In November 2025, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) which is the largest contract chipmaker in the world, reported a 6.5% decrease in revenue with receipts decreasing to NT$343.61 billion (which is about $11 billion) compared to NT$367.47 billion in October.
Nonetheless, the company has achieved a substantial growth of 24.5% in comparison with November 2024 despite such a sequential dip, which indicates continued demand in the event of a very unstable market environment.
Strong Growth on an Annual basis in seasonal deceleration
In the second half of the year, 2025, TSMC had a consolidated revenue of NT$3.47trillion, which is an increase of 32.8% on a year-to-year basis.
The main cause of such massive growth can be explained by an influx of orders in high-tech semiconductors that find application in artificial intelligence, data-center infrastructure systems, and high-performance computing applications.
The comparative weaknesses of November revenues are explained by the market analysts as a seasonal shift in addition to the rebalancing of inventory within the smartphone and personal computer markets.
Analysts Perspectives
Equity market analyst Andy Hsu said:
“TSMC and other electronics attracted strong buying as investors took cues from gains by U.S. AI chip designer Nvidia overnight,”
Referring to a 5.63% jump in Nvidia shares after the company and its peers announced AI deals in the Middle East, Focus Taiwan reported.
Nevertheless, the annual growth rate is driven and indicates the critical role of TSMC in enabling artificial-intelligence and high-end computing innovation.
Future Outlook
Investors are currently focusing on the next quarterly earnings announcement by TSMC to be made in January 2026 which is expected to include the updates on the capacity expansion efforts, foreign foundry activities as well as the future capital-expenditure plan.
With the world booming back into semiconductor demand and growing faster in the use of artificial intelligence, the growth outlook of TSMC is bright, despite the ups and downs in the short term.
