Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.85% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 10th April, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 18th March, 2025.

Key information

1.9%

Dividend yield

0.01%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	1.9%
Future Dividend Yield	2.2%
Dividend Growth	11.2%
Next dividend pay date	10 Apr 25
Ex dividend date	18 Mar 25
Dividend per share	US$0.548
Payout ratio	38%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Taiwan Semiconductor: Another Buying Opportunity Materializes (Technical Analysis) (Rating Upgrade)

Feb 19

TSMC: AI Foundry Leader For GPUs And ASICs

Feb 11

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: AI Growth Play At A Reasonable Valuation

Jan 31

Why Taiwan Semiconductor Is A Buy: Capitalizing On AI And HPC Trends

Jan 24

TSMC's Q4 2024 Earnings Outperformance: 3 Reasons To Buy Here

Jan 16

TSMC To Deliver A Robust Quarter

Jan 09

TSMC: Why I Took Profits (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 31

TSMC: Market Outperformance Expected, Driven By N2 Advancements And Strong ASIC Demand

Dec 23

TSMC: A Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Would Devastate Global Markets And Itself

Dec 02

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Golden Buying Opportunity

Nov 22

Taiwan Semiconductor: Greater Certainty In Stormy AI Race

Nov 11

Taiwan Semiconductor: Don't Discount The Competition

Oct 26

Taiwan Semiconductor Q3 Earnings: 'Demand Right Now Is Insane'

Oct 18

Taiwan Semiconductor: One Of The Best (And Cheapest) AI Plays

Oct 12

TSMC: Still A Long-Term Buy Given Its Technological Leadership And AI Growth Story

Oct 06

TSMC: 2nm Wafers Can Outperform The Already Strong Ramp In 3nm Wafers

Sep 25

Taiwan Semiconductor: Valuation Dips Go Great With Chips

Sep 12

Taiwan Semiconductor: Chip Giant Is Still A Buy Despite Short-Term Risks

Sep 05

Taiwan Semiconductor: Still Buy On AI

Aug 29

TSMC: A Huge Opportunity To Buy The Crown Jewel Of Semiconductors

Aug 07

TSMC: Focus On Fundamentals, Ignore The Noise

Jul 31

TSMC: Buy Status Vs. Rising Geopolitical Risks

Jul 25

3 Key Takeaways From TSMC's Q2 2024 Beat And Raise

Jul 18

TSMC: Taiwan Discount

Jul 11

TSMC: Strategic Alliances Lift Stock To New All-Time Highs

Jul 01

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Sure Bet On AI

Jun 25

TSMC: By Far The Strongest Chip Company

Jun 18

TSMC: One Of The Cheapest Big Tech/AI Stocks

Jun 10

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock: April Sales Soar From Advanced Nodes

Jun 04

TSMC: Derisking China Invasion Threats

May 17

TSMC: Charting A Path To $185

May 08

Third Point - Taiwan Semiconductor: The 'Toll Road' For AI Compute

May 02

Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Is Breaking Out (Technical Analysis)

Apr 17

TSMC: Don't Be Ruined By Over-Optimism (Downgrade)

Apr 09

TSMC: Robust Growth To Continue

Apr 03

Best Chip Stock To Ride The AI Frenzy: Taiwan Semiconductor (SA Quant)

Mar 26

Taiwan Semiconductor: A Long-Term Winner Amidst Short-Term Hype

Mar 15

Taiwan Semiconductor Raising Prices 8.7% In 2024 As Revenue Growth Underperforms Customers

Mar 05

Investing In Innovation: Why Taiwan Semiconductor Is A Smart Choice For Long-Term Growth

Feb 21

Taiwan Semiconductor: Highly Wanted Advanced Technology

Feb 05

Taiwan Semiconductor: Beijing Is A Threat

Jan 29

Taiwan Semiconductor Is Becoming A Dividend Growth Machine

Jan 23

TSMC: DPP Taiwan Election Win Could Mean Greater Risks For The Stock

Jan 17

TSMC Is Probably The Most Important Company In The World Right Now

Jan 11

TSMC: Major Apple Risk Persists But Stock Still Investible (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 01

TSMC Vs. Intel: Only 1 Can Win

Dec 24

Taiwan Semiconductor: The 800-Pound Chip Gorilla That's An Underappreciated Play On AI

Nov 25

Taiwan Semiconductor: Taking The Temperature Of AI

Nov 14

Taiwan Semiconductor: Bottoming Semiconductor Cycle With Increasingly Diversified Footprint

Oct 27

Q3 Earnings: Navigating TSMC's Risk/Rewards And Future Outlook

Oct 20

Taiwan Semiconductor - Maintaining Buy: Headwinds Priced In And Rebound Ahead

Oct 10

TSMC: Why Near-Term Downside Is Highly Probable (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 03

Taiwan Semiconductor Makes Chips For 3 Of The Top 4 Greatest Growth Technologies

Sep 26

TSMC: AI Winner At Attractive Valuation

Sep 20

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: TSM's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: TSM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Dividend Yield vs Market

How does TSM dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (TSM)	1.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.7%
Industry Average (Semiconductor)	0.6%
Analyst forecast (TSM) (up to 3 years)	2.2%

Notable Dividend: TSM's dividend (1.85%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).

High Dividend: TSM's dividend (1.85%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.65%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (37.6%), TSM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (54.2%), TSM's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/03/23 14:13
End of Day Share Price	2025/03/21 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is covered by 78 analysts. 32 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Ge Bai	ABCI Securities Company Limited
Warren Lau	Aletheia Analyst Network Limited
Brett Simpson	Arete Research Services LLP