TSMC: Capital Expenditure Estimated Near 56 Billion USD This Year
TSMC announced that to meet strong demands in 5G, AI, and HPC, this year's capital expenditure is estimated to be at the upper end of the 52-56 billion USD range.
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(CNA Reporter Chung Jung-feng, Taipei, 16th) Foundry leader TSMC stated today at an online institutional investors conference that in response to strong application demands such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and High-Performance Computing (HPC), TSMC continues to invest to meet customer needs. This year's capital expenditure is estimated to be at the upper end of the 52 billion USD to 56 billion USD range.
TSMC Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang pointed out that TSMC's higher level of capital expenditure is closely related to growth opportunities in the coming years. With its continuous technological leadership and differentiation, TSMC is well prepared to grasp the structural demand brought about by industrial development trends such as 5G, AI, and HPC.
Huang pointed out that committing capital expenditure of this scale this year will lay out future growth, bring profit growth for shareholders, and continue to provide stable and progressively growing cash returns per share.
According to data, TSMC's capital expenditure in the first quarter was 11.1 billion USD, a decrease of 3.5% from 11.51 billion USD in the fourth quarter of 2025, and an increase of 10.3% from 10.06 billion USD in the same period last year.
If calculated in New Taiwan Dollars, TSMC's first-quarter capital expenditure was 350.76 billion NTD, a decrease of 1.72% from 356.91 billion NTD in the fourth quarter of last year, and a growth of 6% from 330.83 billion NTD in the same period last year. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150416
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(CNA Reporter Chung Jung-feng, Taipei, 16th) Foundry leader TSMC stated today at an online institutional investors conference that in response to strong application demands such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and High-Performance Computing (HPC), TSMC continues to invest to meet customer needs. This year's capital expenditure is estimated to be at the upper end of the 52 billion USD to 56 billion USD range.
TSMC Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang pointed out that TSMC's higher level of capital expenditure is closely related to growth opportunities in the coming years. With its continuous technological leadership and differentiation, TSMC is well prepared to grasp the structural demand brought about by industrial development trends such as 5G, AI, and HPC.
Huang pointed out that committing capital expenditure of this scale this year will lay out future growth, bring profit growth for shareholders, and continue to provide stable and progressively growing cash returns per share.
According to data, TSMC's capital expenditure in the first quarter was 11.1 billion USD, a decrease of 3.5% from 11.51 billion USD in the fourth quarter of 2025, and an increase of 10.3% from 10.06 billion USD in the same period last year.
If calculated in New Taiwan Dollars, TSMC's first-quarter capital expenditure was 350.76 billion NTD, a decrease of 1.72% from 356.91 billion NTD in the fourth quarter of last year, and a growth of 6% from 330.83 billion NTD in the same period last year. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150416
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