Chipmaking profit margin
The margin will show how much profit remains after production costs as TSMC expands its newest chip technology.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reports its Q4 FY2026 results on 21 January 2027, before the market opens. Analysts expect earnings per share of 5.09 USD and revenue of 52.71B USD.
In Q3 FY2026, reported on 15 October 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company earned 4.60 USD a share against the 4.45 USD analysts expected (+3.4%), on revenue of 46.06B USD against 45.67B USD (+0.9%).
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth | Next-day move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2028 | 6.08 | — | — | +22.49% | 62.29B | — | — | +21.50% | — | |
| Q4 FY2027 | 6.28 | — | — | +23.38% | 63.56B | — | — | +20.57% | — | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 4.96 | — | — | +42.12% | 51.27B | — | — | +42.49% | — | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 5.09 | — | — | +64.72% | 52.71B | — | — | +59.07% | — | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 4.45 | 4.60 | +3.37% | +57.53% | 45.67B | 46.06B | +0.86% | +42.34% | -1.8% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 3.81 | 4.22 | +10.76% | +68.80% | 39.83B | 40.20B | +0.92% | +26.60% | -2.3% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 3.31 | 3.49 | +5.44% | +63.08% | 35.35B | 35.98B | +1.78% | +39.43% | -1.3% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 2.90 | 3.09 | +6.55% | +41.10% | 33.01B | 33.14B | +0.39% | +25.64% | +4.4% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 2.63 | 2.92 | +11.03% | +49.74% | 32.07B | 32.36B | +0.89% | +37.10% | -1.5% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 2.38 | 2.50 | +5.04% | +70.07% | 30.21B | 31.75B | +5.10% | +53.69% | +3.3% | |
| Q1 FY2025 | 2.07 | 2.14 | +3.38% | +59.70% | 25.46B | 25.80B | +1.35% | +40.83% | -0.2% | |
| Q4 FY2024 | 2.20 | 2.19 | -0.45% | +50.00% | 26.24B | 26.38B | +0.52% | +33.20% | +3.9% | |
| Q3 FY2024 | 1.79 | 1.95 | +8.94% | +54.76% | 23.31B | 23.60B | +1.26% | +39.71% | +1.0% | |
| Q2 FY2024 | 1.41 | 1.47 | +4.26% | +30.09% | 20.33B | 20.66B | +1.63% | +33.55% | -1.4% | |
| Q1 FY2024 | 1.30 | 1.34 | +3.08% | -4.29% | 18.32B | 18.32B | +0.03% | +9.74% | -4.9% | |
| Q4 FY2023 | 1.38 | 1.46 | +5.80% | -19.78% | 19.68B | 19.80B | +0.64% | -3.62% | +9.8% | |
| Q3 FY2023 | 1.16 | 1.26 | +8.62% | -29.61% | 16.96B | 16.89B | -0.41% | -12.12% | +2.6% | |
| Q2 FY2023 | 1.07 | 1.13 | +5.61% | -27.10% | 15.44B | 15.47B | +0.19% | -13.42% | +1.6% | |
| Q1 FY2023 | 1.21 | 1.40 | +15.70% | 0.00% | 16.99B | 16.70B | -1.73% | -1.42% | +0.2% | |
| Q4 FY2022 | 1.80 | 1.82 | +1.11% | +58.26% | 20.57B | 20.54B | -0.14% | +29.83% | +6.4% | |
| Q3 FY2022 | 1.69 | 1.79 | +5.92% | +65.74% | 19.44B | 19.22B | -1.12% | +29.94% | -1.4% | |
