Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday, posting record profit for the sixth consecutive quarter and beating analyst estimates. The strong results reflect sustained demand for artificial intelligence chips.
Why it matters
TSMC's record earnings and consistent beat on estimates demonstrate the company's dominant position in semiconductor manufacturing and the sustained commercial strength of the AI chip market.
The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.
Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD.
Common Shares (2330.TW)Open-market or private transaction (P)
53
$79.39
$4,208
Oct 7, 2026
As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.
Quarterly reported positions. These filings can arrive up to 45 days after quarter-end and are not real-time trades.
Institutional ownership: 3.00%
Short interest
Open short positions reported twice monthly; this is not daily short-sale volume.
Earnings
Recent reported earnings per share compared with the analyst consensus available from Nasdaq.