VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

Stock Comparison

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited vs ASM International N.V.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

2330 · Taiwan Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$1.9T
Gross margin (TTM)61.9%
Operating margin (TTM)53.3%
Net margin (TTM)47%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryTW
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
100/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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ASM International N.V.

ASM · Euronext Amsterdam

Market cap (USD)$50.8B
Gross margin (TTM)51.8%
Operating margin (TTM)29.9%
Net margin (TTM)31%
SectorTechnology
IndustrySemiconductors
CountryNL
Data as of2026-05-26
Moat score
74/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited leads (100 / 100 vs 74 / 100 for ASM International N.V.).
  • Segment focus: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 1 segment (100% in Semiconductor foundry services); ASM International N.V. has 3 segments.
  • Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Quasi-Monopoly. Pricing power: Strong vs n/a.
  • Moat breadth: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited has 5 moat types across 3 domains; ASM International N.V. has 5 across 3.

Primary market context

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Semiconductor foundry services

Market

Global outsourced semiconductor foundry services

Geography

Global, with 1Q26 customer-headquarters revenue 76% North America, 9% Asia Pacific, 7% China, 4% Japan and 4% EMEA

Customer

Fabless IC designers, system companies, integrated device manufacturers and platform OEMs

Role

Pure-play foundry, advanced packaging, mask-making, design-support and testing manufacturing partner

Revenue share

100%

ASM International N.V.

ALD equipment

Market

Single-wafer atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment for semiconductor manufacturing

Geography

Global

Customer

Semiconductor manufacturers (logic/foundry, memory)

Role

Wafer fab equipment supplier

Side-by-side metrics

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
ASM International N.V.
Ticker / Exchange
2330 - Taiwan Stock Exchange
ASM - Euronext Amsterdam
Market cap (USD)
$1.9T
$50.8B
Gross margin (TTM)
61.9%
51.8%
Operating margin (TTM)
53.3%
29.9%
Net margin (TTM)
47%
31%
Sector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Semiconductors
HQ country
TW
NL
Primary segment
Semiconductor foundry services
ALD equipment
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Quasi-Monopoly
Market share
69.9%-70.4% (reported)
55%-58% (reported)
HHI estimate
5,010
n/a
Pricing power
Strong
n/a
Moat score
100 / 100
74 / 100
Moat domains
Supply, Demand, Network
Supply, Demand, Legal
Last update
2026-05-26
2026-05-26

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Learning Curve YieldDesign In Qualification

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited strengths

Capex Knowhow ScaleEcosystem ComplementsCapacity Moat

ASM International N.V. strengths

IP Choke PointInstalled Base ConsumablesService Field Network

Segment mix

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited segments

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Semiconductor foundry services

Quasi-Monopoly

100%

ASM International N.V. segments

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ALD equipment

Quasi-Monopoly

n/a

Silicon epitaxy equipment

Oligopoly

n/a

Spares and services

Quasi-Monopoly

n/a

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Curation & Accuracy

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