KO vs TSM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of The Coca-Cola Company and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-23.
The Coca-Cola Company ยท Consumer Defensive
$88.71
+15.5% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C 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
KO has more upside to fair value (+15.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric KO TSM
Current Price $88.71 $452.00
Fair Value Estimate $102.44 $515.00
Upside to Fair Value +15.5% +13.9%
Market Cap $381.7B $2,344.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 20.8x 19.2x
Price / Sales 7.6x 0.5x
Price / FCF 26.7x 2.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +6.7% +36.0%
Gross Margin 61.9% 64.2%
Operating Margin 29.6% 56.0%
Return on Equity 43.0% 39.3%
Dividend Yield 2.37% 0.96%
FCF Yield 3.75% 47.62%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
KO โ€” The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is a global non-alcoholic beverage concentrate, brand-management and bottling-system business with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories, supported by powerful trademarks, 2.2 billion daily servings and an entrenched distribution network. Business quality is high: TTM gross, operating and net margins are 61.9%, 29.6% and 28.6%, respectively, ROE is 43.0%, โ€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 KO TSM
Zone Low $76.83 $386.25
Zone High $87.07 $437.75
In Buy Zone? No No
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