Taiwanese chipmaking firm TSMC has posted its Q4 earnings, showing a massive rise in revenues, suggesting a performance rally among chipmaking businesses.
As per the earnings report, TSMC earned $33.7 billion, reflecting an increase of 25.5% over the previous year’s Q4. Gross margin and operating margin were 54% and 48.3% respectively.
“Our business in the fourth quarter was supported by strong demand for our leading-edge process technologies,” said TSMC Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang.
Based on the swell in revenue, guidance for 2026 first quarter revenues is projected to be anywhere from $34.6 billion to $35.8 billion.
“Moving into first quarter 2026, we expect our business to be supported by continued strong demand for our leading-edge process technologies,” said Huang.
At the time of writing, TSMC shares were trading at 1,740 Taiwanese dollars, up by 2.96%.