
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
- Growing?
- No: revenue went from $1.7B in FY22 to $1.6B in FY25.
- Expensive?
- P/E (trailing) 50.8ร. Priced 142% above the peer median of 21x.
- Analysts?
- 89% of 9 say buy; average 12-month target $275, 74% above today's price.
- Risky?
- Much swingier than most large companies: its price swung 85% over the past year (the S&P 500's 14%), and it fell as much as 59% since Nov 2021.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM) is a specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry that manufactures wafers for fabless semiconductor companies and IDMs using differentiated process technologies such as RF (RFCMOS), high-performance analog, power management (BCD), CMOS image sensors, non-imaging sensors, SiGe/BiCMOS, silicon photonics, and MEMS; revenue is primarily from wafer fabrication services (plus related process/design enablement).
More about Tower Semiconductor
Market Position
Tower positions as a high-value specialty foundry (primarily on 200mm and select 300mm capacity) competing on process differentiation, engineering/customer support, and multi-region manufacturing footprint (Israel, U.S., and Japan via TPSCo), rather than leading-edge digital nodes.
Key Segments
Key technology/product lines include RF & HPA, Power Management, CMOS Image Sensor, Non-Imaging Sensors, Mixed-Signal/CMOS, Non-Volatile Memory, and MEMS, supported by PDKs/IP and optional MPW shuttle runs.
How has the stock done?
Over the past month TSEM fell 27.1%; the semiconductor ETF (SMH) fell 15.1% and the S&P 500 fell 2.7%.
Over the past six months TSEM fell 28.5%; the semiconductor ETF (SMH) fell 10.6% and the S&P 500 rose 2.6%.
Over the past year TSEM rose 48.3%; the semiconductor ETF (SMH) rose 41.1% and the S&P 500 rose 10.8%.
Over five years TSEM rose 331.4%; the semiconductor ETF (SMH) rose 233.3% and the S&P 500 rose 62.0%.
From Jun 22, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, the deepest drop from a high since Nov 2021
How much the price swings in a year; the S&P 500's was 14%
When the S&P 500 moves 1%, the stock has moved about 3.1% the same way
Change in closing price from the first day shown, or with Price the closing price itself. Prices: Yahoo Finance, to Nov 12, 2026.
Is the business growing?
Revenue went from $1.7B in FY22 to $1.6B in FY25; net income from $265M to $220M.
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| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | $1.7B | $265M |
| FY23 | $1.4B | $518M |
| FY24 | $1.4B | $208M |
| FY25 | $1.6B | $220M |
Fiscal years: Tower Semiconductor Ltd.'s annual reports to the SEC.
How it makes money
Of every $100 in revenue, $14.1 ends up as net income. Net margin fell from 15.8% to 14.1% over the past 3 years.
โ4.6 pts over 3 years
โ5.6 pts over 3 years
โ1.7 pts over 3 years
Each margin is that line of the income statement divided by revenue. Fiscal year: Tower Semiconductor Ltd.'s annual reports to the SEC.
Where it is in the chip cycle
Gross margin 34.0% and rising for 2 quarters; inventory at 78 days and falling for 2 years; capital spending 35.5% of revenue over the last 4 quarters.
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| Period | Inventory days |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 91 |
| FY23 | 97 |
| FY24 | 89 |
| FY25 | 78 |
How many days of sales are sitting in stock. Rising inventory days often come before a downturn: chips are being made faster than they sell.
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| Period | Capital spending |
|---|---|
| Sep โ25 | 22.5% |
| Dec โ25 | 27.0% |
| Mar โ26 | 37.8% |
| Jun โ26 | 40.6% |
| Sep โ26 | 36.2% |
Money put into factories and equipment. Heavy spending late in an upswing can leave the industry with too much capacity when demand cools.
Gross margin by fiscal quarter, from SEC filings. Inventory days: year-end inventory over that year's cost of revenue, times 365.
Customers and suppliers
In its latest annual report Tower Semiconductor buys from NTCJ, Intel, Synopsys and 1 more; sells to NTCJ.
