TSMC just beat the high end of its own guidance, and on the same day CoreWeave’s debt traded at a 15% yield. Here’s how to square the two, and why we’ve been flagging neocloud balance sheet risk for over a year.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) delivered another standout quarter in Q3 2026: $46.7 billion in revenue, a 66% gross margin, and a 58.7% operating margin. Nearly 80% of wafer revenue came from 7nm and below. High-performance computing (HPC) grew 22% sequentially to about 68% of revenue, driven by agentic AI and data center demand. CapEx guidance now sits at $60–64 billion as the foundry leader accelerates its second Arizona fab, evaluates Texas, and scales advanced packaging. Like ASML, TSMC remains capacity constrained, and the two-year growth runway looks wide open.
The neocloud story is very different. We break down the balance sheet metrics we’ve tracked for CoreWeave and Nebius: CapEx-to-revenue, debt-to-equity, and debt-to-assets. We explain why a crowded, undifferentiated AI infrastructure market may not generate enough revenue to justify the debt. This isn’t the end of the AI bull market. It may be a mid-cycle shakeout that rewards quality, self-funding hyperscalers, and healthy balance sheets. We also share how we’re positioned.
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0:00 - TSMC Q3 2026: A Record Quarter and a Neocloud Warning
0:45 - TSMC’s 40% Run and Its Role at the Base of the Chip Stack
1:40 - Q3 Breakdown: $46.7B Revenue, 66% Gross Margin, 7nm and Below
2:20 - HPC Hits 68% of Revenue and $60–64B CapEx Guidance
3:00 - Agentic AI Demand, Arizona Fab 2, and Advanced Packaging
4:25 - Long-Term Bets: High-NA EUV Photomasks and Sony Deal
5:20 - Is TSMC Still a Buy? The Two-Year Growth Runway
5:45 - CoreWeave Bonds Hit 15% Yield: What the Market Woke Up To
6:30 - Neocloud Red Flags: CapEx/Revenue, Debt/Equity, Debt/Assets
9:10 - Our Positions and the Coming Mid-Bull Market Shakeout
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