Revenue surged 36% year-over-year to $1.3T in 2026Q2, with gross margin expanding to 67.7% and operating margin reaching 60.3%, reflecting strong pricing power and operating leverage.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) annual income statement — 29-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 4.45T | 3.85T | 2.89T | 2.16T | 2.26T | 1.59T | 1.34T | 1.07T | 1.03T | 977.44B | 947.91B | 843.51B | 762.84B | 597B | 506.72B | 427.01B | 419.54B | 295.74B | 333.16B | 322.66B | 317.35B | 267.36B | 257.62B | 202.65B | 162.57B | 130.21B | 166.2B | 76.31B | 50.34B | 44.05B |
| Revenue Growth % | 30.85% | 32.97% | 33.89% | -4.51% | 42.61% | 18.53% | 25.17% | 3.74% | 5.52% | 3.12% | 12.38% | 10.58% | 27.78% | 17.82% | 18.67% | 1.78% | 41.86% | -11.23% | 3.25% | 1.68% | 18.69% | 3.78% | 27.13% | 24.65% | 24.86% | -21.66% | 117.78% | 51.6% | 14.27% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.59T | 1.54T | 1.27T | 986.63B | 915.54B | 767.88B | 628.12B | 577.28B | 533.49B | 482.62B | 473.08B | 433.12B | 385.11B | 315.64B | 262.59B | 232.94B | 212.48B | 166.41B | 191.41B | 180.29B | 161.59B | 148.81B | 141.62B | 127.91B | 110.19B | 99.82B | 89.68B | 46.24B | 31.03B | 22.91B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 40.11% | 43.88% | 45.64% | 40.44% | 48.37% | 46.9% | 53.95% | 51.73% | 49.38% | 49.91% | 51.35% | 50.48% | 52.87% | 51.82% | 54.55% | 50.65% | 56.27% | 57.45% | 55.88% | 50.92% | 55.66% | 54.97% | 63.12% | 67.78% | 76.66% | 53.96% | 60.6% | 61.64% | 52% |
| Gross Profit | 2.86T | 2.3T | 1.62T | 1.18T | 1.35T | 819.54B | 711.13B | 492.7B | 497.87B | 494.83B | 474.83B | 410.39B | 377.72B | 281.36B | 244.13B | 194.07B | 207.05B | 129.33B | 141.75B | 142.38B | 155.76B | 118.56B | 116.01B | 74.74B | 52.38B | 30.38B | 76.52B | 30.07B | 19.31B | 21.15B |
| Gross Margin % | 64.23% | 59.89% | 56.12% | 54.36% | 59.56% | 51.63% | 53.1% | 46.05% | 48.27% | 50.62% | 50.09% | 48.65% | 49.52% | 47.13% | 48.18% | 45.45% | 49.35% | 43.73% | 42.55% | 44.13% | 49.08% | 44.34% | 45.03% | 36.88% | 32.22% | 23.34% | 46.04% | 39.4% | 38.36% | 48% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 41.9% | 38.23% | -12.85% | 64.53% | 15.24% | 44.33% | -1.04% | 0.62% | 4.21% | 15.7% | 8.65% | 34.25% | 15.25% | 25.79% | -6.27% | 60.1% | -8.76% | -0.44% | -8.59% | 31.38% | 2.2% | 55.22% | 42.67% | 72.4% | -60.29% | 154.45% | 55.72% | -8.68% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 364.6B | 349.23B | 302.3B | 253.65B | 227.08B | 169.56B | 144.35B | 120B | 114.25B | 109.27B | 96.87B | 90.35B | 81.85B | 71.29B | 62.97B | 52.51B | 47.88B | 37.37B | 37.31B | 30.65B | 28.51B | 27.32B | 27.39B | 23.53B | 20.73B | 22.15B | 15.22B | 7.8B | 5.53B | 6.17B |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 9.07% | 10.44% | 11.73% | 10.03% | 10.68% | 10.78% | 11.22% | 11.08% | 11.18% | 10.22% | 10.71% | 10.73% | 11.94% | 12.43% | 12.3% | 11.41% | 12.63% | 11.2% | 9.5% | 8.98% | 10.22% | 10.63% | 11.61% | 12.75% | 17.01% | 9.16% | 10.22% | 10.98% | 14.02% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 99.66B | 100.25B | 96.89B | 71.46B | 63.45B | 44.49B | 35.57B | 28.09B | 26.25B | 27.17B | 25.7B | 22.92B | 24.02B | 23.39B | 22.13B | 18.68B | 18.17B | 15.77B | 15.83B | 12.68B | 12.48B | 13.26B | 14.83B | 10.87B | 9.01B | 10.87B | 10.09B | 4.71B | 2.29B | 3.66B |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 2.6% | 3.35% | 3.31% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.66% | 2.62% | 2.55% | 2.78% | 2.71% | 2.72% | 3.15% | 3.92% | 4.37% | 4.38% | 4.33% | 5.33% | 4.75% | 3.93% | 3.93% | 4.96% | 5.76% | 5.36% | 5.54% | 8.34% | 6.07% | 6.17% | 4.54% | 8.31% |
