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.

What is TSMC's shareholder yield?

Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.88% combined (TTM-based where available).

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).

What is TSMC's buyback spend?

Latest reported buyback spend for TSMC (TSM) is 0.00 TWD as of the trailing twelve months (TTM) ending March 31, 2026.

How has TSMC buyback spend changed year-over-year?

TSMC (TSM) buyback spend changed -100.0% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.

What is the long-term growth rate of TSMC buyback spend?

TSMC (TSM) buyback spend compound annual growth rate is -100.0% over the most recent 5 years available.

When did TSMC buyback spend hit its highest annual value?

TSMC buyback spend reached its highest annual value of 45.40B TWD in 2007.

What was TSMC buyback spend in 2024?

TSMC (TSM) buyback spend in 2024 was 3.09B TWD.

What was TSMC buyback spend in 2025?

TSMC (TSM) buyback spend in 2025 was 0.00 TWD.

TSMC (TSM) Stock Buyback History & Shareholder Yield

Buyback yield (TTM)

N/A

Shareholder yield (TTM)

0.88%

5Y share count change

0.0%

Buyback spend (TTM)

N/A

Key takeaways

Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.0%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.

Dividend & buyback yield over time for TSMC (TSM)

Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.

Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for TSMC (TSM)

Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.

Year-over-year change in diluted shares for TSMC (TSM)

Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.

Cash buyback spend over time for TSMC (TSM)

Latest: 0.00 TWD

Overview

TSMC (TSM) most recent annual buyback spend stands at 0.00 TWD (2025) – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), TSMC buyback spend delivered a -100.0% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.

TSMC buyback spend plunged from 45.40B TWD in 2007 to 0.00 TWD in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.

2007 marks the peak buyback spend at 45.40B TWD, with the historical low of 0.00 TWD recorded in 1997.

TSMC Buyback Spend 2025: 0.00 TWD

TSMC posted buyback spend of 0.00 TWD in 2025, plunged 100.0% below 2024.

TSMC Buyback Spend 2024: 3.09B TWD

TSMC buyback spend in 2024 was 3.09B TWD.

TSMC Buyback Spend 2023: 0.00 TWD

TSMC buyback spend in 2023 was 0.00 TWD, plunged 100.0% below 2022.

TSMC Buyback Spend 2022: 871.57M TWD

TSMC buyback spend in 2022 was 871.57M TWD.

TSMC Buyback Spend 2021: 0.00 TWD

TSMC buyback spend in 2021 was 0.00 TWD.

See more financial history for TSMC (TSM).

Buyback, SBC & dilution history

Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.


2025	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	+0.0%	Apr 16, 2026
2024	3.09B TWD	1.65B TWD	1.44B TWD	0.01%	5.19B	+0.0%	Apr 17, 2025
2023	0.00 TWD	544.38M TWD	−544.38M TWD	—	5.19B	-0.0%	Apr 18, 2024
2022	871.57M TWD	302.40M TWD	569.17M TWD	0.01%	5.19B	-0.0%	Apr 20, 2023
2021	0.00 TWD	7.80M TWD	−7.80M TWD	—	5.19B	0.0%	Apr 14, 2022
2020	7.27M TWD	6.60M TWD	669.00K TWD	0.00%	5.19B	0.0%	Apr 16, 2021
2019	4.01M TWD	2.82M TWD	1.19M TWD	0.00%	5.19B	0.0%	Apr 15, 2020
2018	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	0.0%	Apr 17, 2019
2017	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	0.0%	Apr 19, 2018
2016	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	0.0%	Apr 13, 2017
2015	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	+0.0%	Apr 11, 2016
2014	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	+0.0%	Apr 13, 2015
2013	0.00 TWD	5.31M TWD	−5.31M TWD	—	5.19B	+0.0%	Apr 14, 2014
2012	0.00 TWD	6.22M TWD	−6.22M TWD	—	5.19B	+0.0%	Apr 2, 2013
2011	71.60M TWD	0.00 TWD	71.60M TWD	0.00%	5.18B	+0.0%	Apr 13, 2012
2010	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.18B	+0.0%	Apr 15, 2011
2009	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.18B	-1.2%	Apr 15, 2010
2008	33.57B TWD	0.00 TWD	33.57B TWD	2.52%	5.25B	-1.5%	Apr 17, 2009
2007	45.40B TWD	0.00 TWD	45.40B TWD	2.66%	5.33B	+1.6%	Apr 15, 2008
2006	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.24B	+1.5%	Apr 20, 2007
2005	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.16B	+1.1%	Apr 20, 2006
2004	7.07B TWD	0.00 TWD	7.07B TWD	0.56%	5.11B	-0.3%	May 16, 2005
2003	12.97B TWD	0.00 TWD	12.97B TWD	0.96%	5.12B	+1.2%	May 28, 2004
2002	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.06B	-2.5%	Jun 23, 2003
2001	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	5.19B	+6.3%	May 9, 2002
2000	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	4.89B	+20.8%	Dec 31, 2000
1999	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	4.04B	+1.9%	Dec 31, 1999
1998	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	3.97B	+2.2%	Dec 31, 1998
1997	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	0.00 TWD	—	3.88B	—	Dec 31, 1997

20250.00 TWD
20243.09B TWD
20230.00 TWD
2022871.57M TWD
20210.00 TWD
20207.27M TWD
20194.01M TWD
20180.00 TWD
20170.00 TWD
20160.00 TWD
20150.00 TWD
20140.00 TWD
20130.00 TWD
20120.00 TWD
201171.60M TWD
20100.00 TWD
20090.00 TWD
200833.57B TWD
200745.40B TWD
20060.00 TWD
20050.00 TWD
20047.07B TWD
200312.97B TWD
20020.00 TWD
20010.00 TWD
20000.00 TWD
19990.00 TWD
19980.00 TWD
19970.00 TWD

Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for TSMC (TSM)

Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.

Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for TSMC (TSM)

How TSMC splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.

Sector peers by buyback spend

Companies in the same sector as TSMC, ranked by their latest buyback spend.


Apple (AAPL)	$90.71B
NVIDIA (NVDA)	$40.09B
Microsoft (MSFT)	$18.42B
Broadcom (AVGO)	$6.31B
AMD (AMD)	$1.32B
Intel (INTC)	$0.00
Micron Technology (MU)	$0.00

Buyback capacity (TTM)

Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.

TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom

Headroom 609.35B TWD (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).

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