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TSMC Q2 profit surges 60%, reaches historic high
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
TSMC's Q2 net profit soared by 60.7%, reaching T$398.3 billion, driven by high demand for AI semiconductors, surpassing market expectations.
TAIPEI (Reuters) -TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted a 60.7% jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, beating market forecasts and hitting a historic high as it benefited from surging demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, saw April-June net profit rise to T$398.3 billion ($13.53 billion).
The profit handily beat a T$377.9 billion LSEG SmartEstimate, which is weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate.
($1 = 29.4440 Taiwan dollars)
(Reporting by Wen-Yee Lee, Faith Hung and Yimou Lee; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
TSMC reported a net profit of T$398.3 billion ($13.53 billion) for the second quarter.
TSMC's net profit surged by 60.7% compared to the same period last year.
Yes, TSMC's profit exceeded market forecasts, beating the LSEG SmartEstimate of T$377.9 billion.
TSMC's customers include major companies like Apple and Nvidia.
The results mark a historic high for TSMC, highlighting its strong performance in the semiconductor market.
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