TSMC (TSM): FY26 Q3 earnings call, Oct 15, 2026
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- Polymarket: anyone
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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.
| Word | Result | Our count | All speakers | Agrees | Probability | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI / Artificial Intelligence 10+ times | Yes | 48 | 48 | ✓ | 88%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Quarter 15+ times | Yes | 34 | 34 | ✓ | 80%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| CapEx | Yes | 24 | 24 | ✓ | 97%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Margin | Yes | 19 | 19 | ✓ | 96%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Growth 5+ times | Yes | 16 | 16 | ✓ | 90%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Agentic | Yes | 7 | 7 | ✓ | 70%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Arizona | Yes | 6 | 6 | ✓ | 93%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Taiwan 3+ times | Yes | 4 | 4 | ✓ | 81%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Foundry | Yes | 2 | 2 | ✓ | 90%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Shortage | Yes | 2 | 2 | ✓ | 62%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Nanometer | Yes | 0 | 0 | ✗ | 85%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Data Center 5+ times | No | 4 | 4 | ✓ | 50%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| A12 / A13 | No | 1 | 1 | ✗ | 68%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Memory | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 82%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Samsung | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 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 wordsSpeaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.
4 matches for “Data Center”; 4 quoted, at least 25 words apart.
…further and sending our own teams of people to check on the data center build-out progress and power supply situation in the U.S. The feedback…
…customer the capacity requirement with some of the potential concern on the data center power availability, and also maybe funding recently and other critical components…
…you, we put every possibility we can, talking about the CSPs, CapEx, data center build-out, financial, power supply, and also other component supply, et cetera,…
…and then we do our own one more step to check the data center build-out. All the result we put into our judgment and our…
Where the listed words were said
…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…
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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
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…
…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.…
…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…
…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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