| Q2 FY2022 | 1.50 | 1.55 | +3.33% | +66.67% | 17.68B | 17.87B | +1.06% | +34.05% | +2.8% | |
| Q1 FY2022 | 1.31 | 1.40 | +6.87% | +45.83% | 16.73B | 16.94B | +1.21% | +32.99% | -3.1% | |
| Q4 FY2021 | 1.14 | 1.15 | +0.88% | +18.56% | 15.66B | 15.82B | +1.02% | +23.05% | -0.6% | |
| Q3 FY2021 | 1.05 | 1.08 | +2.86% | +20.00% | 15.12B | 14.79B | -2.18% | +19.91% | +0.4% | |
| Q2 FY2021 | 0.89 | 0.93 | +4.49% | +19.23% | 13.44B | 13.33B | -0.81% | +26.39% | -5.8% | |
| Q1 FY2021 | 0.91 | 0.96 | +5.49% | +28.00% | 12.52B | 12.74B | +1.70% | +23.78% | -2.1% | |
| Q4 FY2020 | 0.92 | 0.97 | +5.43% | +32.88% | 12.64B | 12.86B | +1.76% | +24.02% | +5.9% | |
| Q3 FY2020 | 0.92 | 0.90 | -2.17% | +45.16% | 10.60B | 12.34B | +16.38% | +30.41% | -0.5% | |
| Q2 FY2020 | 0.73 | 0.78 | +6.85% | +90.24% | 10.41B | 10.55B | +1.28% | +35.67% | +0.7% | |
| Q1 FY2020 | 0.73 | 0.75 | +2.74% | +97.78% | 10.06B | 10.29B | +2.30% | +45.14% | +5.5% | |
| Q4 FY2019 | 0.72 | 0.73 | +1.39% | +484.00% | 10.60B | 10.37B | -2.16% | +10.47% | +0.6% | |
| Q3 FY2019 | 0.63 | 0.62 | -1.59% | +10.71% | 9.80B | 9.46B | -3.43% | +11.09% | -0.8% | |
| Q2 FY2019 | 0.42 | 0.41 | -2.38% | -12.77% | 7.76B | 7.77B | +0.21% | +1.81% | -2.0% | |
| Q1 FY2019 | 0.08 | 0.38 | +361.20% | -35.73% | 7.63B | 7.09B | -7.12% | -16.69% | -3.9% | |
| Q4 FY2018 | 0.12 | 0.13 | +0.48% | -80.47% | 6.90B | 9.39B | +36.02% | +2.05% | +1.8% | |
| Q3 FY2018 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.00% | -1.75% | 8.42B | 8.52B | +1.10% | +2.52% | -2.7% | |
| Q2 FY2018 | 0.45 | 0.47 | +4.44% | +11.90% | 7.61B | 7.63B | +0.28% | +8.66% | +3.7% | |
| Q1 FY2018 | 0.60 | 0.59 | -1.67% | +9.26% | 8.56B | 8.51B | -0.63% | +10.38% | -5.7% | |
| Q4 FY2017 | 0.63 | 0.64 | +1.59% | +4.92% | 8.90B | 9.20B | +3.33% | +13.53% | +3.4% | |
| Q3 FY2017 | 0.56 | 0.57 | +1.79% | -3.39% | 8.33B | 8.31B | -0.31% | +0.21% | -1.0% | |
| Q2 FY2017 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.00% | -2.33% | 6.88B | 7.03B | +2.18% | +2.24% | -0.3% | |
| Q1 FY2017 | 0.53 | 0.54 | +1.89% | +42.11% | 7.69B | 7.71B | +0.28% | +22.43% | -1.4% | |
| Q4 FY2016 | 0.58 | 0.61 | +5.17% | +50.62% | 7.83B | 8.10B | +3.51% | +31.19% | +0.6% | |
| Q3 FY2016 | 0.57 | 0.59 | +3.51% | +37.21% | 7.92B | 8.29B | +4.63% | +28.35% | -2.6% | |
| Q2 FY2016 | 0.42 | 0.43 | +2.38% | -14.00% | 6.58B | 6.87B | +4.41% | +2.95% | +0.8% | |
| Q1 FY2016 | 0.37 | 0.38 | +2.70% | -20.83% | 6.33B | 6.30B | -0.53% | -12.28% | -1.3% | |
| Q4 FY2015 | 0.40 | 0.41 | +1.25% | -8.18% | 5.61B | 6.18B | +9.98% | -14.77% | +6.5% | |
| Q3 FY2015 | 0.40 | 0.43 | +7.50% | -14.00% | 6.42B | 6.46B | +0.60% | -5.84% | -1.6% | |
| Q2 FY2015 | 0.44 | 0.50 | +13.74% | +31.58% | 5.96B | 6.68B | +11.96% | +9.18% | -3.6% | |