| Research & Development | 270.12B | 248.98B | 204.18B | 182.37B | 163.26B | 124.73B | 109.49B | 91.42B | 85.9B | 80.73B | 71.21B | 65.54B | 56.83B | 47.95B | 40.39B | 33.83B | 29.71B | 21.59B | 21.48B | 17.93B | 16.06B | 14.06B | 12.55B | 12.7B | 11.76B | 11.28B | 5.13B | 3.09B | 3.24B | 2.51B |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 6.47% | 7.05% | 8.44% | 7.21% | 7.86% | 8.18% | 8.54% | 8.33% | 8.26% | 7.51% | 7.77% | 7.45% | 8.03% | 7.97% | 7.92% | 7.08% | 7.3% | 6.45% | 5.56% | 5.06% | 5.26% | 4.87% | 6.27% | 7.23% | 8.66% | 3.09% | 4.05% | 6.44% | 5.7% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | -1K | 1.23B | -189M | 368.4M | 333.4M | -710M | 496.3M | 2.1B | 1.37B | -29.8M | 1.88B | 1B | -47.1M | 449.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.43M | -32.59M | 33K | 0 | -33.96M | -34.78M | -34K | 0 | -1K | 0 | 0 |
| Operating Income | 2.49T | 1.96T | 1.32T | 921.47B | 1.12T | 649.98B | 566.78B | 372.7B | 383.62B | 385.56B | 377.96B | 320.05B | 295.87B | 210.07B | 181.16B | 141.56B | 159.18B | 91.96B | 104.44B | 110.51B | 127.24B | 91.24B | 88.62B | 51.21B | 31.65B | 8.24B | 61.29B | 22.27B | 13.78B | 14.97B |
| Operating Margin % | 56.03% | 50.82% | 45.68% | 42.63% | 49.53% | 40.95% | 42.32% | 34.83% | 37.2% | 39.45% | 39.87% | 37.94% | 38.79% | 35.19% | 35.75% | 33.15% | 37.94% | 31.1% | 31.35% | 34.25% | 40.1% | 34.13% | 34.4% | 25.27% | 19.47% | 6.33% | 36.88% | 29.19% | 27.38% | 33.98% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 47.93% | 43.47% | -17.82% | 72.51% | 14.68% | 52.07% | -2.85% | -0.5% | 2.01% | 18.09% | 8.17% | 40.84% | 15.96% | 27.98% | -11.07% | 73.09% | -11.94% | -5.5% | -13.15% | 39.46% | 2.96% | 73.07% | 61.78% | 284.19% | -86.56% | 175.2% | 61.6% | -7.94% | - |
| EBITDA | 3.18T | 2.65T | 1.98T | 1.45T | 1.56T | 1.07T | 898.51B | 659.59B | 676.17B | 645.7B | 601.79B | 542.55B | 496.12B | 366.25B | 312.51B | 249.24B | 246.99B | 172.78B | 185.95B | 190.39B | 200.95B | 167.24B | 158.57B | 120.24B | 96.77B | 57.11B | 102.74B | 47.47B | 29.05B | 24.76B |
| EBITDA Margin % | 71.55% | 68.88% | 68.58% | 67.24% | 68.84% | 67.55% | 67.09% | 61.64% | 65.56% | 66.06% | 63.49% | 64.32% | 65.04% | 61.35% | 61.67% | 58.37% | 58.87% | 58.42% | 55.81% | 59.01% | 63.32% | 62.55% | 61.55% | 59.33% | 59.52% | 43.86% | 61.82% | 62.21% | 57.72% | 56.21% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 26.24% | 33.56% | 36.54% | -6.73% | 45.33% | 19.35% | 36.22% | -2.45% | 4.72% | 7.3% | 10.92% | 9.36% | 35.46% | 17.2% | 25.39% | 0.91% | 42.95% | -7.08% | -2.33% | -5.26% | 20.16% | 5.46% | 31.88% | 24.26% | 69.42% | -44.41% | 116.42% | 63.4% | 17.33% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 690.42B | 695.22B | 662.8B | 532.19B | 437.25B | 422.39B | 331.72B | 286.88B | 292.55B | 260.14B | 223.83B | 222.51B | 200.25B | 156.18B | 131.35B | 107.68B | 87.81B | 80.81B | 81.51B | 79.88B | 73.71B | 76B | 69.95B | 69.03B | 65.11B | 48.88B | 41.45B | 25.2B | 15.27B | 9.79B |
