TSM vs SONY vs RGTI Stock Comparison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Sony and Rigetti Computing Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$150.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
2 wins
RGTI Rigetti Computing, Inc.
$12.06 -23.4% 1M -69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$13.35M
Div. yield
–
Quantum Computing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 7, Sony 2, Rigetti Computing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSMSONYRGTILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.10T $150.80B $3.71B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x -29.5x -15.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 19.3x — SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.4% +2.1% +68.5% RGTI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.0% -6.2% -1,787.4% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 12.2% — TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.3x — TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.5% -9.6% -69.4% TSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.6%/yr +1.9%/yr +2.8%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 29.2% 93.6% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 55/100 32/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

TSMSONYRGTI

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

AxisTSMSONYRGTI
Valuation 69 #30 of 94 80 #23 of 112 14 #107 of 124
Growth 87 #13 of 92 20 #87 of 108 20 #91 of 113
Profitability 92 #8 of 88 61 #41 of 104 9 #99 of 109
Financial Health 68 #31 of 96 49 #60 of 116 89 #15 of 127
Shareholder Returns 61 #29 of 72 68 #26 of 78 27 #46 of 63
Overall 75 55 32
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RGTI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSMSONYRGTISPY
1 month -5.6%+9.0%-23.4% +0.7%
3 months +7.0%+11.8%-18.8% +3.7%
6 months +9.0%+26.8%-30.9% +7.1%
Year to date +42.0%-0.5%-45.6% +12.8%
1 year +41.5%-9.6%-69.4% +11.9%
3 years +401.5%+55.8%+1,016.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +71.2%+15.9%+123.6% +22.8%
5 years +279.6%+10.0%+14.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +30.6%+1.9%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,302.8%+304.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +30.2%+15.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSMSONYRGTISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%29.2%93.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%27.3%89.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.140.593.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.33-0.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.1%-50.9%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-15.8%-72.8% -1.2%
52-week high $485.91$30.26$44.27 $779.14
52-week low $275.06$19.32$11.44 $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.

MultipleTSMSONYRGTI
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 46.4x -29.8xmedian 32.9x -16.8xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 7.8x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 301.4xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 27.5x 8.5xmedian 20.0x -41.6xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 40.1x 14.5xmedian 30.2x -45.9xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.7x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 7.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.80median 2.10 0.74median 1.08 4.26median 1.23

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 monthsTSMSONYRGTI
Revenue $142.94B $82.39B $13.35M
Gross profit $91.71B $26.19B $4.62M
Operating income $80.08B $10.29B -$97.16M
Net income $74.55B -$5.01B -$238.67M
Free cash flow $84.59B $10.78B -$87.58M
R&D $8.68B – $73.05M
EPS (diluted) $15.16 $-0.85 $-0.72
Cash & equivalents $98.36B $13.40B $27.76M
Total debt $22.36B $36.06B –
Shares (diluted) 5.19B 6.01B 333.22M
Enterprise value $1.72T $88.06B $2.01B

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
MetricTSMSONYRGTI
P/E 28.5x -29.8x -16.8x
P/FCF 26.5x 14.5x -45.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.5x 11.6x -66.3x
P/S 15.7x 1.9x 301.4x
P/B 11.1x 2.9x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 11.1x 3.1x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 8.5x -41.6x
EV/EBIT 26.7x 14.6x -37.4x
EV/Revenue 15.0x 1.8x 271.9x
EV/FCF 25.3x 14.0x -41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 11.1x -59.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.80 0.74 4.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSMSONYRGTI
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.4% 2.1% 68.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.3% -1.2% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.2% 9.0% 43.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -5.8% -26.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.1% 12.4% -25.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 6.1% -0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.8% -168.9% -44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.5% -40.0% -42.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.8% -167.4% -29.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.6% -40.2% -4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% -18.9% -12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 28.4% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.1% -11.4% -33.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 82.7% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSMSONYRGTI
Gross margin 64.2% 31.8% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 71.4% 21.6% -653.3%
Operating margin 56.0% 12.5% -727.6%
Pretax margin 60.0% 12.2% -1,787%
Net margin 55.0% -6.2% -1,787%
FCF margin 59.2% 13.1% -655.9%
Operating cash flow margin 59.2% 16.4% -454.7%
Return on equity 37.3% -9.5% -42.6%
Return on assets 7.1% -5.1% -36.7%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 15.1% -17.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -2.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 170.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSMSONYRGTI
Debt / assets 2.3% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 45.3% 17.1%
Equity / assets 68.6% 54.7% 82.9%
Interest coverage 191.8x 12.2x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 3.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.4x 3.8x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.4x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 17.67 3.84 20.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSMSONYRGTI
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% -1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.3% -1.3%
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.

ConsensusTSMSONYRGTI
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $16.82FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $-0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +60.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.1% +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $178.59BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $22.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +48.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +218.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +0.3% +115.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSMSONYRGTI
Held by institutions 14.8% 7.9% 52.1%
Institutions holding 3,571 740 476
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.1% +0.0%
Institutions buying 1,904 334 307
Institutions selling 1,293 268 87
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.25 3.53

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.

TSMSONYRGTI
TSM 1.00 0.04 0.44
SONY 0.04 1.00 0.13
RGTI 0.44 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TSM, SONY and RGTI?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.10T, Sony (SONY) $150.80B, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) $3.71B.

Which company is growing faster?

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +68.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -1,787.4%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) returned the most: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +41.5%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) -69.4%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/yr, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.3%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%, Rigetti Computing (RGTI) 93.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.