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How Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited stacks up
TSM · against 4 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
99/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #1 of 5 · scores higher than 100% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including TSM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 99?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 94% of peers. Return on invested capital: 55.3% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 97% of peers. Return on assets: 21.4% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 99% of peers. Operating margin: 50.8% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TSM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TSM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 3 reported | 55.3% | 26.6% | 100% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 5 reported | 50.8% | 48.0% | 100% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 5 reported | 21.4% | 21.4% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 5 reported | 40.0% | 41.6% | 25% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 5 reported | 64.2% | 67.9% | 25% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TSM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.10T USD | 99 | 69 | |
| 2 | 1.07T USD | 96 | 79 | |
| 3 | 3.87T USD | 95 | 66 | |
| 4 | 1.59T USD | 94 | 66 | |
| 5 | 1.08T USD | 90 | 84 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score