| EBIT | 2.51T | 2.06T | 1.32T | 991.32B | 1.16T | 668.45B | 586.83B | 393.11B | 400.59B | 399.49B | 389.23B | 353.67B | 305.31B | 218.61B | 182.68B | 145.77B | 170.7B | 95.85B | 112.09B | 111.76B | 127.21B | 91.24B | 88.62B | 51.17B | 31.62B | 7.96B | 61.29B | 22.27B | 13.78B | 14.97B |
| Net Interest Income | 103.04B | 94.34B | 76.72B | 48.29B | 10.67B | 294.6M | 6.94B | 12.94B | 11.64B | 6.13B | 3.01B | 939M | -505.6M | -810.8M | 624.8M | 852.8M | 1.24B | 2.21B | 4.76B | 4.76B | 3.66B | 417.15M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 105.76B | 94.34B | 87.21B | 60.29B | 22.42B | 5.71B | 9.02B | 16.19B | 14.69B | 9.46B | 6.32B | 4.13B | 2.73B | 1.84B | 1.65B | 1.48B | 1.67B | 2.6B | 5.37B | 5.59B | 4.56B | 3.15B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 2.82B | 0 | 10.5B | 12B | 11.75B | 5.41B | 2.08B | 3.25B | 3.05B | 3.33B | 3.31B | 3.19B | 3.24B | 2.65B | 1.02B | 626.7M | 425.4M | 391.5M | 615M | 833.1M | 893.33M | 2.73B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 179.86B | 107.12B | 83.79B | 57.7B | 22.79B | 13.06B | 17.96B | 17.16B | 13.92B | 10.6B | 7.96B | 30.43B | 6.2B | 5.89B | 499M | 3.59B | 11.1B | 3.5B | 7.04B | 9.81B | 6.09B | 3.3B | 3.49B | -4.04B | -4.38B | 1.9B | 2.64B | -1.13B | -128.87M | 474.52M |
| Pretax Income | 2.67T | 2.06T | 1.41T | 979.17B | 1.14T | 663.04B | 584.75B | 389.86B | 397.54B | 396.16B | 385.92B | 350.48B | 302.07B | 215.96B | 181.66B | 145.15B | 170.27B | 95.46B | 111.47B | 120.32B | 133.34B | 94.55B | 92.11B | 47.16B | 27.27B | 10.14B | 63.94B | 21.15B | 13.65B | 15.45B |
| Pretax Margin % | 60.07% | 53.6% | 48.57% | 45.3% | 50.54% | 41.77% | 43.66% | 36.44% | 38.55% | 40.53% | 40.71% | 41.55% | 39.6% | 36.17% | 35.85% | 33.99% | 40.59% | 32.28% | 33.46% | 37.29% | 42.02% | 35.36% | 35.75% | 23.27% | 16.77% | 7.79% | 38.47% | 27.71% | 27.12% | 35.06% |
| Income Tax | 432.03B | 329.65B | 248.32B | 128.29B | 150.78B | 70.16B | 73.74B | 35.84B | 34.44B | 51.12B | 54.12B | 47.64B | 47.89B | 32.11B | 22.37B | 10.69B | 7.99B | 6B | 11.3B | 11.58B | 7.79B | 646.48M | -348.65M | 3.9B | 5.63B | -4.34B | -1.17B | -2.38B | -1.66B | -2.57B |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 16.16% | 15.98% | 17.66% | 13.1% | 13.18% | 10.58% | 12.61% | 9.19% | 8.66% | 12.9% | 14.02% | 13.59% | 15.85% | 14.87% | 12.32% | 7.37% | 4.69% | 6.28% | 10.14% | 9.63% | 5.84% | 0.68% | -0.38% | 8.28% | 20.66% | -42.8% | -1.83% | -11.27% | -12.18% | -16.61% |
| Net Income | 2.24T | 1.74T | 1.16T | 851.74B | 992.92B | 592.36B | 510.74B | 353.95B | 363.05B | 345B | 331.71B | 302.85B | 254.3B | 183.98B | 159.48B | 134.2B | 161.6B | 89.22B | 99.93B | 109.2B | 126.98B | 93.86B | 92.46B | 47.16B | 21.63B | 14.48B | 65.11B | 23.53B | 15.32B | 18.01B |
| Net Margin % | 50.37% | 45.1% | 40.02% | 39.4% | 43.86% | 37.32% | 38.14% | 33.08% | 35.2% | 35.3% | 34.99% | 35.9% | 33.34% | 30.82% | 31.47% | 31.43% | 38.52% | 30.17% | 30% | 33.84% | 40.01% | 35.1% | 35.89% | 23.27% | 13.31% | 11.12% | 39.17% | 30.83% | 30.43% | 40.89% |
