Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (TSM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 14.7% YoY from $2.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 70.53% on a QoQ basis from $10.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $3.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 14.7% year-over-year to $3.0 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $18.7 billion (up 23.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.1 billion, up 135.82% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $3.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $10.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $10.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.7 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 32.58% — and 2024, when it slipped 0.83%.
  • Tracing TSM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $7.2 billion in 2022, then gained by 10.29% to $8.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 0.83% to $7.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 27.5% to $10.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 70.53% to $3.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.0 billion (Q1 2026), $10.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,000.69 Bn 4,957.21 Bn 61.16 Bn 7.62 Bn
2 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2,106.48 Bn 2,009.53 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.97 Bn
3 Broadcom 1,866.23 Bn 1,846.60 Bn 15.42 Bn 4.63 Bn
4 Micron Technology 1,057.61 Bn 1,031.59 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.72 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 822.43 Bn 810.09 Bn 5.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
6 Intel 458.91 Bn 444.79 Bn 6.51 Bn 4.71 Bn
7 Aeluma 301.08 Bn 301.05 Bn 386,000.00 2.13 Mn
8 Arm Holdings 255.32 Bn 251.43 Bn 1.25 Bn -1.16 Bn
9 Texas Instruments 245.36 Bn 238.36 Bn 3.35 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 Analog Devices 176.27 Bn 172.83 Bn 2.44 Bn 1.06 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 10.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 7.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 6.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.45 Bn