ASML reports €11.7 billion total net sales and €5.0 billion net income in Q3 2026
Full-year 2026 total net sales expected to be between €44 billion and €45 billion, with a gross margin around 56%

VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, October 14, 2026 – Today, ASML Holding NV (ASML) has published its 2026 third-quarter results.  

• Q3 total net sales of €11.7 billion, gross margin of 57.5%, net income of €5.0 billion
• ASML expects Q4 2026 total net sales between €14.2 billion and €15.2 billion, and a gross margin around 57%
• Full-year 2026 total net sales expected to be between €44 billion and €45 billion, with a gross margin around 56%
  
  
  

Numbers have been rounded for readers' convenience. A complete summary of US GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations is published on www.asml.com.

CEO statement and outlook
"In the third quarter we reported a record total net sales of €11.7 billion, towards the high end of our guidance, reflecting the strong execution of our ramp-up. Installed Base Management sales¹ came in above guidance at €3.3 billion as a result of the continued strong demand for productivity upgrades. This drove the gross margin above guidance at 57.5%.

"Our customers continue to increase their short- and medium-term equipment demand forecasts with us, driven primarily by their views on the size and duration of AI-related investments. In light of their demand visibility, some customers are expressing an interest in placing orders with us for 2029 and even 2030.

"With such strong visibility and an order book momentum that continues to increase quarter on quarter this year, we now expect that our supply as currently planned for both 2027 and 2028 will not fully meet the demand of our customers². Given this, we are investigating ways to increase capacity for 2028 beyond the 30% increase we previously communicated. In addition, we continue to provide significant wafer capacity to our customers through our productivity upgrade portfolio.

"We expect fourth-quarter 2026 total net sales between €14.2 billion and €15.2 billion, with a gross margin around 57%. We expect R&D costs of around €1.2 billion and SG&A costs of around €0.4 billion. We expect total net sales for 2026 to be between €44 billion and €45 billion, with a gross margin around 56%," said ASML President and Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet.

  
Update share buyback program and dividend
In the third quarter, we purchased around €4.1 billion worth of shares under the current 2026–2028 share buyback program.

An interim dividend over 2026 of €1.88 per ordinary share will be made payable on November 4, 2026.

Details of the share buyback program as well as transactions pursuant thereto, and details of the dividend are published on ASML's website (www.asml.com/investors).

1 Installed Base Management sales equals our net service and field option sales.
2 This refers to the figures in our Q2 2026 financial results press release, where we stated that we plan to increase 2026 low NA EUV and DUV immersion capacity by 30% in 2027, and are investigating a further 30% increase for both in 2028.

Quarterly video interview and investor call
With this press release, ASML is publishing a video interview in which CEO Christophe Fouquet and CFO Roger Dassen discuss the 2026 third-quarter results and outlook for 2026. This video and the video transcript can be viewed on www.asml.com shortly after the publication of this press release.

An investor call will be hosted by CEO Christophe Fouquet and CFO Roger Dassen on October 14, 2026 at 15:00 Central European Time / 09:00 US Eastern Time. Details can be found on our website.

About ASML
ASML is a leading supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company provides chipmakers with hardware, software and services to mass produce the patterns of integrated circuits (microchips). Together with its partners, ASML drives the advancement of more affordable, more powerful, more energy-efficient microchips. ASML enables groundbreaking technology to solve some of humanity's toughest challenges, such as in healthcare, energy use and conservation, mobility and agriculture. ASML is a multinational company headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, with offices across EMEA, the US and Asia. Every day, ASML’s more than 45,500 employees (FTE) challenge the status quo and push technology to new limits. ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML. Discover ASML – our products, technology and career opportunities – at www.asml.com.

US GAAP Financial Reporting
ASML's primary accounting standard for quarterly earnings releases and annual reports is US GAAP, the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Quarterly US GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets are available on www.asml.com.

The Consolidated Balance Sheets of ASML Holding N.V. as of September 27, 2026, the related Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarter and nine months ended September 27, 2026, as presented in this press release, are unaudited.

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