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TSMC reports better-than-expected Q4 2025 profit

Published: Thu 15 Jan 2026 07:04 CET

Photo: Chiang Ying-ying AP/TT

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a net profit of NT$505.7 billion (approximately SEK 150 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2025. That is a 35 percent year-on-year increase and was above expectations.

Analysts had expected a net profit of NT$467 billion on average, according to Bloomberg.

Sales for the semiconductor giant - a key player in the global technology sector - rose 20 percent year-on-year in the quarter to NT$1.05 trillion, compared with an average forecast of NT$1.03 trillion.