TSLA vs TSM: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Tesla, Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Tesla, Inc. ยท Consumer Cyclical
$372.11
+45.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
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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
TSLA has more upside to fair value (+45.0%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric TSLA TSM
Current Price $372.11 $452.00
Fair Value Estimate $539.56 $515.00
Upside to Fair Value +45.0% +13.9%
Market Cap $1,469.7B $2,344.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 121.7x 19.2x
Price / Sales 14.2x 0.5x
Price / FCF 209.1x 2.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.5% +36.0%
Gross Margin 18.9% 64.2%
Operating Margin 4.2% 56.0%
Return on Equity 4.6% 39.3%
Dividend Yield 0% 0.96%
FCF Yield 0.48% 47.62%
Analyst Consensus Hold Buy
Investment Thesis
TSLA โ€” Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, operating through Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments with 134,785 full-time employees and a market capitalization of $1,469.67 billion at a share price of $372.11. The business quality is mixed: revenue grew 25.5% year over year in the most recent quarter, but earnings fell 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 TSLA TSM
Zone Low $404.67 $386.25
Zone High $458.63 $437.75
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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