Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (TSM) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $529.2 million in Q1 2026, up 599.9% YoY from $75.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 51.96% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 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 (up 802.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $40.5 billion, up 25.98% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $529.2 million in Q1 2026, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$350329.4 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $201.0 million and a median of $75.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow plunged 91.68% — and 2025, when it soared 6156.55%.
  • Tracing TSM's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $272.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 91.68% to $22.7 million in 2023, then soared by 359.52% to $104.1 million in 2024, then soared by 958.27% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 51.96% to $529.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow 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) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,000.69 Bn 4,957.21 Bn 61.16 Bn 48.59 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 10.26 Bn
4 Micron Technology 1,057.61 Bn 1,031.59 Bn 35.06 Bn 17.56 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 822.43 Bn 810.09 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.63 Bn
6 Intel 458.91 Bn 444.79 Bn 6.51 Bn 4.45 Bn
7 Aeluma 301.08 Bn 301.05 Bn 386,000.00 -775,000.00
8 Arm Holdings 255.32 Bn 251.43 Bn 1.25 Bn 1.10 Bn
9 Texas Instruments 245.36 Bn 238.36 Bn 3.35 Bn 2.19 Bn
10 Analog Devices 176.27 Bn 172.83 Bn 2.44 Bn 734.34 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