Why is TSM down?
Fell 11% on Nov 5 with the market, as the S&P 500 fell 4%.
- Down about as much as its industry:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) stock
Pre-market
$381.51
Quality Score
6
In its industry
#21of 84
Checks firing
1of 14
From 52-week high
-23.0%
TSM's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 6.
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Key facts on TSM
| Latest filing | 6-K, Oct 15 |
TSM in the news
Tech stocks rose together
Fri Nov 6: Group
“AMD Jumps 8%, Intel and NVIDIA Climb 5% as Chip Stocks Rebound From Worst Sell-Off Since 2020”
TSM closed +6.3% that day.
What moves chips
Big Tech spending$201.9B
What's next
Expected to report Thu Jan 14, before the open
TSM catalysts
Coming up
How TSM ranks in Semiconductors
TSM is #21 of 84 by Quality Score.
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When does TSM report earnings, and what happens after?
Expected to report Thu Jan 14, before the open (in 66 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What TSM reported on Oct 15, 2026
The quarter
A profit of $4.60 per ADR.
Where the sales came from
TSM's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read. Its annual report gives the year's, in About.
The outlook
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $52.3B to $54.3B |
The numbers
- $1.8T
- today
Close after the report, last 3
-3.1%-2.3%-1.8%
Apr 16Jul 16Oct 15
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | -3.5% | -1.8% | +0.4% |
| Jul 16, 2026 | -3.4% | -2.3% | +0.4% |
| Apr 16, 2026 | -1.7% | -3.1% | +3.3% |
TSM has 1 of 14 chart checks firing
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TSM RSI on Nov 6: 36.3, below its 50-day and 200-day averages
RSI 36.3, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
The deep dive on TSM
- What it does and how it makes money
- Where it standsEx-dividend dates and amounts, from the market data vendor
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Apr 17, 2025, against the one of Apr 18, 2024
- Who holds and trades it
- Against its closest peers
TSM insider trades
One insider bought $17K across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
BuyBor-Zen Tien$4K
TSM trades by Congress and the executive branch
5 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
BuyCleo Fields$1K to $15K
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TSM's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold TSM?
In ETFs: TSM is 10% of SMH and 5.0% of SOXX, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with about 70% market share in 2025. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public in Taiwan in 1994 and as an ADR in the US in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious base of customers, including Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that look to apply its cutting-edge process technologies to their semiconductor designs. TSMC employs more than 83,000 people.
What Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing says it competes with
“We compete internationally and domestically with other foundry service providers, as well as with a number of integrated device manufacturers.”
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BreakawayOct 22Cleo Fields bought TSM
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What does TSM's Quality Score say?
TSM scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #21 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Fell 11% on Nov 5 with the market, as the S&P 500 fell 4%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is TSM's Quality Score?
TSM scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #21 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind TSM's 6.
Are insiders buying TSM?
One insider bought $17K across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is Bor-Zen Tien, VP, who bought $4K on Jul 28. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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