ASML Holding stock gains as Fitch affirms rating and Q2 2026 sales jump
Published on 09/04/2026 at 18:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
ASML Holding (ISIN NL0010273215) stock has delivered a strong rally in 2026, with year to date gains of about 54.48 percent as of September 3, 2026, while the last Euronext Amsterdam closing price stood at 1,423.40 EUR, down 1.55 percent on that trading day according to data compiled by MarketScreener and Investing.com.
Fitch affirmation and analyst optimism
Rating agency Fitch recently affirmed ASML Holding’s long term rating at A+ with a stable outlook, highlighting the company’s outstanding position in lithography tools and its unrivalled technological leadership in advanced EUV systems, according to coverage summarized by Newsquawk on September 4, 2026.
Market portals such as MarketScreener report that the stock’s closing level of 1,423.40 EUR on September 3, 2026 represents a decline of 1.55 percent for that session, yet still translates into a robust year to date performance of roughly 54.48 percent, underlining how the pullback comes after a substantial rally earlier in the year.
Q2 2026 figures show double digit growth
According to an earnings roundup published by Sina Finance on September 4, 2026, ASML Holding reported total net sales of 9.327 billion EUR in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 7.692 billion EUR in the second quarter of 2025, corresponding to revenue growth of around 21.2 percent year on year.
The same source indicates that operating profit in Q2 2026 reached 3.456 billion EUR, up from 2.664 billion EUR a year earlier, which represents a rise of approximately 29.7 percent; net profit increased to 2.918 billion EUR in Q2 2026 from 2.290 billion EUR in Q2 2025, a gain of about 27.4 percent, underscoring how profitability improved even faster than sales.
More background on ASML Holding stock
Investors can find additional company news and regulatory disclosures on the ASML Holding overview page as well as via the official investor relations site.
EUV leadership and Japanese workforce expansion
Fitch’s rationale for the A+ rating centers on ASML Holding’s unrivalled technological leadership in extreme ultraviolet lithography, which is critical for mass production of the most advanced semiconductor nodes and positions the group at the heart of global chip manufacturing roadmaps.
In parallel, regional expansion plans point to sustained demand: reports summarized by TrendForce on September 4, 2026 describe how ASML Japan intends to raise its domestic workforce from about 500 employees to around 700 by 2030, an increase of 40 percent, to support advanced chip projects by Rapidus and TSMC in the country.
Representative product focus: EUV lithography systems
ASML Holding’s flagship EUV lithography systems are central to leading edge production for logic and memory chips at foundries such as TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel, and the strong Q2 2026 revenue and profit growth underscores how demand for these tools remains elevated as customers invest in next generation capacity.
Stock valuation and recent price levels
According to data cited by finanzen.ch on September 4, 2026, the ASML Holding share closed at about 1,435 EUR on September 1, 2026, trading clearly below the 52 week high of 1,748.00 EUR reached in June 2026, which means the stock was roughly 17.9 percent under its peak while still maintaining its strong year to date advance.
ASML Holding stock at a glance
- Company: ASML Holding N.V.
- ISIN: NL0010273215
- Ticker: ASML
- Trading venue: Euronext Amsterdam
- Price (as of September 3, 2026, 17:55): 1,423.40 EUR
- Market capitalization: market portals indicate a large cap valuation in the several hundred billion EUR range as of early September 2026
- Sector / Industry: Semiconductor equipment, lithography
- Index membership: Euro Stoxx 50 and other European blue chip indices
