Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.88%
5Y share count change
0.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$3.14B
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
Overview
TSMC (TSM) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (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 $1.40B in 2007 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2007 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.40B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1997.
TSMC Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
TSMC posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2025, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
TSMC Buyback Spend 2024: $95.67M
TSMC buyback spend in 2024 was $95.67M.
TSMC Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
TSMC buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
TSMC Buyback Spend 2022: $27.95M
TSMC buyback spend in 2022 was $27.95M.
TSMC Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
TSMC buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for TSMC (TSM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 5.19B | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | $95.67M | $50.98M | $44.69M | 0.01% | 5.19B | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $17.19M | −$17.19M | — | 5.19B | -0.0% | |
| 2022 | $27.95M | $9.70M | $18.26M | 0.01% | 5.19B | -0.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $280.86K | −$280.86K | — | 5.19B | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $257.01K | $233.35K | $23.65K | 0.00% | 5.19B | 0.0% | |
| 2019 | $131.96K | $92.83K | $39.13K | 0.00% | 5.19B | 0.0% | |
| 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 | $180.47K | −$180.47K | — | 5.19B | +0.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $213.51K | −$213.51K | — | 5.19B | +0.0% | |
| 2011 | $2.37M | $0.00 | $2.37M | 0.00% | 5.18B | +0.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 5.18B | +0.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 5.18B | -1.2% | |
| 2008 | $1.02B | $0.00 | $1.02B | 2.52% | 5.25B | -1.5% | |
| 2007 | $1.40B | $0.00 | $1.40B | 2.66% | 5.33B | +1.6% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 5.24B | +1.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 5.16B | +1.1% | |
| 2004 | $215.06M | $0.00 | $215.06M | 0.56% | 5.11B | -0.3% | |
| 2003 | $382.44M | $0.00 | $382.44M | 0.96% | 5.12B | +1.2% | |
| 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 | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$95.67M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$27.95M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$257.01K
- 2019$131.96K
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$2.37M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$1.02B
- 2007$1.40B
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$215.06M
- 2003$382.44M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
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.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $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.
Headroom $19.55B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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