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TSMC tops $40B, but AI spending hits shares
TSMC posted record quarterly revenue above $40 billion and profit up 77%, but the stock fell about 4% as capital spending rose to $60–64 billion.
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TSMC reported a record quarter, with revenue topping $40 billion and net profit up 77% year over year. The results beat expectations on both revenue and profit, but the stock still fell about 4% during trading.
The market reaction was driven less by the earnings report itself than by the company’s updated expansion budget. TSMC had previously planned $52–56 billion in capital expenditures, but now expects to spend $60–64 billion.
That shift puts fresh attention on the cost of the AI buildout. TSMC has become one of the clearest barometers of the AI boom, supplying chips to Nvidia, Apple, and other industry heavyweights. But as spending rises, investors appear less convinced that those investments will pay off quickly.
The move also came amid a broader cooling in the sector. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.4%, while the semiconductor index pulled back about 19% from recent highs.
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The question now is no longer just how fast AI-related revenue can grow, but whether customers building AI infrastructure can generate enough profit to justify these costs. If they cannot, record capital spending may start to look less like preparation for the next surge and more like an expensive bet on the future.
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via ITzine
