Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Tower Semiconductor's Gross Margin was 33.97% in Q3 2026, up 10.46 percentage points from 23.52% a year earlier and up 4.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Tower Semiconductor's Gross Margin was 29.62% through Sep 30, 2026, up 7.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 23.23%, down 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +4.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 23.64% in FY2024 (-1.21 pp), 24.85% in FY2023 (-2.95 pp), 27.80% in FY2022 (+5.97 pp) and 21.82% in FY2021 (+3.39 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q3 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 10.46 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 6.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TSEM's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 29.95% (Q2 2026), 26.82% (Q1 2026) and 26.72% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,516.52 Bn | 4,290.68 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 1,945.01 Bn | 1,569.87 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 67.72% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,397.97 Bn | 1,324.02 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 778.23 Bn | 683.86 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 86.76% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 731.93 Bn | 680.14 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 53.90% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 553.38 Bn | 509.07 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.98% |
| 7 | Intel | 294.27 Bn | 140.33 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 42.97% |
| 8 | Applied Materials | 264.14 Bn | 229.58 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 50.31% |
| 9 | Texas Instruments | 253.31 Bn | 228.18 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 64.19% |
| 10 | Tower Semiconductor | 15.37 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 178.76 Mn | 33.97% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 33.97% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.31% |
API Access
Tower Semiconductor Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=TSEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "TSEM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=TSEM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();