TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM)
Information Technology · semiconductor foundry · NYSE
TSMC is the dominant global leader in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, powering the world's most sophisticated technology through its dedicated foundry business model.
What TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD does
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, manufacturing a wide variety of integrated circuits based on proprietary designs provided by its customers. It operates a vast network of advanced and mature wafer fabrication facilities, providing manufacturing services for leading technology, consumer electronics, and high-performance computing companies. In addition to wafer fabrication, the company provides packaging, testing, mask making, and design services.
Themes: semiconductor manufacturing, foundry services, AI infrastructure, advanced process nodes, wafer fabrication
Fundamentals
- Price$425.08 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$2.20T as of 2025-12-31 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- 1-year return+42.8% 2025-10-20 close $297.70 → 2026-10-20 close $425.08
- P/En/a not reported by our data source
- Net margin+40.0% FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+56.1% FY2024, SEC XBRL
- ROE+27.0% FY2024, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: it does not file US-GAAP statements with the SEC.
- Debt / equityn/a No figure: it does not file US-GAAP statements with the SEC.
- Revenue growth (YoY)+25.0% FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+15.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.59 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earningsn/a no confirmed date — as a foreign private issuer it reports on Form 6-K, which carries no earnings item code
Dividend: yield +1.0%; pays a dividend.
How TSM compares in its sector
- net profit margintop 10% 379 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating margintop 10% 374 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 310 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitytop 25% 369 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 383 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 90 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2024
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
TSM is in 2 of our published Top 10 lists.
Top 10 — since 1 Oct 2026Top 10 — Information Technology — since 1 Sep 2026
Top 10 score
71.6 #23 of 1,265 scored · #6 of 191 in Information Technology
Profitability 90th (operating margin 45.7%, return on equity 27%) and financial health 89th (free cash flow margin 30.1%); weakest is valuation (24th, price to book 7.3). Scored on 5 of 6 pillars — it pays a dividend, but its filings carry no per-share series to count increases from; no annual share count in its filings.
In this list since 1 Oct 2026 — currently 7th in the list (19 days)
- Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 79.5, rank 4 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Top 10 — Information Technology
In this list since 1 Sep 2026 — currently 4th in the list (49 days)
- Entered 1 Sep 2026: score 76.2, rank 4 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
- Held its place at 1 rebalance on 1 Oct 2026.
Scores as of 20 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2024)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2024, TSM's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 1175%, free-cash-flow payout 1563%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout1175% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout1563% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2024 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD looks technically
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) is trading 7.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 330 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 7.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +7.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $434.50 | $434.50 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $395.09 | $395.09 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 487.47. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 330 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 330 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 41.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($407.13 to $487.47) — its "stochastic" reading is 22 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 22.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 8 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $487.47 | $487.47 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 12.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -12.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 59.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +59.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 12.8% below its highest point of the past year | 12.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 12 trading days ago | 12 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $487.47 (set on 2026-10-05) | $487.47 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($275.06 to $485.80), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 29% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $348.82 to $355.56. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 28.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 12.8% below its all-time high | -12.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% above a support level at $420.58 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-14, most recently on 2026-06-26. Since 2024-10-21 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.85 (set on 1998-01-12) | $2.85 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 14790.8% above its all-time low | +14,791% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 84% of the past ~6 months) | 84th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $12.40 between its high and its low — about 2.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $12.40 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $410.54 and $489.21 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $410.54 – $449.88 – $489.21 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.9% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (7.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.14× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 1.1% since the prior reading | +1.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 9 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 9 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% above the previous close 1 session ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 412.61 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 4.0% gap down opened on 2026-09-14 has been "filled" 22 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 22 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +3.02% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock lost 2.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -3.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 2.0 percentage points (the stock gained 5.7% while the market gained 3.6%) | +2.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 7.6 percentage points (the stock gained 16.1% while the market gained 8.5%) | +7.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 28.2 percentage points (the stock gained 42.8% while the market gained 14.6%) | +28.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.0% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $392.38 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 199 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.3% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
TSM last closed at $425.08 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $420.58 | Support | 1.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-14 to 2026-06-26 |
| $432.84 | Resistance | 1.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-13 to 2026-08-27 |
| $409.78 | Support | 3.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2026-04-27 to 2026-09-15 |
| $447.23 | Resistance | 5.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-03 to 2026-09-08 |
| $383.24 | Support | 9.8% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-12 to 2026-07-17 |
| $477.65 | Resistance | 12.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-22 to 2026-06-30 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $487.47.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 5 trading days, since 2026-10-14.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading below the 50-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market · Printed a bullish engulfing pair | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.38 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
- Mean price target$584.39 range $440.00 – $1,000.00; median $557.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-20. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for TSM
- Consensus EPS estimate$5.16 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-20
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Geopolitical tensions affecting supply chains and operations in Taiwan and China","Rapid technological obsolescence and the high cost of R&D in advanced process nodes","Fluctuations in worldwide demand and capacity supply for semiconductor products"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
100 open-market purchases and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 5 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-1631 buys ($121467) · 0 sells — 30 buying insiders
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-16100 buys ($683122) · 0 sells — 30 buying insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-16214 buys ($2M) · 2 sells ($14M) — 31 buying, 2 selling insiders
Cluster buying: 31 different insiders reported open-market purchases (SEC code P) of TSM within a 30-day window between 2026-05-08 and 2026-06-05. Disclosed Form 4 activity, not a prediction of performance or a buy signal.
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-07. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about TSM's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 52 matched disclosures for TSM from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
TSM had 30,492,512 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for TSM because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 30,492,512
- Prior settlement (shares) 27,789,695
- Reported change 9.73%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.06
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Samsung Electronics (Foundry business)
- Intel (Intel Foundry) (INTC)
- GlobalFoundries (GFS)
- United Microelectronics (UMC)
- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) do?
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, manufacturing a wide variety of integrated circuits based on proprietary designs provided by its customers. It operates a vast network of advanced and mature wafer fabrication facilities, providing manufacturing services for leading technology, consumer electronics, and high-performance computing companies. In addition to wafer fabrication, the company provides packaging, testing, mask making, and design services.
What sector is TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) in?
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is semiconductor foundry. It trades on NYSE.
Does TSM pay a dividend?
Yes — TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.02% (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD's (TSM) competitors?
Notable peers of TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) include Samsung Electronics (Foundry business), Intel (Intel Foundry), GlobalFoundries, United Microelectronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in TSM?
Yes — we hold 52 matched STOCK Act disclosures for TSM from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) overbought or oversold right now?
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on TSM come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.