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Apple vs Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Apple (AAPL) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compare, as of Aug 13, 2026.

As of Aug 13, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Apple as the less overvalued of the two: Apple trades at $302 versus a fair value of $172 (-43%), while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing trades at $429 versus $208 (-51%).
Apple
AAPL · USD · Information Technology
-43%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$302
Fair Value$172
Quality82/100
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
TSM · USD · Information Technology
-51%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$429
Fair Value$208
Quality78/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

AppleTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Valuation
37.5×P/E (TTM)37.4×
10.24×P/S (TTM)15.78×
—P/B13.08×
29.2×EV/EBITDA21.5×
2.56×PEG1.01×
0.3%Dividend yield0.9%
$1.04Dividend per share$24.00
Profitability
27%Net margin50%
32%Operating margin60%
141%Return on equity40%
26%Return on assets19%
Growth
17%Revenue growth (YoY)36%
1.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)19.3%
8.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)23.5%
Balance & size
1.06×Debt / equity0.17×
$4.6TMarket cap$2.2T
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads: 3 to 10 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Appleof which business quality 79 · market factors 66 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturingof which business quality 74 · market factors 69
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
97
76
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
68
88
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
77
69
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
57
98
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
75
5
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
66
43
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
60
74
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
76
90
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
82

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Apple

DCF Models$170
Earnings-Based$98.15
Dividend Discount$20.06
Multiples$98.04
Asset-Based$3.36
Growth DCF$136
Economic Profit$87.59
Growth Earnings$147

26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

DCF Models$9,497
Earnings-Based$5,813
Dividend Discount$1,737
Multiples$7,530
Asset-Based$692
Growth DCF$6,519
Economic Profit$4,495
Growth Earnings$9,584

0 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Apple
Bear $102Fair Value $172Bull $231
$302 = current price (white tick)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Bear $130Fair Value $208Bull $329
$429 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Apple · Information Technology

Quality score82 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-43% · below median

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing · Information Technology

Quality score78 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-51% · below median

Bottom line

As of Aug 13, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Apple as the less overvalued of the two: Apple trades at $302 versus a fair value of $172 (-43%), while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing trades at $429 versus $208 (-51%).

Apple has the higher quality score (82/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.