TSM Stock — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TSM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.83%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 11886.5% over the past 29 years, 10694.5 points ahead of SPY at 1192.0%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, manufacturing integrated circuits and related devices for customers in high-performance computing, smartphones, automotive, and consumer electronics across Taiwan, China, the United States, Europe, and other markets globally. The company distributes a modest yield on a quarterly basis. TSM appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor and technology sectors, including those interested in dividend-paying technology stocks.

TSM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 11886.5% over the past 29 years, 10694.5 points ahead of SPY at 1192.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 38.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.5%.

TSM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.01%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/08/1997

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.83%

5-year average yield

1.35

Last close

$412.61 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,139,991,042,504

Average volume

16637200.0

Dividend

$1.08544

Ex-dividend date

12/10/2026

Payment date

01/07/2027

Beta

1.239

Payout ratio

18.6%

P/E ratio

26.74

Forward P/E

21.4133

EPS

$15.43

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.83%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

TSM risks and drawbacks

TSM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 21.5%.

Who may consider TSM — and who may not

TSM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TSM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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