Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $2.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 16.35% year-over-year to $2.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $8.7 billion (up 21.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.9 billion, up 26.15% from the prior year.
• Research & Development grew to $2.3 billion in Q2 2026 per TSM's latest filing, from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $2.3 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $1.3 billion in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $1.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.6 billion in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development dropped 0.03% in 2023, then surged 33.7% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 11.37% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 11.83% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 18.0% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then advanced by 10.6% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $2.3 billion, $2.1 billion, and $2.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.