TSMC (TSM): FY26 Q3 earnings call, Oct 15, 2026

Thu, Oct 15Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptTSMC

On its Oct 15, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q3), TSMC said 11 of the 15 words Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with 13 of 15 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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15 words · 11 settled yes · our count agreed on 13 of 15

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityMarket
AI / Artificial Intelligence 10+ timesYes4848✓88%transcripts from the transcript model–
Quarter 15+ timesYes3434✓80%transcripts from the transcript model–
CapEx Yes2424✓97%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Margin Yes1919✓96%transcripts from the transcript model–
Growth 5+ timesYes1616✓90%transcripts from the transcript model–
Agentic Yes77✓70%transcripts from the transcript model–
Arizona Yes66✓93%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Taiwan 3+ timesYes44✓81%transcripts from the transcript model–
Foundry Yes22✓90%transcripts from the transcript model–
Shortage Yes22✓62%transcripts from the transcript model–
Nanometer Yes00✗85%transcripts from the transcript model–
Data Center 5+ timesNo44✓50%transcripts from the transcript model–
A12 / A13 No11✗68%transcripts from the transcript model–
Memory No00✓82%transcripts from the transcript model–
Samsung No00✓62%transcripts from the transcript model–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

Where the listed words were said

Wendell Huangcompany“AI / Artificial Intelligence (10+)” · prepared

…the continued robust multi-year demand from our customers, including the emerging agentic AI market, we reiterate our full year 2026 capital budget to be between…

Jeff Sucompany“Quarter (15+)” · prepared

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to TSMC's third quarter 2026 earnings conference call. This is Jeff Su, TSMC's Director of Investor Relations and your host…

Wendell Huangcompany“CapEx” · prepared

…primarily due to the increase in wafer shipment. Regarding cash flow and CapEx, during the third quarter, we generated about TWD 920 billion in cash…

Wendell Huangcompany“Margin” · prepared

…to $46.7 billion, above the high end of our third-quarter guidance. Gross margin decreased by 1.3 percentage points sequentially to 66.4%, primarily due to margin…

Wendell Huangcompany“Growth (5+)” · prepared

…three years as we continue to invest heavily to support our customers' growth. Additionally, while the tool supply is tight, we always collaborate closely with…

C.C. Weicompany“Agentic” · prepared

…outlook. We observe increasing AI demand fueled by the rising adoption of agentic AI as we transition from chatbot to AI assistance. In addition, we…

Wendell Huangcompany“Arizona” · prepared

We will leverage our increasing size in Arizona and work on our operations to improve the cost structure. We will also continue to work closely…

C.C. Weicompany“Taiwan (3+)” · prepared

…in progress. We are building 13 leading-edge and advanced packaging fab in Taiwan over the next several years, and another five to six fabs overseas.…

C.C. Weicompany“Foundry” · prepared

…TSMC. Next, let me talk about TSMC's capacity expansion strategy. As a foundry, our first responsibility is to provide our customer with the best technologies…

Gokul Hariharananalyst“Shortage” · qa

…and Jeff. My first question, again, on capacity addition. Looks like the shortage. Just wanted to hear, C.C., your view on this. I think it's…

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