ASML Reports Record Q4 Orders and Sales, Exceeding Expectations
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: seekingalpha
- Strong Performance: ASML's Q4 net sales reached €9.72 billion, a 5% year-over-year increase, marking a historic high that underscores the company's robust demand in the semiconductor equipment market and a recovery in market confidence.
- Surge in Orders: The company reported net bookings of €13.2 billion in Q4, significantly exceeding analysts' expectations of €6.85 billion, with EUV machine orders alone accounting for €7.4 billion, reflecting customers' optimistic outlook on AI-related demand.
- Future Outlook: ASML anticipates total net sales between €34 billion and €39 billion for 2026, with gross margins between 51% and 53%, indicating strong confidence in future growth driven by EUV sales and installed base business expansion.
- Shareholder Returns: ASML plans to declare a €7.50 dividend per share for 2025, a 17% increase from 2024, and has initiated a share buyback program of up to €12 billion, demonstrating the company's commitment to shareholder returns and strong cash flow management.
Analyst Views on ASML
Wall Street analysts forecast ASML stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ASML is 1344 USD with a low forecast of 1140 USD and a high forecast of 1500 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
6 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 1413.350
Low
1140
Averages
1344
High
1500
Current: 1413.350
Low
1140
Averages
1344
High
1500
About ASML
ASML Holding N.V. is a holding company based in the Netherlands. The Company operates through its subsidiaries in the Netherlands, the United States, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Israel. The Company operates through one business segment which is engage in development, production, marketing, sales, upgrading and servicing of advanced semiconductor equipment systems, consisting of lithography, metrology and inspection systems. The Company offers TWINSCAN systems, equipped with lithography system with a mercury lamp as light source (i-line), Krypton Fluoride (KrF) and Argon Fluoride (ArF) light sources for processing wafers for manufacturing environments for which imaging at a small resolution is required. TWINSCAN systems also include immersion lithography systems (TWINSCAN immersion systems).
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
