TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR)

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About the company

TSMC, from Taiwan, manufactures semiconductors on behalf of other companies. Firms such as Apple, Nvidia and AMD design their chips themselves and have them made by TSMC, especially at very small feature sizes. Its plants are mainly in Taiwan, plus the US, Japan and Germany. Traded here as a US depositary receipt. As of Oct 16, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Semiconductors (chips) · Hsinchu

As a contract manufacturer, the company makes semiconductors on silicon wafers according to its customers’ circuit designs. Its headquarters are in the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan. It also offers design support, mask making, chip stacking and packaging as well as testing. Most of its fabs are in Taiwan, with others in the United States, China and Japan. Customers are fabless semiconductor companies, system companies and chipmakers with their own manufacturing. The revenue increase in 2025 was mainly due to more orders from customers in North America.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (20-F, filed Apr 16, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 17, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +3.0%
  • 7 days +2.8%
  • 30 days −3.1%
  • 1 year +46.5%
Day range (last trading day)
−2.5%Price at 86% of the range+0.4%
52-week range
−38.9%Price at 77% of the range+11.6%
Distance from the all-time high
−10.4%

Our own calculation from the exchange’s daily candles, as of Oct 27, 2026. “All-time” applies since the start of this series, not to the whole market. Changes in percent; the TradingView chart shows prices. “Today” = change of the last trading day versus the previous day. Not investment advice.

Fundamentals · Analysis method

Growth, margin and debt compared with the sector – in detail in the fundamental analysis further down. The chart shows the candles without a buy zone.

Growth: greenMargin: greenDebt: gray

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Fundamental analysis

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (ADR) · Sector Technology · amounts in TWD

Information only – does not affect our buy zones, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Apr 17, 2025.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+22.0% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+26.8% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +26.8% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 40.0%, above the sector median (12.5%).
  • Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in TWD
  1. Fiscal year 2015 (Jan 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015): Revenue 843.5B TWD · Net income 302.9B TWD · Net margin 35.9%
  2. Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Revenue 947.9B TWD · Net income 331.7B TWD · Net margin 35.0%
  3. Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Revenue 977.4B TWD · Net income 345.0B TWD · Net margin 35.3%
  4. Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Revenue 1.0T TWD · Net income 363.1B TWD · Net margin 35.2%
  5. Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Revenue 1.1T TWD · Net income 353.9B TWD · Net margin 33.1%
  6. Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Revenue 1.3T TWD · Net income 510.7B TWD · Net margin 38.1%
  7. Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Revenue 1.6T TWD · Net income 592.4B TWD · Net margin 37.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 2.3T TWD · Net income 992.9B TWD · Net margin 43.9%
  9. Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 2.2T TWD · Net income 851.7B TWD · Net margin 39.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 2.9T TWD · Net income 1.2T TWD · Net margin 40.0%

Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 2.9T TWD · Net income 1.2T TWD · Net margin 40.0%

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 97 symbols in the Technology sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+22.0% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.5% (88 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 22.0% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.5%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light green: above sector

+26.8% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.3% (62 symbols)

per share: +26.8% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 26.8% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.3%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

40.0% last fiscal year

Sector Technology: median 12.5% (97 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 TWD in revenue, 40.02 TWD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (12.5%). Five years ago the margin was 33.1%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light gray: not available

– latest balance sheet

Sector Technology: median 0.46 (65 symbols)

What does this mean? No usable figure: reported financial debt or positive equity for the same balance sheet date is missing.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light gray: none found

– Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Technology: median 30% (36 symbols)

What does this mean? The loaded SEC filings of the last two fiscal years contain no dividend per share. Either the company pays none, or it reports it under a different tag.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light green: profit every year

10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
2.9T TWD
Revenue vs. prior year
+33.9%
Net income (FY)
1.2T TWD
Net income vs. prior year
+36.0%
EPS (FY)
44.67 TWD
13F funds with a position
–
Funds vs. prior quarter
–
Shares held vs. prior quarter
–
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2024 · 20-F filed Apr 17, 2025 · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in TWD, per share in TWD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2024Dec 31, 2024 2.9T1.2T 40.0% 44.67 – –
2023Dec 31, 2023 2.2T851.7B 39.4% 32.85 – –
2022Dec 31, 2022 2.3T992.9B 43.9% 38.29 – –
2021Dec 31, 2021 1.6T592.4B 37.3% 22.84 – –
2020Dec 31, 2020 1.3T510.7B 38.1% 19.70 – –
2019Dec 31, 2019 1.1T353.9B 33.1% 13.65 – –
2018Dec 31, 2018 1.0T363.1B 35.2% 14.00 8.00 57%
2017Dec 31, 2017 977.4B345.0B 35.3% 13.30 8.00 60%
2016Dec 31, 2016 947.9B331.7B 35.0% 12.79 7.00 55%
2015Dec 31, 2015 843.5B302.9B 35.9% 11.68 6.00 51%

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $683.1K30 people $00 people +$683.1K
6 months $2.3M31 people $14.0M2 people −$11.6M
12 months $3.1M32 people $14.0M2 people −$10.8M

Latest transactions

  • Oct 7, 2026 Yuan Lipen Officer Open-market purchase 40 shares · $3.2K · SEC
  • Oct 7, 2026 Yeap Choh Fei Officer Open-market purchase 52 shares · $4.1K · SEC
  • Oct 7, 2026 Zhang Kevin Xiaoqiang Officer Open-market purchase 59 shares · $4.7K · SEC
  • Oct 7, 2026 Yoo Chue-San Officer Open-market purchase 50 shares · $4.0K · SEC
  • Oct 7, 2026 Wu Shien-Yang Officer Open-market purchase 53 shares · $4.2K · SEC
  • Oct 7, 2026 Wei Che-Chia Chief executive (CEO), Director Open-market purchase 144 shares · $11.4K · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score +65

Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows+0
Relative strength+15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)21.1
Rel. strength 60 d+6.5%

ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.

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