ETN vs TSM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Eaton Corporation plc and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-24.
Eaton Corporation plc ยท Industrials
$438.76
+32.2% 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
ETN has more upside to fair value (+32.2%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ETN TSM
Current Price $438.76 $452.00
Fair Value Estimate $579.99 $515.00
Upside to Fair Value +32.2% +13.9%
Market Cap $170.4B $2,344.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 29.6x 19.2x
Price / Sales 5.7x 0.5x
Price / FCF 37.9x 2.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +21.4% +36.0%
Gross Margin 35.9% 64.2%
Operating Margin 17.7% 56.0%
Return on Equity 19.6% 39.3%
Dividend Yield 0.99% 0.96%
FCF Yield 2.64% 47.62%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
ETN โ€” Eaton Corporation plc
Eaton Corporation plc is a Dublin-headquartered power management company with roughly 97,303 employees, operating electrical, aerospace, vehicle and eMobility segments that supply power distribution, circuit protection, power quality and reliability equipment and services. The business quality is high: TTM gross margin of 35.9%, TTM operating margin of 17.7%, TTM net margin of 12.8% and ROE of 19โ€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 ETN TSM
Zone Low $434.99 $386.25
Zone High $492.99 $437.75
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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