Silicon AnalyticaTSMC vs Samsung: revenue, margins and valuation
The selected companies have different business models; margins and multiples need that context. TSMC manufactures chips for customers; utilisation, process mix and depreciation affect margins; Samsung designs and manufactures chips; factory utilisation, product mix and depreciation affect margins. Latest reported quarterly revenue: TSMC NT$1,494.2B (≈US$46.7B) in Q3 2026; Samsung ₩195.3T (≈US$146.1B) in Q3 2026.
Different business models: TSMC (foundry) · Samsung (integrated manufacturing (IDM)). Margins and multiples are not directly comparable.
Valuation
Market cap
Trailing P/Elower is betterPeriods differ
P/Slower is betterPeriods differ
Growth
Revenue growth
Peer median (20 companies): 46.5% · 18 with data
Profitability
Gross margin
Peer median (20 companies): 61.9% · 19 with data
Operating margin
Peer median (20 companies): 36.8%
Net margin
Peer median (20 companies): 30.7%
Diluted EPS
R&D % of revenue
Peer median (20 companies): 9.9% · 18 with data
Scale
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
R&D
Capex
Free cash flow
Net cash / net debt
Employees
Shares outstandingPeriods differ
| Metric | TSMC | Samsung | Peer median(20 companies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | |||
| Market cap | Leader. | ||
| Trailing P/Elower is betterPeriods differ | — | ||
| P/Slower is betterPeriods differ | — | ||
| Growth | |||
| Revenue growth | Leader. | 46.5%18 with data | |
| Profitability | |||
| Gross margin | Leader. | 61.9%19 with data | |
| Operating margin | Leader. | 36.8% | |
| Net margin | Leader. | 30.7% | |
| Diluted EPS | |||
| R&D % of revenue | — | 9.9%18 with data | |
| Scale | |||
| Revenue | Leader. | ||
| Operating income | Leader. | ||
| Net income | Leader. | ||
| R&D | — | ||
| Capex | — | ||
| Free cash flow | — | ||
| Net cash / net debt | — | ||
| Employees | — | ||
| Shares outstandingPeriods differ | |||
Growth
- Calculated Change versus the same period a year earlier.
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- TSMC: TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 · Q3 2026 · published 15 Oct 2026
- Samsung: Samsung Electronics Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results · Q3 2026 · published 29 Oct 2026
Profitability
- Calculated Gross profit ÷ revenue, GAAP/IFRS unless labelled otherwise.
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- TSMC: TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 · Q3 2026 · published 15 Oct 2026
- Samsung: Samsung Electronics 3Q 2026 Earnings Call · Q3 2026 · published 29 Oct 2026
- Calculated Operating income ÷ revenue, GAAP/IFRS unless labelled otherwise.
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- TSMC: TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 · Q3 2026 · published 15 Oct 2026
- Samsung: Samsung Electronics Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results · Q3 2026 · published 29 Oct 2026
- Calculated Net income ÷ revenue for the same period (Silicon Analytica calculation unless the company states it).
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- TSMC: TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 · Q3 2026 · published 15 Oct 2026
- Samsung: Samsung Electronics 3Q 2026 Earnings Call · Q3 2026 · published 29 Oct 2026
- Calculated R&D ÷ revenue for the same period.
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- TSMC: TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 · Q3 2026 · published 15 Oct 2026
Not shown: Samsung: R&D expense not stored for Q3 2026.
Scale
- Calculated ≈US$ for non-US$ reporters uses the stored conversion for each value; reporting-currency figures are in the table view.
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- TSMC: TSMC Reports Third Quarter EPS of NT$29.43 · Q3 2026 · published 15 Oct 2026
- Samsung: Samsung Electronics Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results · Q3 2026 · published 29 Oct 2026
Revenue mix
TSMC
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Each company's own classification and latest fiscal year with a stored split; categories differ between companies and are never added together.
Period ends — TSMC: 30 Sep 2026 · Samsung: 30 Sep 2026. Valuation multiples remain trailing.
Copper underline: the leader among values for comparable periods. Higher is better, except P/E and P/S, where the lower positive multiple leads. R&D, capex, employees and shares have no leader. Peer median uses the latest quarter of the 20 covered companies and is shown for ratios only. “—” means neither the figure nor its inputs are stored; hover or tap for the missing input. Values marked Calculated are Silicon Analytica calculations from stored reported figures.
How to read this comparison
Business models. The selected companies have different business models; margins and multiples need that context. TSMC manufactures chips for customers; utilisation, process mix and depreciation affect margins; Samsung designs and manufactures chips; factory utilisation, product mix and depreciation affect margins.
Cyclicality. TSMC (foundry) · Samsung (memory & storage): earnings are sensitive to capacity, utilisation and the investment or demand cycle. Trailing multiples can be distorted by peak or trough earnings.
Accounting and periods. Latest reported quarter ends — TSMC: 2026-09-30 · Samsung: 2026-09-30. Each value retains its period, status and source; adjusted measures remain separate. Same-mode periods within 100 days are compared; valuation multiples remain trailing.
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