Stock comparison
KLA
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
KLAC
KLA
Market cap
$235.69B
Sector
Technology
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
Market cap
$2.1T
Sector
Technology
Overall winner
KLA KLAC
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | KLAC | TSM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 80A | 67B | KLAC |
| Benjamin Graham | 94A | 80A | KLAC |
| Philip Fisher | 90A | 83A | KLAC |
| Peter Lynch | 77B | 70B | KLAC |
| Joel Greenblatt | 78C | 69B | KLAC |
| Charlie Munger | 93A | 77B | KLAC |
| Terry Smith | 94A | 73C | KLAC |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | KLAC | TSM |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $235.69B | $2.1T |
| P/E (TTM) | 50.6x | 30.5x |
| EV/EBIT | 45.8x | 29.0x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 36.29% | 25.8% |
| Gross margin | 61.75% | 61.87% |
| Net margin | 35.66% | 47.0% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 15.13% | 24.78% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 22.65% | 30.83% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.1x | 0.2x |
| Dividend yield | 0.42% | 0.91% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
KLAC leads on
- ROIC (TTM)36.29%vs 25.8%+29%
TSM leads on
- Market cap$2.1Tvs $235.69B+89%
- Debt / Equity0.2xvs 1.1x+84%
- Dividend yield0.91%vs 0.42%+53%
- P/E (TTM)30.5xvs 50.6x+40%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.