Taiwan's 5,000 largest companies achieved a record-high aggregate net profit in 2025, increasing by more than 11% year-on-year, according to a report by credit information firm CRIF cited by Focus Taiwan. The surge was fueled by strong global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, which continued to benefit these enterprises.
Record Revenue and Profit
Combined net profit for the top 5,000 firms reached NT$5.77 trillion (approximately USD 181 billion), up 11.01% from 2024. Aggregate revenue also hit a record high of NT$48.50 trillion (about USD 1.52 trillion), a 10.98% increase, CRIF reported.
Among these firms, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, ranked first in net profit with NT$1.72 trillion (around USD 53.32 billion). TSMC has been a major supplier of advanced AI chips to global tech giants such as Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).
Top Performers by Profit and Revenue
iPhone assembler and AI server maker Hon Hai Precision Industry Co ranked second with net profit of NT$189.35 billion (about USD 5.87 billion). It was followed by Fubon Financial Holding Co (NT$120.98 billion, approximately USD 3.75 billion), Cathay Financial Holding Co (NT$107.63 billion, about USD 3.34 billion), and smartphone IC designer MediaTek Inc (NT$105.32 billion, around USD 3.26 billion).
TSMC also topped the revenue ranking for the first time among the top 5,000 firms, generating NT$3.78 trillion (approximately USD 117.18 billion) in 2025 sales, surpassing Hon Hai, which posted NT$2.90 trillion (about USD 89.90 billion) in revenue.
Quanta Computer Inc, another major AI server supplier, ranked third in revenue with NT$1.69 trillion (about USD 52.39 billion), ahead of Nvidia Singapore Development's Taiwan branch (NT$1.36 trillion, approximately USD 42.16 billion) and AI server producer Wistron Corp (NT$1.22 trillion, about USD 37.82 billion).
Operational Performance Ranking
CRIF also compiled an overall operational performance ranking using indicators such as revenue, net profit margin, sales growth, net worth, total assets, and return on equity (ROE). Hon Precision Inc, a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, took the top spot with a score of 96.17, ahead of TSMC, system-on-chip (SoC) solutions provider ASPEED Technology Inc, data center solutions supplier Wiwynn Corp., and Asia Vital Components Co, a provider of cooling solutions for AI applications.
CRIF noted that the top five companies in this ranking were all beneficiaries of trends such as digital transformation, cloud computing, next-generation semiconductor development, and system integration during the AI era.
Uneven Performance and Rising Losses
Despite the overall increase in aggregate net profit, CRIF reported that 772 companies posted losses in 2025, up more than 40% from 543 in 2024. Additionally, the average ROE fell to a three-year low of 7.74%, indicating that corporate performance remained uneven across sectors.
