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Side-by-side financial comparison of MetLife (MET) and TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($35.5B vs $19.1B, roughly 1.9× MetLife). TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD runs the higher net margin — 50.5% vs 6.0%, a 44.5% gap on every dollar of revenue.
MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, with around 90 million customers in over 60 countries. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. MetLife ranked No. 43 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It manufactures advanced logic chips on contract for fabless customers including Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, and Broadcom, and leads the industry in leading-edge process nodes (3nm/5nm/7nm).
MET vs TSM — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $19.1B | $35.5B |
| Net Profit | $1.1B | $17.9B |
| Gross Margin | — | 66.2% |
| Operating Margin | — | 58.0% |
| Net Margin | 6.0% | 50.5% |
| Revenue YoY | 2.7% | — |
| Net Profit YoY | 30.0% | — |
| EPS (diluted) | — | $111.55 |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | $19.1B | $35.5B | ||
| Q4 25 | $600.0M | $32.7B | ||
| Q3 25 | $621.0M | $30.7B | ||
| Q2 25 | $604.0M | $28.9B | ||
| Q1 25 | $611.0M | $26.0B | ||
| Q4 24 | $556.0M | $88.3B | ||
| Q3 24 | $554.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $558.0M | — |
| Q1 26 | $1.1B | $17.9B | ||
| Q4 25 | $809.0M | $15.8B | ||
| Q3 25 | $896.0M | $14.0B | ||
| Q2 25 | $729.0M | $12.3B | ||
| Q1 25 | $945.0M | $11.2B | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.3B | $35.3B | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $946.0M | — |
| Q1 26 | — | 66.2% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 62.3% | ||
| Q3 25 | — | 59.5% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | 58.6% | ||
| Q1 25 | — | 58.8% | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 56.1% | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | — | 58.0% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 53.9% | ||
| Q3 25 | — | 50.6% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | 49.6% | ||
| Q1 25 | — | 48.5% | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 45.7% | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | 6.0% | 50.5% | ||
| Q4 25 | 134.8% | 48.3% | ||
| Q3 25 | 144.3% | 45.7% | ||
| Q2 25 | 120.7% | 42.7% | ||
| Q1 25 | 154.7% | 43.1% | ||
| Q4 24 | 228.6% | 40.0% | ||
| Q3 24 | 242.2% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 169.5% | — |
| Q1 26 | — | $111.55 | ||
| Q4 25 | $1.18 | $98.45 | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.22 | $87.20 | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.03 | $76.80 | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.28 | $69.70 | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.75 | $1.36 | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.81 | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.28 | — |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | — | — |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $14.8B | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $27.6B | — |
| Total Assets | $743.2B | — |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 0.54× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $25.6B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $26.2B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $27.5B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $26.9B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $25.2B | $64.9B | ||
| Q3 24 | $26.4B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $24.6B | — |
| Q1 26 | $14.8B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | — | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | — | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | $27.6B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $28.4B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $28.9B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $27.7B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $27.5B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $27.4B | $130.5B | ||
| Q3 24 | $30.9B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $27.3B | — |
| Q1 26 | $743.2B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $745.2B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $719.7B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $702.5B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $688.3B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $677.5B | $204.1B | ||
| Q3 24 | $705.0B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $675.7B | — |
| Q1 26 | 0.54× | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | — | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | — | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
MET
| Premiums, fees and other revenues | $14.3B | 75% |
| Other | $4.8B | 25% |
TSM
Segment breakdown not available.