| Net Income Growth % | 55.16% | 49.84% | 36% | -14.22% | 67.62% | 15.98% | 44.3% | -2.51% | 5.23% | 4% | 9.53% | 19.09% | 38.22% | 15.36% | 18.84% | -16.96% | 81.14% | -10.72% | -8.48% | -14.01% | 35.3% | 1.51% | 96.03% | 118% | 49.38% | -77.75% | 176.69% | 53.63% | -14.97% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 2.24T | 1.73T | 1.16T | 851.03B | 993.29B | 592.88B | 511.01B | 354.03B | 363.11B | 345.04B | 331.8B | 302.83B | 254.18B | 183.85B | 159.29B | 134.45B | 162.28B | 89.47B | 199.87B | 109.2B | 125.39B | 93.86B | 92.46B | 47.16B | 21.63B | 14.48B | 65.11B | 23.53B | 15.32B | 18.01B |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 41.95B | 41.18B | 35.01B | 24.34B | 14.81B | 2.42B | 952.5M | 681.7M | 676.3M | 699.7M | 795.1M | 962.4M | 127.2M | 266.7M | 2.54B | 2.44B | 4.56B | 3.97B | 4B | 3.6B | 667.11M | 610.21M | 63.39M | 101.87M | 104.35M | 10.13B | 321.72M | 7.53B | 9.68B | 10.87B |
| EPS (Diluted) | 432.26 | 333.05 | 230.80 | 159.65 | 198.60 | 113.95 | 95.25 | 65.70 | 69.10 | 65.50 | 64.65 | 61.25 | 51.60 | 35.65 | 31.55 | 26.45 | 28.90 | 16.70 | 19.55 | 20.15 | 24.15 | 18.60 | 17.30 | 9.20 | 4.20 | 5.25 | 13.35 | 7.80 | 3.85 | 4.65 |
| EPS Growth % | 56.85% | 44.3% | 44.57% | -19.61% | 74.29% | 19.63% | 44.98% | -4.92% | 5.5% | 1.31% | 5.55% | 18.7% | 44.74% | 13% | 19.28% | -8.48% | 73.05% | -14.58% | -2.98% | -16.56% | 29.84% | 7.51% | 88.04% | 119.05% | -20% | -60.67% | 71.15% | 102.6% | -17.2% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 333.05 | 230.80 | 159.65 | 198.60 | 113.95 | 95.25 | 65.70 | 69.10 | 65.50 | 64.65 | 61.25 | 51.60 | 35.65 | 31.85 | 26.45 | 28.90 | 16.70 | 19.85 | 20.15 | 24.15 | 18.60 | 17.30 | 9.20 | 4.20 | 5.25 | 13.35 | 7.80 | 3.85 | 4.65 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.18B | 5.18B | 5.18B | 5.25B | 5.33B | 5.24B | 5.16B | 5.11B | 5.12B | 5.06B | 5.19B | 4.89B | 4.04B | 3.97B | 3.88B |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.19B | 5.18B | 5.18B | 5.18B | 5.17B | 5.21B | 5.32B | 5.24B | 5.16B | 5.1B | 5.12B | 5.06B | 4.46B | 4.89B | 3.15B | 3.97B | 3.88B |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 27.17% | 31.34% | 34.25% | 28.73% | 44.87% | 50.77% | 73.26% | 57.14% | 52.61% | 46.9% | 38.53% | 30.59% | 42.27% | 48.75% | 57.92% | 48.09% | 86.17% | 76.93% | 70.87% | 48.62% | 49.46% | 13.16% | 0.94% | 2.09% | 0.28% | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TSM stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) reported total revenue of $3.85T. This represents a 8636.1% increase compared to $44.05B in 1997.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) is profitable, generating $1.74T in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 45.1%.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) reported an operating income of $1.96T, resulting in an operating profit margin of 50.8%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) generated $2.30T in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 59.9%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Concentration in advanced nodes
Revenue Momentum Accelerates on AI Demand
TSM's revenue surged 36% year-over-year in 2026Q2, reaching $1.3T, with sequential acceleration from 35.1% in the prior quarter, according to the latest income statement data.
