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TSM (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25
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Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jun. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2025)
=0/135.3468*135.3468
=0.000

Current CPI (Jun. 2025) = 135.3468.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201509 0.276 100.392 0.372
201512 0.344 99.792 0.467
201603 0.487 100.470 0.656
201606 0.188 101.688 0.250
201609 0.131 101.861 0.174
201612 0.430 101.863 0.571
201703 0.362 102.862 0.476
201706 -0.018 103.349 -0.024
201709 0.342 104.136 0.445
201712 0.910 104.011 1.184
201803 0.585 105.290 0.752
201806 0.442 106.317 0.563
201809 0.142 106.507 0.180
201812 0.471 105.998 0.601
201903 0.466 107.251 0.588
201906 0.005 108.070 0.006
201909 0.271 108.329 0.339
201912 0.210 108.420 0.262
202003 0.062 108.902 0.077
202006 0.234 108.767 0.291
202009 0.584 109.815 0.720
202012 1.175 109.897 1.447
202103 -0.150 111.754 -0.182
202106 0.117 114.631 0.138
202109 0.894 115.734 1.045
202112 0.968 117.630 1.114
202203 0.742 121.301 0.828
202206 0.768 125.017 0.831
202209 0.894 125.227 0.966
202212 0.935 125.222 1.011
202303 0.521 127.348 0.554
202306 -0.533 128.729 -0.560
202309 0.402 129.860 0.419
202312 1.373 129.419 1.436
202403 1.539 131.776 1.581
202406 1.006 132.554 1.027
202409 1.111 133.029 1.130
202412 1.511 133.157 1.536
202503 1.710 134.927 1.715
202506 0.000 135.347 0.000

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co  (NYSE:TSM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Business Description

Address
No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 300-096
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with mid-60s market share in 2024. 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 customer base, including Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs. TSMC employs more than 73,000 people.