Their suppliers
Suppliers
Customers
Partners
Changes since the previous annual report (20-F filed Apr 30, 2025)
Named in other companiesโ filings
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| Company | Role | In the filing's words |
|---|---|---|
| NTCJ | customer | โIn 2025, 11% of our revenues were generated from NTCJ, 39% of our revenues were derived from an additional seven customers, each of which generated between 4% to 7% of our revenues, and the remaining 50% of our revenues were derived from many other smaller customers.โ |
| NTCJ | partner ยท joint venture with it | โTower holds a 51% equity stake in Tower Partners Semiconductor Co., Ltd., incorporated in Japan (Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan holds the remaining 49% stake), which operates the Uozu E and Tonami CD fabs located in Japan.โ |
| NTCJ | supplier | โThe fabsโ land and buildings are leased by PSCS (now named NTCJ) to TPSCo under a long-term capital lease, with a term through March 2032.โ |
| ST | partner ยท co-develops with it | โIn 2021, TSIT, Towerโs wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, entered into a definitive agreement with ST Microelectronics (โSTโ) to share under collaborative arrangement a 300mm facility with ST in Agrate, Italy....TSIT and ST invested in their respective process equipment and have been working to accelerate the process flowsโ transfer to the facility, product development, qualification and subsequent ramp-up.โ |
| Intel | supplier | โIn September 2023, Tower and Intel signed an agreement under which Intel has committed to build a capacity corridor at Towerโs instructions, in order for Intel to manufacture wafers for Towerโs customers in Intelโs 300mm facility in New Mexico, USA....Recently, Intel has expressed its intention not to perform under the agreement and the parties are presently in a mediation process.โ |
| Synopsys | supplier | โ- and license standard cells, I/O, and memory IP from Synopsys, eMemory, and other top suppliers of physical IP.โ |
| eMemory | supplier | โ- and license standard cells, I/O, and memory IP from Synopsys, eMemory, and other top suppliers of physical IP.โ |
| Xanadu Quantum Technologies (20-F filed Apr 9, 2026) | co-develops with it | โOn February 19, 2026, Old Xanadu and Tower Semiconductor Ltd. announced an expansion of their collaboration to develop silicon photonics for photonic quantum computers using Tower Semiconductorโs manufacturing platform.โ |
Only the companies Tower Semiconductor names in its 20-F filed Apr 30, 2026 (SEC). Named in other companies' filings: those whose own latest annual report or an 8-K since names Tower Semiconductor. The supply chain joins the latest annual reports of the companies on it and the 8-Ks they filed since: a link shows when either side's report names the other, so it grows as more reports are read. Hover a name for the filing's own words.
Is it expensive?
P/E of 50.8x, above the peer median of 21x, so it needs earnings to keep growing to hold up.
Priced 142% above the peer median of 21x.
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| Company | P/E (trailing) |
|---|---|
| AMD ยท Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 127ร |
| TSEM ยท Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | 50.8ร |
| AVGO ยท Broadcom Inc. | 46.5ร |
| NVDA ยท NVIDIA Corporation | 21ร |
| MU ยท Micron Technology, Inc. | 10.8ร |
| SKHY ยท SK hynix Inc. | 8.8ร |
What analysts expect
The average analyst price target is $275, 74% above the current price; 89% of 9 analysts rate it a buy; earnings beat estimates in all of the last 3 quarters.
Buy or Strong Buy: 8 analysts (89%). Sell or Strong Sell: 0.
Over the past year the average of the analysts' latest price targets went from $119.25 to $284.50 (+139%), while TSEM went from $99.09 to $157.86 (+59%). In the past three months targets were cut 3 times and never raised. No upgrades and 1 downgrade over the year; the latest: Wedbush moved it to Neutral from Outperform on Dec 31, 2025.
