Advantest stock gains 5.99 percent near its yearly high

Published on 09/22/2026 at 12:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Advantest stock closed at JPY 32,050 on September 21, 2026, 11.9 percent below its yearly high. Fiscal 2026 operating profit is forecast at JPY 846.0 billion.

Advantest, JP3122400009, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Advantest stock (ISIN JP3122400009) closed at JPY 32,050 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on September 21, 2026, after gaining 5.99 percent. The price stood 11.9 percent below the 52-week high of JPY 36,390, making AI semiconductor testing demand the key market reference.

AI demand lifts the forecast

According to Ad-hoc News on September 21, 2026, Advantest lifted its fiscal 2026 operating profit outlook to JPY 846.0 billion, an increase of 69.5 percent from the prior year. The same report puts fiscal 2026 system-on-chip tester revenue at JPY 1,243.5 billion.

The operating-profit forecast is growing faster than the tester revenue outlook, which points to operating leverage as the central earnings variable. Advantest is therefore being valued on both semiconductor test demand and the conversion of that demand into profit.

Quarterly growth sets a high bar

A September 22, 2026 market report said revenue in Advantest's first quarter of fiscal 2027 rose 39.3 percent year over year, while operating profit increased 53.3 percent and quarterly profit climbed 93.8 percent. Each figure represented a quarterly record, according to the report.

The medium-term estimate is also demanding: the September 21, 2026 market analysis cited a 12-month forward price-earnings ratio of 28.7 times for Advantest, compared with 19.0 times for the Nikkei 225. At the same time, projected earnings-per-share growth for fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2028 was 24.3 percent annually, versus 13.3 percent for the index.

Stock remains below the yearly high

The September 21 close of JPY 32,050 was JPY 4,340 below the 52-week high and remained inside the documented range from JPY 17,410 to JPY 36,390. The comparison shows both the strength of the advance and the distance still separating the stock from its upper range boundary.

Advantest stock closed at JPY 32,050 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on September 21, 2026, with the 5.99 percent daily gain measured against the previous close. The Tokyo cash market was closed on September 22, 2026, for a public holiday.