ASML shares jump after lifting 2026 outlook, raising EUV capacity targets

STMicroelectronics

15/07/2026 08:29

Updates with share move in lede, shares of European peers paragraph 5
** Shares of Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML ASML.AS jump 5.2% at 07:15 GMT after it raised its 2026 revenue and gross margin outlook and increased long-term EUV production capacity targets
** Co now expects 2026 revenue of 43-45 billion euros  ($100.66 billion), implying 35%-40% annual growth, and gross margin of 54%-56%, up from its prior 51%-53% forecast
** ASML raises EUV production capacity targets to 85 tools in 2027 and 110 tools in 2028, citing stronger customer demand and improving visibility
** TD Cowen says 2028 EUV capacity of 110 systems could support about $300 billion in industry wafer fab equipment spending, while the higher 2026 outlook is the key near-term positive

    ** Shares of peer ASM International ASMI.AS rise 2.9%, BE Semiconductor BESI.AS gains 0.5%, while Soitec SOIT.PA climbs 3.8%; Infineon IFXGn.DE falls 2.4%, Siltronic WAFGn.DE drops 2.3%
  


($1 = 0.8742 euros)

 (Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk)
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