AMZN vs TSM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Amazon.com, Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-23.
Amazon.com, Inc. ยท Consumer Cyclical
$251.19
+18.5% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ยท Technology
$452.00
+13.9% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
AMZN has more upside to fair value (+18.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric AMZN TSM
Current Price $251.19 $452.00
Fair Value Estimate $297.67 $515.00
Upside to Fair Value +18.5% +13.9%
Market Cap $2,702.1B $2,344.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 11.2x 19.2x
Price / Sales 3.5x 0.5x
Price / FCF โ€” 2.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +19.6% +36.0%
Gross Margin 50.8% 64.2%
Operating Margin 12.1% 56.0%
Return on Equity 30.5% 39.3%
Dividend Yield 0% 0.96%
FCF Yield โ€” 47.62%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
AMZN โ€” Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon.com operates a vast global retail enterprise spanning online and physical stores, third-party seller services, advertising, subscription offerings, and Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud infrastructure provider. The business quality is high: trailing-twelve-month gross margin of 50.8%, operating margin of 12.1%, and net margin of 17.4% reflect a durable mix shift toward high-maโ€ฆ
TSM โ€” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world's largest contract chipmaker, manufacturing advanced logic, mixed-signal, RF, and embedded memory wafers for high-performance computing, smartphones, IoT, and automotive customers from a base of 65,152 employees headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The business quality is exceptionally high: TTM gross margin is 64.2%, TTM operating margin is 56โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric AMZN TSM
Zone Low $223.25 $386.25
Zone High $253.02 $437.75
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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