Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (TSM) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$529.2 million in Q1 2026, down 599.9% YoY from $105.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 51.96% on a QoQ basis from -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has 11 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at -$529.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 599.9% year-over-year to -$529.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.7 billion (down 802.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $40.6 billion, up 39.12% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures advanced to -$529.2 million in Q1 2026, from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $350329.4 in Q3 2024 to a low of -$1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$201.0 million and a median of -$75.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures jumped 91.68% — and 2025, when it plunged 6156.55%.
  • Tracing TSM's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at -$272.5 million in 2022, then soared by 91.68% to -$22.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 359.52% to -$104.1 million in 2024, then plunged by 958.27% to -$1.1 billion in 2025, then soared by 51.96% to -$529.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$529.2 million (Q1 2026), -$1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and -$21.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,000.69 Bn 4,957.21 Bn 61.16 Bn 1.76 Bn
2 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2,106.48 Bn 2,009.53 Bn 23.77 Bn -529.21 Mn
3 Broadcom 1,866.23 Bn 1,846.60 Bn 15.42 Bn 231.00 Mn
4 Micron Technology 1,057.61 Bn 1,031.59 Bn 35.06 Bn 7.83 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 822.43 Bn 810.09 Bn 5.42 Bn 329.00 Mn
6 Intel 458.91 Bn 444.79 Bn 6.51 Bn 2.56 Bn
7 Aeluma 301.08 Bn 301.05 Bn 386,000.00 198,000.00
8 Arm Holdings 255.32 Bn 251.43 Bn 1.25 Bn -197.00 Mn
9 Texas Instruments 245.36 Bn 238.36 Bn 3.35 Bn 514.00 Mn
10 Analog Devices 176.27 Bn 172.83 Bn 2.44 Bn 137.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -529.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -529.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -21.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -21.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -75.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -75.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -104.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -104.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 350,329.38
Sep 30, 2024 350,329.38
Jun 30, 2024 -4.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -76.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -76.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -22.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -22.66 Mn