90 days. The latest filing is a 6-K (current report (foreign issuer)), filed Oct 22.

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What the marks mean
Daily close
Market value
$2.1T
52-week range
$266.82 – $487.47
−17% from the high
P/E, trailing
0.8×
close ÷ 12-month EPS
EV / EBITDA
-0.3×
last fiscal year
Price / sales
0.4×
trailing 12 months
Price / FCF
1.4×
trailing 12 months
Dividend yield
0.94%
trailing 12 months
Beta
1.38
Shares, diluted
5.19B
Avg. volume
12.0M
Price change1M −11.6%6M +2.1%YTD +33.6%1Y +33.1%2Y +99.6%
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Valuation

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The models produced no usable value for TSM on this snapshot.

TSM files its statements in TWD while the price is quoted in USD. The models are not run across that gap — a per-share value in one currency set against a price in another would be off by the exchange rate — so this page shows no model value. The filed figures are on the financials tab, as reported.

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the price against each

Against its peers and its past

TSMPeers' medianOwn 5-yr median
P/E · last fiscal year—43.4×28.1×
Free cash flow yield—1.7%
Operating margin50.8%31.9%
Revenue growth31.6%19.7%

Peers are the comparable companies below; the five-year median is at each fiscal year's close.

What the price implies

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No growth rate solves for the price: beyond range. The reverse DCF →

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Quant

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TSM is not on the Quant model's list.

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Growth and forecasts

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Analysts expect revenue to grow 35.7% a year over the next 3 years, against 23.3% a year over the last five.

Revenue, reported and expected
FY2024$2.9TFY2025$3.8TFY2026E$5.5TFY2027E$7.6TFY2028E$9.5T
ReportedConsensus, with the analysts' low–high
The consensus, year by year
RevenueGrowthEPSGrowthAnalysts
FY2024$2.9T+33.9%$230.80+44.6%reported
FY2025$3.8T+31.6%$331.25+43.5%reported
FY2026E$5.5T+44.1%$546.90+69.1%23
FY2027E$7.6T+37.9%$731.83+33.8%24
FY2028E$9.5T+25.9%$928.42+26.9%11
Revenue, last 5 years
23.3% a year
Consensus, next 3 years
35.7% a year

The analysts' estimates, as FMP collects them — their figures, not this site's. Reported EPS is GAAP diluted.

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Financials

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In Q3 FY2026, the latest quarter on file, revenue grew 51% on a year earlier to $1.5T, with an operating margin of 58.6%. Over the twelve months to Q3 FY2026, free cash flow was $1.5T.

Last 8 quarters
Q4 ’24$868.5BQ1 ’25$839.3BQ2 ’25$933.8BQ3 ’25$989.9B+20%Q4 ’25$1.0T+35%Q1 ’26$1.1T+36%Q2 ’26$1.3T+51%Q3 ’26$1.5T49.0%48.5%49.6%50.6%54.0%58.1%60.3%58.6%
Revenue, % change on the same quarter a year earlierOperating margin
Twelve months to Q3 FY2026
LatestYear beforeChange
Revenue$4.9T$3.6T+36%
Operating income$2.9T$1.8T+59%
Net income$2.5T$1.6T+61%
Free cash flow$1.5T$886.6B+70%
Diluted EPS$490.70$306.59+60%
Cash and investments
$4.0T
Total debt
$981.3B
Revenue$3.8T
FY2018–20253 yr +18.9%/yr5 yr +23.3%/yr
Operating income$1.9T
FY2018–20253 yr +20.0%/yr5 yr +27.9%/yr
Net income$1.7T
FY2018–20253 yr +19.6%/yr5 yr +27.2%/yr
Diluted EPS$331.25
FY2018–20253 yr +18.6%/yr5 yr +28.3%/yr
Operating cash flow$2.3T
FY2018–20253 yr +12.2%/yr5 yr +22.6%/yr
Free cash flow$992.4B
FY2018–20253 yr +24.0%/yr5 yr +26.9%/yr

Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 30, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
0.94%
Past 2 years
low 0.71%high 1.37%
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$1.44Sep ’21$1.48Sep ’22$1.42Sep ’23$1.74Sep ’24$2.45Sep ’25$3.80TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
47.0%
Raised
3 years in a row
Growth, 5 yrs
21.4% a year
Last change
+16.6% · Sep 2026
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $1.1136, paid Oct 8, 2026
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Profitability and health

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Operating margin 50.8% in fiscal 2025, against 40.9% in 2021; net cash of $3.0T at the latest quarter.