| Q1 FY2015 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.00% | +54.84% | 7.17B | 7.18B | +0.09% | +46.72% | -1.1% | |
| Q4 FY2014 | 0.49 | 0.44 | -9.98% | +64.34% | 6.87B | 7.24B | +5.39% | +45.29% | +8.7% | |
| Q3 FY2014 | 0.49 | 0.50 | +2.04% | +47.06% | 6.76B | 6.86B | +1.46% | +23.65% | +0.3% | |
| Q2 FY2014 | 0.37 | 0.38 | +2.70% | +15.15% | 5.93B | 6.11B | +3.13% | +17.35% | -6.9% | |
| Q1 FY2014 | 0.30 | 0.31 | +3.33% | +19.23% | 4.74B | 4.89B | +3.11% | +9.59% | +2.8% | |
| Q4 FY2013 | 0.27 | 0.27 | -0.59% | -4.14% | 4.48B | 4.99B | +11.22% | +14.21% | +3.4% | |
| Q3 FY2013 | 0.28 | 0.34 | +21.43% | +6.25% | 5.38B | 5.55B | +3.09% | +15.04% | +0.9% | |
| Q2 FY2013 | 0.31 | 0.33 | +6.45% | +22.22% | 5.05B | 5.21B | +3.19% | +21.79% | -8.9% | |
| Q1 FY2013 | 0.21 | 0.26 | +23.81% | +18.18% | 4.28B | 4.46B | +4.23% | +24.82% | +5.0% | |
| Q4 FY2012 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.00% | +590.85% | 4.29B | 4.37B | +1.89% | +25.52% | +2.6% | |
| Q3 FY2012 | 0.31 | 0.32 | +3.23% | +60.00% | 4.68B | 4.82B | +3.14% | +38.17% | +1.5% | |
| Q2 FY2012 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.00% | +12.50% | 4.27B | 4.28B | +0.23% | +11.64% | -2.1% | |
| Q1 FY2012 | 0.19 | 0.22 | +15.79% | -8.33% | 3.03B | 3.58B | +18.07% | -0.25% | +6.1% | |
| Q4 FY2011 | 0.16 | 0.04 | -74.65% | -24.50% | 3.01B | 3.48B | +15.70% | -7.64% | +2.7% | |
| Q3 FY2011 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00% | -28.57% | 3.54B | 3.49B | -1.51% | -2.74% | +5.7% | |
| Q2 FY2011 | 0.25 | 0.24 | -4.00% | 0.00% | 3.49B | 3.83B | +9.80% | +17.75% | -2.0% | |
| Q1 FY2011 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.00% | +20.00% | 3.66B | 3.59B | -2.15% | +23.64% | +0.7% | |
| Q4 FY2010 | 0.24 | 0.05 | -77.61% | -71.75% | 3.59B | 3.77B | +5.05% | +31.35% | +1.1% | |
| Q3 FY2010 | 0.24 | 0.28 | +16.67% | +55.56% | 3.05B | 3.59B | +17.68% | +28.55% | +1.0% | |
| Q2 FY2010 | 0.23 | 0.24 | +4.35% | +71.43% | 3.14B | 3.25B | +3.67% | +44.36% | -0.8% | |
| Q1 FY2010 | 0.19 | 0.20 | +5.26% | +2,129.65% | 2.78B | 2.90B | +4.48% | +145.63% | -0.9% | |
| Q4 FY2009 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.00% | +171.43% | 2.75B | 2.87B | +4.37% | +41.34% | +0.6% | |
| Q3 FY2009 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.00% | -5.26% | 2.76B | 2.79B | +1.13% | -3.07% | +3.0% | |
| Q2 FY2009 | 0.13 | 0.14 | +7.69% | -22.22% | 2.10B | 2.25B | +7.38% | -19.74% | +6.6% | |
| Q1 FY2009 | — | 0.01 | — | -94.72% | — | 1.18B | — | -58.87% | +4.9% | |
| Q4 FY2008 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00% | +71.36% | — | 2.03B | — | -31.66% | +4.2% | |
| Q3 FY2008 | 0.20 | 0.19 | -5.00% | +11.76% | 2.94B | 2.88B | -2.05% | +7.51% | +7.8% | |
| Q2 FY2008 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.00% | +20.00% | 2.79B | 2.81B | +0.70% | +26.63% | -3.1% | |