Show every change
| Date | Firm | Change | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Wedbush | Target cut | Neutral | $190.00, was $300.00 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Susquehanna | Target cut | Positive | $305.00, was $355.00 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Stifel | Target cut | Buy | $235.00, was $270.00 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Mizuho | Began coverage | Outperform | $300.00 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Barclays | Began coverage | Overweight | $310.00 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Stifel | Began coverage | Buy | $270.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | B of A Securities | Began coverage | Buy | $367.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | Benchmark | Target raised | Buy | $335.00, was $230.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | Susquehanna | Target raised | Positive | $330.00, was $180.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | Wedbush | Target raised | Neutral | $300.00, was $140.00 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Benchmark | Target raised | Buy | $230.00, was $165.00 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Barclays | Target raised | Equal-Weight | $142.00, was $114.00 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Wedbush | Target raised | Neutral | $140.00, was $125.00 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Benchmark | Target raised | Buy | $165.00, was $150.00 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Benchmark | Target raised | Buy | $150.00, was $120.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Wedbush | Downgrade | Neutral, was Outperform | $125.00 |
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| Quarter | Estimate | Reported | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep โ25 | $0.54 | $0.55 | +1.9% |
| Mar โ26 | $0.56 | $0.65 | +16.1% |
| Sep โ26 | $1.07 | $1.15 | +7.5% |
For the fiscal year ending Dec 2026, analysts expect adjusted earnings of $4.07 a share and revenue of $2.0B.
Adjusted. Range $3.99 to $4.19; 9 analysts
Range $2.0B to $2.0B; 8 analysts
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| Period | Figure | Expected | Low to high | Analysts | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year ending Dec 2026 | EPS (adjusted) | $4.07 | $3.99 to $4.19 | 9 | โ | โ |
| Year ending Dec 2026 | Revenue | $2.0B | $2.0B to $2.0B | 8 | โ | โ |
| Year ending Dec 2027 | EPS (adjusted) | $7.00 | $5.73 to $8.04 | 10 | $4.07 (expected, year to Dec 2026) | +72% |
| Year ending Dec 2027 | Revenue | $2.8B | $2.7B to $2.9B | 9 | $2.0B (expected, year to Dec 2026) | +39% |
Targets, ratings and earnings estimates: Yahoo Finance. Rating and target changes: Yahoo Finance's list of upgrades and downgrades. The average target on each day is the average of every listed firm's latest target set in the 180 days before it, so it counts fewer analysts than the average target above, and the band is the middle half of those targets (a quarter of the firms are above it, a quarter below); a target set before a stock split is divided by the split. Expected figures: the average of the analysts' estimates (Yahoo Finance). Their EPS is adjusted, as analysts estimate it, so it is set against the adjusted EPS Yahoo reports for the same quarters, not the GAAP EPS of the growth and valuation sections; revenue against the SEC filings. No change is given against a quarter whose reported EPS was more than 50% off its own estimate (often a one-off gain or charge), nor against a year that counts one. Each estimate is pinned to its fiscal period by the report date or the period's end, and one that cannot be is left out.
Where the cash goes
Generated $259M in free cash flow over the year, with no dividends and no buybacks. All of the cash stays in the company.
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| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Op. cash flow | $912M |
| Capex | โ$653M |
| Free cash flow | $259M |
| Dividends | โ |
| Buybacks | โ |
| Cash retained | $259M |
For every $100 of market cap, the company generates about $1.4 in free cash flow a year.
No dividend today; cash goes to growth and share buybacks.
Free cash flow: operating cash flow minus capital spending. Last 4 quarters: Yahoo Finance, buybacks from SEC filings where they have the quarter.
Financial health
Current ratio 6.5, no pressure to repay short-term debt; debt-to-equity 0.1, debt is very low and the balance sheet is solid.
Assets that can be turned into cash soon are 6.5x what is owed within a year. 1.5 or higher is comfortable; below 1 needs watching.
For every $1 of shareholder funds, there is $0.1 of debt. The higher the number, the more pressure when the economy weakens.
Cash and short-term investments of $1.2B against debt of $162M. It also holds $4M of long-term investments, which can be stakes in other companies rather than cash.
Latest fiscal year balance sheet. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Who holds it
In the filings of 6 funds whose copy leaves TSEM out (on the exchange, not in the app yet): Mirae Asset Global Investments, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Swiss National Bank, Norges Bank, Bridgewater Associates, Maverick Capital.
What did the funds Hunch tracks do?
Of the 83 funds whose 13F filings Hunch reads, 11 held TSEM at the end of their latest quarter (for most, Q2 2026). Over that quarter 4 added shares, 5 cut, 2 bought new and 1 sold all. The largest of them is Norges Bank, 763,552 shares worth $198M at Jun 30, 2026, 107.1% more than at Dec 31, 2025.
