JNJ vs. TSM: Johnson & Johnson vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is classified in the Health Care sector (Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences), whereas Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) belongs to Information Technology (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) trades as ordinary local shares, while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk Metrics

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) has an aggressive beta of 1.45, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is defensive at 0.21 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 20.02% and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 41.86% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

For every dollar of sales, both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 16.20% and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 51.12% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

Both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 25.74% and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 58.66% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 31.61% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 6.05% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for TSM.

Both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 90.50% and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 46.41% sit in the top peer quartile for EPS growth, so each is compounding per-share earnings faster than typical industry peers.

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Financial Strength

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 2.51 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 1.02 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for JNJ.

Both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 0.55 and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 0.12 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

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Dividends

Both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 1.94% and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 1.70% yield above their industries’ entire benchmark ranges — high enough that dividend safety, not income, becomes the first question.

Both pay out more than their industries’ typical bands, and JNJ more so: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 24.46% sits above the band, while Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 80.12% exceeds every peer in its group.

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Valuation

Both Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 41.92 and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 24.33 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 0.39 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 6.69 prices around its industry’s middle — TSM costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

Both look rich against book: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) at 8.16 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 71.65 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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