Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Announces Dividend Increase – $1.37 Per Share

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.3663 per share by the semiconductor company on Thursday, April 8th. This represents a $5.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 11th. This is a 25.9% increase from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.0854.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a payout ratio of 31.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to earn $23.02 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.43 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 14.9%.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

Shares of TSM traded up $16.92 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $413.40. 6,178,052 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 13,203,697. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a 1-year low of $266.82 and a 1-year high of $487.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.14 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.46. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $430.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $401.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $4.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $0.15. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 42.84% and a net margin of 51.51%. The company had revenue of $46.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.67 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 41.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will post 17.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

Here’s some of the latest news about TSM:

• Positive Sentiment: Broad semiconductor gains were supported by CoreWeave’s strong results, which eased concerns about a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending—a key demand driver for TSMC. Chip stocks jump as CoreWeave eases AI fears
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider purchases, including a CEO purchase disclosed this week, and commentary that TSMC may be undervalued after the chip sell-off may bolster sentiment, though neither guarantees further gains. AI heavyweights after the sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: AI-sector volatility and elevated expectations remain risks: exceptionally strong sales may set a high bar for upcoming results, while the planned investments carry capital-allocation risk and their financial payoff is uncertain. Wedbush says the bar is set high

About Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips designed by other companies. It provides wafer fabrication and related services, including advanced packaging, serving customers across industries such as computing, communications, automotive and consumer electronics. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC helped establish the dedicated foundry model, in which a manufacturer focuses on producing semiconductors for customers rather than selling its own chip designs.