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Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.00%.
LTS:0LCV's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: -2.4 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio only.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (LTS:0LCV) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
LTS:0LCV vs NVDA, AVGO, MU: 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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What does a 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 mean?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (LTS:0LCV) has a 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio of 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. The 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. View historical data for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ranks #999999 out of 791 companies in the Semiconductors industry.
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. Based on the distribution chart, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ranks #999999 out of 791 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has a GF Score™ of 97/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to NVDA and AVGO?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ranks #999999 out of 791 companies for 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Semiconductors company?
A good 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Semiconductors industry context. However, 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. View historical data for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and its competitors. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (LTS:0LCV) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $363.64, compared to a current price of $437.00 — trading 20.2% above its estimated fair value. The current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's overall GF Score™ is 97/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (LTS:0LCV), the current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is 0.00 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (LTS:0LCV) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $437.00 is trading 20.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $363.64.
GuruFocus considers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0LCV:
5-Year Share Buyback Ratio: 0.00
GF Value™: $363.64 vs. price of $437.00 (20.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0LCV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, manufacturing chips designed by its customers rather than selling products of its own. It fabricates integrated circuits for most of the world's leading chip designers, including Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, and Broadcom, and holds a commanding share of the market for leading-edge process technologies such as its 3-nanometer and forthcoming 2-nanometer nodes. Demand for AI accelerators and high-performance computing has made HPC its largest revenue platform, alongside smartphone, IoT, automotive, and consumer electronics chips; advanced packaging technologies such as CoWoS are increasingly important to AI customers. TSMC operates giga-fabs in Taiwan and is expanding capacity in Arizona, Japan, and Germany. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, its ADSs trade on the NYSE.
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