TSMC (TSM) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TSMC
TSM
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
0.0%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | $3.09B | $1.65B | $1.44B | 5.19B | -0.0% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $544.38M | −$544.38M | 5.19B | -0.0% | — |
| 2022 | $871.57M | $302.40M | $569.17M | 5.19B | -0.0% | 0.01% |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $7.80M | −$7.80M | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | $7.27M | $6.60M | $669.00K | 5.19B | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 2019 | $4.01M | $2.82M | $1.19M | 5.19B | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $5.31M | −$5.31M | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $6.22M | −$6.22M | 5.19B | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | $71.60M | $0.00 | $71.60M | 5.18B | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.18B | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.18B | -1.2% | — |
| 2008 | $33.57B | $0.00 | $33.57B | 5.25B | -2.9% | 2.52% |
| 2007 | $45.40B | $0.00 | $45.40B | 5.41B | 1.4% | 2.66% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.33B | 1.9% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.23B | 2.5% | — |
| 2004 | $7.07B | $0.00 | $7.07B | 5.11B | -0.4% | 0.56% |
| 2003 | $12.97B | $0.00 | $12.97B | 5.12B | 1.2% | 0.96% |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.06B | -2.5% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 5.19B | 6.3% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.89B | 20.8% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.04B | 1.9% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.97B | 2.2% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.88B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $554.27B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does TSMC buy back its own stock?
- Yes, TSMC (TSM) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is TSMC diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has TSMC's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 0.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).