The Projection — a symmetric watercolor butterfly

The Projection

The surface is never the system.

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outflows: ~$50B/yr fab capex (rising to $60-64B) + dividends; FCF TTM TWD 1,143,557M (~$38B) after capex

high confidence · as of 2026-07-26 · about TSMC

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