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ASML Holding N.V. · ASML · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
ASML raises 2026 revenue outlook as AI demand strains capacity
The current analysis supports a constructive ASML demand outlook: management linked AI infrastructure investment to strong memory and advanced-logic demand, raised full-year revenue guidance, and described customer demand as outpacing supply. The thesis remains exposed to export controls and any slowdown in AI-related capital spending.
Reported Before market openNASDAQTechnology
$635.94B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$8.37
Consensus $7.72
EPS surprise
+8.4%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$10.34B
Consensus $10.10B
Revenue surprise
+2.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-2.4%
Event window
SPY move
+0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
-3.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+6.7%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did ASML fall 2.4% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in ASML's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for ASML after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, management moved from a €34–39 billion 2026 revenue outlook to €36–40 billion, while the 51–53% gross-margin range was maintained. The current call also added specific Low NA EUV delivery targets for 2026 and 2027 and highlighted further throughput and High NA progress.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to €36–40 billion from the prior €34–39 billion range; gross-margin guidance remained 51–53%.
Key takeaways
- Q1 sales exceeded guidance, supported by strong Installed Base performance, while gross margin was 53%.
- Management cited AI-driven memory and advanced-logic demand as a source of customer capital-expenditure growth and supply tightness.
- ASML plans to deliver at least 60 Low NA EUV systems in 2026 and 80 in 2027, while advancing High NA technology.
Management priorities
- Scale Low NA EUV deliveries and advance the NXE:3800F platform.
- Continue customer qualification and development of High NA EUV tools.
- Strengthen the High NA ecosystem, including resist-supplier partnerships.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$1,650Current
$800Low
$1,580.47Average
$2,623High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 15, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jan 29, 2026 |
| KGI Securities | Outperform | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Feb 20, 2024 |
| New Street Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 26, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 20, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 22, 2021 |
| ABN Amro | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Santander | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 19, 2018 |
| B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 19, 2018 |
| B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 19, 2018 |
| BlueFin | Positive | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Summit Research Partners | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Summit Insights Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 28, 2015 |
| SNS Securities | Accumulate | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Liberum | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jul 2, 2015 |
| Pacific Crest | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 6, 2015 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 27, 2014 |
| Northland Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 17, 2014 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 17, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Cautious | Maintain | Apr 16, 2014 |
| LBBW Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Commerzbank | Hold | Reduce | Upgrade | Jan 22, 2014 |
| Societe Generale | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Baader Bank | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Oct 18, 2013 |
| Redburn Partners | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 8, 2013 |
| Caris & Co. | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2012 | |
| CLSA | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 9, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $1,650. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Srini Pajjuri | $2,100 | $1,803.25 | +27.3% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $2,100 | $1,838.44 | +27.3% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $2,500 | $1,815.27 | +51.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $2,000 | $1,726.04 | +21.2% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Bernstein | David Dai | $2,623 | $1,769.32 | +59.0% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joe Quatrochi | $2,200 | $1,929.68 | +33.3% | Jun 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Srini Pajjuri | $1,700 | $1,481.77 | +3.0% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $1,750 | $1,481.77 | +6.1% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Srini Pajjuri | $1,625 | $1,437.89 | -1.5% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Bernstein | David Dai | $1,911 | $1,422.92 | +15.8% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Bernstein | David Dai | $1,642 | $1,360.09 | -0.5% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $1,450 | $1,263.72 | -12.1% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| KGI Securities | Leon Chen | $1,415 | $1,263.72 | -14.2% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $1,550 | $1,263.72 | -6.1% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $1,528 | $1,163.78 | -7.4% | Jan 4, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Timm Schulze-Melander | $1,200 | $1,021.31 | -27.3% | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $1,140 | $1,009.81 | -30.9% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Mehdi Hosseini | $1,150 | $980.54 | -30.3% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $935 | $987.81 | -43.3% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Justin Patterson | $800 | $754.45 | -51.5% | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joe Quatrochi | $790 | $683.52 | -52.1% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Didier Scemama | $939 | $683.52 | -43.1% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Srini Pajjuri | $1,100 | $872.27 | -33.3% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $1,000 | $872.05 | -39.4% | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Sara Russo | $1,052 | $992.18 | -36.2% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $665 | $576.44 | -59.7% | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Joe Quatrochi | $600 | $533.86 | -63.6% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $590 | $452.95 | -64.2% | Jul 10, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationASML Holding N.V. provides lithography solutions for the development, production, marketing, sales, upgrading, and servicing of advanced semiconductor equipment systems. The company offers lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. It also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography systems solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies. In addition, the company offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology systems, a diffraction-based wafer metrology platform to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI electron beam solutions to locate and analyze…
Historical context
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| ACN Accenture plc | FY2026 Q4 · Calendar Q4 2026 | +3.5% | +15.8% | Accenture: AI demand supports strong Q4, while pricing and geopolitics remain risks |
| JBL Jabil Inc. | FY2026 Q4 · Calendar Q3 2026 | +8.1% | -10.0% | Jabil enters FY2027 with AI-led growth and capacity risks |
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-15T05:00:43.731180+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-15T05:00:43.728393+00:00
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