NFLX vs TSM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Netflix, Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-23.
Netflix, Inc. ยท Communication Services
$76.41
+44.0% upside to fair value
High Conviction Grade A High Quality
VS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ยท Technology
$452.00
+13.9% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
NFLX has more upside to fair value (+44.0%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric NFLX TSM
Current Price $76.41 $452.00
Fair Value Estimate $110.00 $515.00
Upside to Fair Value +44.0% +13.9%
Market Cap $318.2B $2,344.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 10.6x 19.2x
Price / Sales 6.6x 0.5x
Price / FCF 29.1x 2.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +13.4% +36.0%
Gross Margin 49.1% 64.2%
Operating Margin 29.7% 56.0%
Return on Equity 48.0% 39.3%
Dividend Yield 0% 0.96%
FCF Yield 3.44% 47.62%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
NFLX โ€” Netflix, Inc.
Netflix is a global subscription and advertising-supported entertainment platform with a high-quality brand, content engine, recommendation technology and distribution scale, evidenced by more than 97 billion viewing hours in the first half of 2026 and an audience approaching one billion people. Fundamentals remain strong: revenue grew 13.4% year over year in the most recent quarter, TTM gross, oโ€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 NFLX TSM
Zone Low $82.50 $386.25
Zone High $93.50 $437.75
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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