| Q1 FY2008 | 0.16 | 0.17 | +6.25% | +54.55% | 2.59B | 2.87B | +10.98% | +45.37% | -0.7% | |
| Q4 FY2007 | 0.15 | 0.04 | -72.73% | -74.47% | 2.59B | 2.97B | +14.77% | +757.02% | +0.6% | |
| Q3 FY2007 | 0.18 | 0.17 | -5.56% | -10.53% | 2.85B | 2.68B | -5.96% | +7.19% | +0.1% | |
| Q2 FY2007 | 0.14 | 0.15 | +7.14% | -25.00% | 2.11B | 2.22B | +4.88% | -12.08% | -6.2% | |
| Q1 FY2007 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.00% | -42.11% | 1.96B | 1.97B | +0.49% | -15.73% | +0.7% | |
| Q4 FY2006 | 0.14 | 0.16 | +14.37% | -20.00% | 323.28M | 346.37M | +7.14% | -86.48% | -6.3% | |
| Q3 FY2006 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.00% | +35.71% | 2.44B | 2.50B | +2.24% | +17.40% | +0.1% | |
| Q2 FY2006 | 0.19 | 0.20 | +5.26% | +81.82% | 2.31B | 2.52B | +9.07% | +41.44% | -0.8% | |
| Q1 FY2006 | 0.17 | 0.19 | +11.76% | +90.00% | 2.08B | 2.34B | +12.64% | +37.66% | +0.7% | |
| Q4 FY2005 | 0.19 | 0.20 | +5.26% | +42.86% | 2.09B | 2.56B | +22.36% | +27.43% | +6.7% | |
| Q3 FY2005 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.00% | -12.50% | 1.95B | 2.13B | +8.97% | +2.58% | 0.0% | |
| Q2 FY2005 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.00% | -21.43% | 1.78B | 1.78B | +0.45% | -5.40% | -3.6% | |
| Q1 FY2005 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00% | -9.09% | 1.69B | 1.70B | +0.45% | -5.74% | +5.1% | |
| Q4 FY2004 | 0.12 | 0.14 | +16.67% | +40.00% | 1.67B | 2.01B | +20.54% | +3.11% | +1.5% | |
| Q3 FY2004 | 0.14 | 0.16 | +14.29% | +77.78% | 1.77B | 2.07B | +17.19% | +22.22% | -0.9% | |
| Q2 FY2004 | 0.12 | 0.14 | +16.67% | +133.33% | 1.55B | 1.89B | +21.44% | +33.74% | +3.6% | |
| Q1 FY2004 | 0.10 | 0.11 | +10.00% | +450.00% | 1.63B | 1.81B | +10.91% | +46.11% | +2.8% | |
| Q4 FY2003 | 0.09 | 0.10 | +11.11% | +218.07% | 1.74B | 1.95B | +12.29% | +54.47% | -2.1% | |
| Q3 FY2003 | 0.08 | 0.09 | +12.50% | +172.64% | 1.49B | 1.70B | +14.08% | +32.30% | +10.7% | |
| Q2 FY2003 | 0.05 | 0.06 | +20.00% | +20.00% | 1.13B | 1.41B | +25.00% | +14.86% | -2.1% | |
| Q1 FY2003 | 0.01 | 0.02 | +100.00% | -50.00% | 1.36B | 1.24B | -9.26% | -3.93% | +12.0% | |
| Q4 FY2002 | 0.02 | 0.03 | +57.20% | +4.80% | 1.71B | 1.26B | -26.06% | +4.19% | -4.6% | |
| Q3 FY2002 | 0.04 | 0.03 | -17.48% | +61.50% | 2.02B | 1.28B | -36.62% | +35.86% | -7.1% | |
| Q2 FY2002 | 0.06 | 0.05 | -16.67% | +144.62% | 1.43B | 1.23B | -14.44% | +30.64% | -18.6% | |
| Q1 FY2002 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00% | — | 1.29B | 1.29B | -0.18% | — | -4.0% | |
| Q4 FY2001 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00% | -72.35% | 1.21B | 1.21B | -0.18% | -7.27% | +0.3% | |
| Q3 FY2001 | 0.01 | 0.02 | +104.40% | -84.28% | 946.24M | 944.51M | -0.18% | -27.83% | +4.9% | |
