PG vs. TSM: Procter & Gamble vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Procter & Gamble (PG) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector (Household & Personal Products), whereas Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) belongs to Information Technology (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Procter & Gamble (PG) 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 Procter & Gamble (PG) is defensive at 0.35 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

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Profitability

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 41.86% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Procter & Gamble (PG) at 29.61% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for TSM.

For every dollar of sales, both Procter & Gamble (PG) at 18.23% 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.

Procter & Gamble (PG) at 26.87% shows unusually strong operating efficiency — above its industry’s operating margin range — and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 58.66% also operates in the top quartile.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Procter & Gamble (PG) at 3.26% and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 31.61% sit in the top peer quartile for revenue growth, so each is growing its top line faster than typical industry peers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 46.41% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Procter & Gamble (PG) at 1.69% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for TSM.

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Financial Strength

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 2.51 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Procter & Gamble (PG) at 0.72 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for PG.

Both Procter & Gamble (PG) at 0.70 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

Procter & Gamble (PG) at 2.57% earns its spot in the top quartile of its industry’s yields; Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 1.70% is past the top of its own peer range — territory where a dividend-safety check matters more than the headline number.

Procter & Gamble (PG) at 64.62% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 24.46% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

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Valuation

Both Procter & Gamble (PG) at 24.91 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 looks cheap on sales in the lower P/S ratio quartile, while Procter & Gamble (PG) at 4.36 looks rich in the upper quartile — a clear gap in price per dollar of revenue.

Procter & Gamble (PG) at 7.05 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (TSM) at 71.65 prices above its benchmark range — TSM looks rich relative to book.

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