TSM vs RGTI vs TSEM Stock Comparison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Rigetti Computing and Tower Semiconductor Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc.
$9.78 -35.5% 1M -73.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.35M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win
TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd
$130.99 -49.3% 1M +50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.37B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 6, Tower Semiconductor 4, Rigetti Computing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSMRGTITSEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95T $3.91B $15.37B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x -16.4x 40.8x TSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x — 33.4x TSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.4% +68.5% +21.6% RGTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.0% -1,787.4% 20.5% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% — 10.7% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — -1.9x TSEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -73.8% +50.5% TSEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.5%/yr -1.9%/yr +30.1%/yr TSEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 93.0% 86.2% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 31/100 76/100 TSEM

Percentile Scorecard

TSMRGTITSEM

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

AxisTSMRGTITSEM
Valuation 68 #31 of 94 15 #105 of 124 73 #26 of 94
Growth 85 #15 of 92 19 #93 of 114 74 #25 of 92
Profitability 93 #7 of 90 9 #101 of 111 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 73 #28 of 101 88 #16 of 128 79 #22 of 101
Shareholder Returns 58 #35 of 81 23 #57 of 74 –
Overall 75 31 76
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • RGTI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • TSEM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSMRGTITSEMSPY
1 month -27.0%-35.5%-49.3% -5.9%
3 months -15.8%-40.8%-41.7% -4.6%
6 months -15.0%-46.7%-37.6% +0.2%
Year to date +15.8%-55.8%+11.6% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%-73.8%+50.5% +8.2%
3 years +280.2%+840.4%+444.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +56.1%+111.2%+76.0% +19.0%
5 years +198.8%-9.0%+272.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.5%-1.9%+30.1% +9.4%
10 years +1,064.1%—+748.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +27.8%—+23.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTSMRGTITSEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%93.0%86.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%89.3%82.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.173.793.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.790.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.1%-96.9%-58.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-73.8%-58.7% -5.9%
52-week high $485.91$37.29$316.85 $779.14
52-week low $275.06$9.78$84.07 $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.

MultipleTSMRGTITSEM
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 35.6x -13.7xmedian 39.4x 38.9xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 5.8x 244.4xmedian 4.0x 8.0xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 21.9x -32.9xmedian 34.1x 19.5xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 30.7x -37.3xmedian 22.7x 9.5xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 3.5x 6.1xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 1.25 3.46median 1.32 -3.12median 1.25

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 monthsTSMRGTITSEM
Revenue $142.94B $13.35M $1.84B
Gross profit $91.71B $4.62M $545.09M
Operating income $80.08B -$97.16M $352.82M
Net income $74.55B -$238.67M $358.28M
Free cash flow $84.59B -$87.58M $1.56B
R&D $8.68B $73.05M $98.57M
EPS (diluted) $15.16 $-0.72 $3.32
Cash & equivalents $98.36B $27.76M $250.75M
Total debt $6.80B – $153.73M
Shares (diluted) 5.19B 333.22M 113.60M
Enterprise value $1.57T $2.20B $9.77B

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
MetricTSMRGTITSEM
P/E 23.2x -13.7x 38.9x
P/FCF 21.6x -37.3x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x -53.7x 16.2x
P/S 12.8x 244.4x 8.0x
P/B 9.0x 6.1x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 6.1x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x -32.9x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 21.6x -29.5x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 12.1x 214.9x 7.3x
EV/FCF 20.4x -32.8x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x -47.3x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 3.46 -3.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSMRGTITSEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.4% 68.5% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.3% -2.5% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.2% 43.8% 63.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -26.6% 11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.1% -25.6% 107.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -0.3% -16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.8% -44.8% 86.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% -42.8% -13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.8% -29.6% 64.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -4.0% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% -12.9% 99.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 0.3% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% -33.6% 77.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% -3.5% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSMRGTITSEM
Gross margin 64.2% 34.6% 29.6%
EBITDA margin 71.6% -653.3% 37.4%
Operating margin 56.0% -727.6% 19.2%
Pretax margin 60.0% -1,787% 21.8%
Net margin 55.0% -1,787% 20.5%
FCF margin 59.2% -655.9% 84.6%
Operating cash flow margin 59.2% -454.7% 49.5%
Return on equity 37.3% -42.6% 11.4%
Return on assets 7.1% -36.7% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 33.4% – 10.7%
Return on capital employed 8.4% -17.8% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 170.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSMRGTITSEM
Debt / assets 2.3% – 3.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – -1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 17.1% 20.1%
Equity / assets 68.6% 82.9% 79.9%
Interest coverage 191.8x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.9x 3.7x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.8x 3.1x
Cash ratio 1.8x 3.7x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 14.99 16.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSMRGTITSEM
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% -1.6% –
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.

ConsensusTSMRGTITSEM
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 – 33.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.82FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $3.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 – +71.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.1% – +74.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $178.59BFY2026 $22.61MFY2026 $1.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +48.0%FY2026 +218.9%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +115.1% +57.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSMRGTITSEM
Held by institutions 3.0% 52.1% 55.6%
Institutions holding 3,576 478 452
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +0.0% -10.0%
Institutions buying 1,906 309 245
Institutions selling 1,295 87 162
Buyers to sellers 1.47 3.55 1.51

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.

TSMRGTITSEM
TSM 1.00 0.46 0.56
RGTI 0.46 1.00 0.40
TSEM 0.56 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSM, RGTI and TSEM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $1.95T, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) $3.91B, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) $15.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, TSM, RGTI and TSEM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 24.7x, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -16.4x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 40.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is cheapest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 20.9x, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 33.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +68.5%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1,787.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) returned the most: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +19.9%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -73.8%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +50.5%. Over five years, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) compounded fastest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +24.5%/yr, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1.9%/yr, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) +30.1%/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) 41.5%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 93.0%, Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) 86.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TSM, RGTI and TSEM?

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 6. 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.