| Q2 FY2001 | — | 0.02 | — | -79.56% | — | 939.60M | — | -28.12% | +5.8% | |
| Q4 FY2000 | 0.13 | 0.14 | +7.69% | +133.33% | — | 991.09M | — | +72.49% | -0.8% | |
| Q4 FY2000 | — | 0.11 | — | +80.83% | — | 1.31B | — | +127.34% | -7.5% | |
| Q3 FY2000 | 0.12 | 0.13 | +8.33% | +160.00% | 1.20B | 1.31B | +9.09% | +127.88% | +22.8% | |
| Q2 FY2000 | 0.08 | 0.10 | +25.00% | +100.00% | 982.18M | 1.31B | +33.09% | +127.32% | +7.8% | |
| Q1 FY2000 | 0.07 | 0.12 | +75.14% | +206.50% | 1.12B | 1.30B | +16.45% | +126.36% | +4.3% | |
| Q4 FY1999 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00% | +100.00% | 575.64M | 574.59M | -0.18% | +81.74% | -6.9% | |
| Q3 FY1999 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00% | +51.47% | 575.35M | 574.30M | -0.18% | +36.04% | +2.8% | |
| Q2 FY1999 | 0.04 | 0.05 | +25.00% | +51.47% | 574.30M | 575.04M | +0.13% | +36.27% | +3.6% | |
| Q1 FY1999 | 0.02 | 0.04 | +100.00% | 0.00% | 634.98M | 576.20M | -9.26% | +42.75% | +2.8% | |
| Q4 FY1998 | 0.02 | 0.03 | +50.00% | -25.00% | 261.30M | 316.15M | +20.99% | -9.21% | -2.4% | |
| Q3 FY1998 | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | 422.16M | — | — | -3.9% | |
| Q2 FY1998 | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | 421.98M | — | — | +0.2% | |
| Q1 FY1998 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00% | — | 404.38M | 403.64M | -0.18% | — | -4.6% | |
| Q4 FY1997 | 0.03 | 0.04 | +33.33% | — | 403.64M | 348.24M | -13.73% | — | +4.0% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 | 28.37 | — | — | +27.37% | 290.37B | — | — | +26.06% |
| FY2027 | 22.27 | — | — | +34.57% | 230.34B | — | — | +38.58% |
| FY2026 | 16.55 | — | — | +55.40% | 166.21B | — | — | +35.07% |
| FY2025 | 10.31 | 10.65 | +3.32% | +53.24% | 121.35B | 123.05B | +1.40% | +38.32% |
| FY2024 | 6.93 | 6.95 | +0.24% | +32.38% | 88.71B | 88.96B | +0.29% | +29.19% |
| FY2023 | 5.11 | 5.25 | +2.67% | -19.97% | 68.82B | 68.86B | +0.06% | -7.66% |
| FY2022 | 6.23 | 6.56 | +5.27% | +59.22% | 72.40B | 74.57B | +3.00% | +31.56% |
The move is the shares' change on the trading day after the report: after a report after the close, the next day's close on the report day's; before the open, the report day's close on the day before's. Surprise is the reported figure against the analysts' average estimate.
From the last earnings call, the company's guidance and analysts' previews, and checked against the report when it comes.
The margin will show how much profit remains after production costs as TSMC expands its newest chip technology.
On average, analysts' EPS estimate was 5.7% off the result, either way, and their revenue estimate 1.3%, over the last 12 quarters.
See also:Forecast,EPS,Income statement
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
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