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ASML Holding N.V. · ASML · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
ASML raises outlook as EUV demand and capacity plans strengthen
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for ASML: strong AI-linked logic and DRAM demand, higher lithography intensity, and installed-base growth are supporting a higher outlook. The thesis depends on executing planned capacity expansion while High-NA adoption and pricing remain manageable.
Reported Before market openNASDAQTechnology
$662.06B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$8.68
Consensus $7.98
EPS surprise
+8.8%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$10.67B
Consensus $10.24B
Revenue surprise
+4.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+2.2%
Event window
SPY move
+0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+1.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-0.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did ASML rise 2.2% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in ASML's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for ASML after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management raised full-year sales guidance from EUR 36–40B to EUR 43–45B and moved from a 51–53% gross-margin range to a 54–56% target. The current analysis also adds a roughly 30% Low-NA EUV and immersion capacity increase planned for 2027 and 2028, plus Intel production deployment of High-NA EUV on 18A.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year sales guidance to EUR 43–45B and set a 54–56% gross-margin target.
Key takeaways
- Management cited strong leading-edge logic and DRAM demand, with AI-related demand accelerating node migration and lithography intensity.
- Low-NA EUV and immersion capacity is planned to increase by roughly 30% in 2027 and 2028.
- Installed Base Management sales are expected to grow over 30%, while memory system sales are expected to grow more than 75% year over year.
- High-NA progress includes Intel production deployment on the 18A node, but broader adoption and delivery timing remain risks.
Management priorities
- Expand Low-NA EUV and immersion capacity by roughly 30% in 2027 and 2028.
- Advance High-NA EUV toward high-volume manufacturing.
- Grow installed-base upgrades and productivity packages in 2027–2028.
- Optimize the existing clean-room footprint to support capacity gains.
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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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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-15T19:03:15.486070+00:00
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- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-14T23:30:41.606546+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-14T23:30:41.603822+00:00
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