The growth is broad-based but likely driven by advanced node demand for AI accelerators and high-performance computing. The sequential acceleration from 35.1% to 36.0% suggests sustained momentum, though investors should monitor whether this pace is sustainable given the cyclicality of semiconductor demand.
Gross Margin Expansion Reflects Pricing Power
Gross margin expanded to 67.7% in 2026Q2, up from 53.1% in 2024Q1, as reported in financial statements, indicating strong pricing power and favorable mix shift toward advanced nodes.
The 14.6 percentage point expansion over ten quarters is remarkable, likely due to tight supply of leading-edge capacity and premium pricing for AI-related chips. This margin level far exceeds peers like Intel (34.8%) and UMC (29.0%), underscoring TSM's technological leadership. However, investors should watch for potential margin compression as competitors ramp up and capacity expands.
Operating Leverage Drives Margin Expansion
Operating income grew faster than revenue, with operating margin rising from 42.0% in 2024Q1 to 60.3% in 2026Q2, based on reported figures, demonstrating significant operating leverage.
The operating margin expansion of 18.3 percentage points outpaced gross margin expansion, indicating that SG&A and R&D costs are growing slower than revenue. R&D as a percentage of revenue declined from 7.8% in 2024Q1 to 5.6% in 2026Q2, while SG&A remained relatively stable, suggesting efficient scaling. This leverage is a key driver of the company's profitability.
Earnings Quality Supported by Low SBC
Net income margin reached 55.6% in 2026Q2, with stock-based compensation reported as zero in recent quarters, according to the income statement data, indicating high-quality earnings.
The absence of material SBC in the latest quarters suggests reported earnings are not inflated by non-cash charges, enhancing earnings quality. The effective tax rate appears stable, and net income growth of 87.7% year-over-year in 2026Q2 is driven by operational performance rather than one-time items. Investors should still monitor for any future SBC normalization.
Cost Discipline Amid Rapid Expansion
COGS as a percentage of revenue fell from 46.9% in 2024Q1 to 32.3% in 2026Q2, as per the income statement, reflecting improved cost efficiency and scale benefits.
The significant reduction in COGS ratio indicates that TSM is achieving better manufacturing efficiency, likely due to higher utilization rates and yield improvements on advanced nodes. R&D spending continues to grow in absolute terms but at a slower pace than revenue, allowing for margin expansion. This cost discipline is critical for sustaining profitability as the company invests in new fabs.
2024Q2 Marks Inflection Point
The inflection occurred in 2024Q2 when gross margin jumped from 53.1% to 53.2% and then accelerated, with revenue growth exceeding 40% year-over-year, as reported in the quarterly data.
This period marked the beginning of the AI-driven demand surge, with revenue growth jumping from 16.5% in 2024Q1 to 40.1% in 2024Q2. The subsequent quarters saw consistent margin expansion and revenue acceleration, indicating a structural shift in demand for advanced semiconductors. This inflection has had lasting impacts, positioning TSM as the primary beneficiary of the AI boom.
Concentration Risk in AI Demand
Despite stellar growth, TSM's reliance on a few advanced-node customers for AI chips poses a risk, as any slowdown in AI capex could sharply impact revenue, based on the reported figures.
The revenue growth is heavily concentrated in AI-related segments, which are subject to cyclicality and potential overcapacity. If AI demand normalizes or customers diversify their supply chains, TSM's growth rates and margins could compress. Additionally, geopolitical tensions and the expansion of competitors like Intel and Samsung could erode TSM's pricing power. Investors should monitor customer concentration and capacity expansion plans.