2 of them new holders
1 of them sold all
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| Fund | Quarter | Shares | Value | Change in shares | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norges Bank | Q2 2026 vs Q4 2025 | 763,552 | $198M | +394,883 | +107% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Whale Rock Capital Management | Q2 2026 | 0 | โ | โ1.07M | Sold all | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Swiss National Bank | Q3 2026 | 399,788 | $93.5M | โ1,256 | โ0.3% | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Q2 2026 | 358,562 | $92.0M | +15,288 | +4.5% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Renaissance Technologies | Q3 2026 | 402,935 | $91.6M | +191,886 | +91% | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments | Q3 2026 | 205,166 | $46.7M | +169,941 | +482% | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Korea Investment | Q2 2026 | 28,393 | $7.3M | โ1,444 | โ4.8% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| ARK Investment Management | Q2 2026 | 10,126 | $2.6M | โ7,964 | โ44% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Nomura Holdings | Q2 2026 | 8,041 | $2.1M | โ52,233 | โ87% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Bridgewater Associates | Q2 2026 | 7,933 | $2.1M | โ454,792 | โ98% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | Q2 2026 | 2,771 | $722K | +2,771 | New | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Maverick Capital | Q2 2026 | 2,659 | $693K | +2,659 | New | Aug 14, 2026 |
From the 13F filings of the 83 funds Hunch tracks, not of every institution: each fund's shares of TSEM at its latest quarter end against the quarter before, as filed (long positions only, options left out), the quarter before put on the latest quarter's share count across a split. A fund files 45 days after its quarter ends, so some have a newer quarter than others. Value is at the quarter end. Norges Bank filed its 13F for Q1 2026 confidentially, with no holdings made public, so its row compares Q2 2026 with Q4 2025.
Are insiders buying or selling?
Officers and directors sold $60.0M of TSEM on the open market in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026; none bought. The largest was Russell Craig Ellwanger (Chief Executive Officer), who sold $60.0M in 37 sales.
38 sales
0 purchases
Share of the sales' value
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| Date | Insider | Role | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Yoav Chelouche | Director | Sale | 232 | $215.06 | $50K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,060 | $243.32 | $745K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,507 | $244.69 | $613K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 11,624 | $245.78 | $2.9M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 5,065 | $246.74 | $1.2M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 23,028 | $248.08 | $5.7M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 35,208 | $248.78 | $8.8M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 15,816 | $249.66 | $3.9M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,331 | $250.90 | $836K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,098 | $252.74 | $530K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,489 | $253.92 | $632K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 1,025 | $245.93 | $252K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,062 | $246.71 | $509K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 5,498 | $248.02 | $1.4M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 5,559 | $248.94 | $1.4M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 1,123 | $250.05 | $281K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 6,474 | $251.04 | $1.6M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,341 | $252.07 | $842K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 9,022 | $253.53 | $2.3M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 7,343 | $254.15 | $1.9M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,116 | $255.24 | $795K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 9,720 | $256.56 | $2.5M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 5,407 | $257.27 | $1.4M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 6,486 | $258.47 | $1.7M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,519 | $259.94 | $655K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 5,316 | $261.03 | $1.4M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 1,471 | $262.16 | $386K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 1,827 | $263.78 | $482K | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 10,899 | $210.82 | $2.3M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 17,173 | $211.95 | $3.6M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 9,797 | $212.80 | $2.1M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 9,878 | $213.83 | $2.1M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 3,025 | $217.93 | $659K | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,118 | $219.01 | $464K | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 4,936 | $219.82 | $1.1M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 4,772 | $220.88 | $1.1M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 1,856 | $222.48 | $413K | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Russell Craig Ellwanger | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 2,510 | $234.71 | $589K | Jul 15, 2026 |
From the Form 4s filed with the SEC about Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (13 in the 12 months): purchases (code P) and sales (code S) on the open market by its officers and directors, at the price each filing gives (often an average of the day's trades). A sale is a 10b5-1 sale when its filing says it was made under such a plan, set up in advance. Not counted: 9 other transactions (grants).