TSM vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$321.68 -9.4% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58T
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 9, Broadcom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSMAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22T $1.58T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 41.2x TSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.0x 29.2x TSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.4% +48.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.0% 42.9% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 26.0% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.8% -6.6% TSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.7%/yr +44.3%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 46.3% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 64/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

TSMAVGO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTSMAVGO
Valuation 67 #32 of 95 43 #55 of 95
Growth 87 #13 of 93 92 #8 of 93
Profitability 92 #8 of 91 93 #7 of 91
Financial Health 69 #32 of 102 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 55 #35 of 76 57 #33 of 76
Overall 74 64
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTSMAVGOSPY
1 month -6.4%-9.4% -1.0%
3 months +3.6%-15.8% +2.9%
6 months +3.9%-23.9% +6.4%
Year to date +37.6%-7.1% +11.4%
1 year +43.8%-6.6% +13.1%
3 years +356.3%+265.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +65.9%+54.0% +21.5%
5 years +266.1%+524.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.7%+44.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,245.5%+1,760.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +29.7%+34.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTSMAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.122.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.12-0.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.1%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-33.2% -2.5%
52-week high $485.91$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $275.06$293.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTSMAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 41.5x 40.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 6.9x 17.2xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 27.3x 30.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 35.6x 39.0xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.2x 15.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 2.31 1.18median 2.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTSMAVGO
Revenue $142.94B $89.10B
Gross profit $91.71B $61.28B
Operating income $80.08B $42.81B
Net income $74.55B $38.27B
Free cash flow $84.59B $39.40B
R&D $8.68B $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $15.16 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $98.36B $23.98B
Total debt $22.36B $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 5.19B 4.89B
Enterprise value $1.85T $1.50T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTSMAVGO
P/E 27.6x 40.1x
P/FCF 25.6x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.6x 37.8x
P/S 15.2x 17.2x
P/B 10.7x 15.4x
P/Tangible book 10.7x 20.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x 30.3x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 14.5x 17.6x
EV/FCF 24.5x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSMAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.4% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.2% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.1% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.8% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.8% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSMAVGO
Gross margin 64.2% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 71.4% 58.2%
Operating margin 56.0% 48.0%
Pretax margin 60.0% 45.4%
Net margin 55.0% 42.9%
FCF margin 59.2% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 59.2% 45.6%
Return on equity 37.3% 40.8%
Return on assets 7.1% 20.8%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 26.0%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSMAVGO
Debt / assets 2.3% 31.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 47.0%
Equity / assets 68.6% 53.0%
Interest coverage 191.8x 13.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 17.22 12.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSMAVGO
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTSMAVGO
Forward P/E 25.0xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.72FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.4%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +39.4% +68.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $177.84BFY2026 $101.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.4%FY2026 +59.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +40.2% +61.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSMAVGO
Held by institutions 14.8% 78.1%
Institutions holding 3,568 4,796
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.7%
Institutions buying 1,902 2,635
Institutions selling 1,292 1,842
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TSMAVGO
TSM 1.00 0.60
AVGO 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSM and AVGO?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.22T, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.58T.

Which stock is cheaper, TSM and AVGO?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.3x, Broadcom (AVGO) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is cheapest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) returned the most: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.8%, Broadcom (AVGO) -6.6%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +29.7%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +44.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do TSM and AVGO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.60, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, TSM and AVGO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.