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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's (TSM) quarterly Research & Development came in at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 24.54% YoY from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.47% on a QoQ basis from $2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 24.54% year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $8.4 billion (up 26.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.9 billion, up 26.15% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $1.3 billion in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $1.6 billion and a median of $1.6 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development slipped 0.03% — and 2025, when it jumped 33.7%.
  • Tracing TSM's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.37% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 11.83% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 18.0% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 2.47% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 10,545.90 Bn 10,447.64 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.14 Bn
2 Nvidia 5,009.72 Bn 4,966.24 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
3 Broadcom 1,857.88 Bn 1,838.25 Bn 15.42 Bn 3.00 Bn
4 Micron Technology 938.47 Bn 912.45 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.32 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 789.52 Bn 777.17 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
6 Intel 463.88 Bn 434.15 Bn 6.51 Bn 3.37 Bn
7 Aeluma 302.44 Bn 302.40 Bn 386,000.00 882,000.00
8 Arm Holdings 254.34 Bn 250.45 Bn 1.25 Bn -838.00 Mn
9 Texas Instruments 245.02 Bn 238.02 Bn 3.35 Bn 535.00 Mn
10 Analog Devices 176.28 Bn 172.84 Bn 2.44 Bn 509.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.10 Bn