TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s 5,000 largest companies posted record after-tax net profits in 2025, rising more than 11% from a year earlier, as firms tied to AI and digital transformation continued to outperform the broader economy.
Local credit information firm CRIF Taiwan released a report Sunday reviewing the performance of the country’s 5,000 largest companies from 2023 to 2025. The report found total after-tax net profit approached NT$5.8 trillion (US$182 billion), per CNA.
TSMC ranked first in revenue, profit, and net worth, surpassing Foxconn for the first time to achieve what CRIF described as a triple crown. However, the report also found the number of loss-making companies rose to 772, an increase of more than 40% from a year earlier, indicating that the benefits of strong economic growth were not shared across all businesses.
CRIF said the five best-performing companies were all direct beneficiaries of global digital transformation, cloud computing, next-generation semiconductor upgrades, and vertically integrated technology systems. Wistron NeWeb recorded particularly strong growth, with revenue, gross profit, after-tax net profit, and earnings per share all more than doubling.
The survey found the top 5,000 companies recorded average revenue growth of 14.95% in 2025, while average return on assets reached 4.28% and average return on equity was 7.74%. CRIF also found profitability became increasingly concentrated among the largest firms.
The top 30% of companies posted average net profit margins exceeding 10%, while more than 20% of companies ranked 2,001st or lower reported losses, per the report.
The report said leading companies continued to benefit from advantages in talent, capital, and infrastructure. Meanwhile, traditional industries and small and medium-sized enterprises faced mounting pressure from inflation and rising operating costs.
CRIF warned that labor shortages and electricity supply have become critical issues for Taiwan’s economic security and industrial resilience. It said competition for workers from large technology firms is worsening labor shortages in other sectors, while ensuring a stable power supply will be essential for maintaining Taiwan’s competitiveness as it continues to grow as a global semiconductor hub.