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Trend
Gross margin51.6%59.6%54.4%56.1%59.9%
Operating margin40.9%49.5%42.6%45.7%50.8%
Net margin37.3%43.9%39.4%40.0%44.6%
Return on equity27.6%34.2%24.8%27.3%31.7%
Debt to equity0.35×0.31×0.28×0.25×0.20×
Interest coverage120.05×95.43×76.79×125.96×156.51×
Current ratio2.12×2.08×2.33×2.36×2.51×
Net cash, latest quarter
$3.0T
Diluted shares, a year
+0.0%
a fall is a buyback, a rise dilution
Diluted shares, five years
+0.0%
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Peers

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TSM beside 8 comparable companies, chosen by business, not by industry label.

CompanyMarket valueP/EFCF yieldGross marginOp. marginRevenue growthValuationQuant
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited$2.1Tn/m—59.9%50.8%+31.6%––
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$4.9T41.8×2.0%71.1%60.4%+65.5%AS
AVGO Broadcom Inc.$1.6T68.4×1.7%67.8%39.9%+23.9%AA
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.$824.1B190.5×0.8%49.5%10.7%+34.3%CB
ASML ASML Holding N.V.$603.5Bn/m—52.8%34.6%+15.6%––
INTC Intel Corp.$347.6Bn/m−1.4%34.8%−4.2%−0.5%–C
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc.$309.6B45.0×1.8%48.7%29.2%+4.4%BS
LRCX Lam Research Corporation$299.2B41.5×1.6%50.5%35.3%+26.0%BS
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated$176.0B32.9×7.3%55.4%27.9%+13.7%SS
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Ownership

Every holder →
What 13F filers did in the quarter
Chase Colemanreduced$2.3B
First Eaglereduced$1.8B
Viking Globalreduced$1.5B
Tepperadded$788.0M
Dodge & Coxadded$688.1M
Ruane Cunniffreduced$560.1M
Insiders, last 90 days
Open-market buys
$121,466.7
Sales
None
  • Yuan LipenOct 7 · VP+$3,175.6
  • Yeap Choh FeiOct 7 · SVP+$4,128.3
  • Zhang Kevin XiaoqiangOct 7 · SVP and Deputy Co-COO+$4,684
  • Yoo Chue-SanOct 7 · VP+$3,969.5
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Wall Street

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4 firms published a price target in the last 90 days: the median is $557.00, 37% above the close.

Price targets, 4 firms, last 90 days
low $515.00median $557.00 · 37% above the closehigh $670.00
Firms' latest grades, 12 months
7 positive1 neutral0 negative0 upgrades · 0 downgrades

Third-party ratings and targets, quoted as the firms published them — not this site's view.

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-16Barclays · target670.00
10-15Needham · target560.00
09-01Stifel Nicolaus · target515.00
04-24Erste Group · “Buy” from “Hold”upgrade
Ratings, targets and estimates
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News and filings

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About

Company profile →

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), along with its affiliated entities, operates globally in the semiconductor industry, specializing in the manufacturing, packaging, meticulous testing, and worldwide distribution of integrated circuits and other crucial semiconductor components. Its expansive international presence covers key markets such as Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the United States. The company is renowned for its diverse array of wafer fabrication processes. These capabilities enable the production of various advanced semiconductor types, including complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal devices, radio frequency components, embedded memory, and bipolar CMOS mixed-signal circuits. Beyond its core foundry services, TSMC extends its offerings to include dedicated customer and engineering support. It also undertakes the production of specialized masks, actively invests in burgeoning technology startups, and manages the entire lifecycle—from research and development through to manufacturing, packaging, testing, and sales—of color filters. Furthermore, the company provides a range of investment services. TSMC's cutting-edge products are indispensable across numerous sectors, powering high-performance computing, modern smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, sophisticated automotive systems, and a broad spectrum of digital consumer electronics. Established in 1987, the enterprise is officially headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

CEO
Che Chia Wei
Employees
65,152
Headquarters
Hsinchu City, TPE
Listed
1997

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