ASML Holding stock gains as sales outlook reaches EUR 45 billion

Published on 09/23/2026 at 14:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

ASML Holding stock traded at EUR 1,510.60 on September 23, 2026, up 64.01 percent year to date. Second quarter sales reached EUR 9.3 billion at a 54 percent gross margin.

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ASML Holding stock traded at EUR 1,510.60 on Euronext Amsterdam on September 23, 2026, up 64.01 percent from the start of the year. The move follows a second quarter in which sales reached EUR 9.3 billion and management targeted full-year 2026 revenue of EUR 43 billion to EUR 45 billion.

Sales outlook reaches EUR 45 billion

According to The Motley Fool on September 22, 2026, ASML reported second quarter sales of EUR 9.3 billion and a gross margin of 54 percent. The same report said the company had raised its 2026 sales outlook from EUR 34 billion to EUR 39 billion in January to EUR 43 billion to EUR 45 billion by July.

The comparison is material for the stock: the upper end of the updated range is EUR 11 billion above the upper end of the January range. For investors, that makes the combination of quarterly sales and margin more informative than the headline price move alone.

Europe remains a regional counter-factor

According to Seoul Economic Daily on September 23, 2026, Europe accounted for zero of ASML's net system sales in the second quarter, compared with 1 percent for Europe, the Middle East and Africa a year earlier. That regional split contrasts with the company's broader sales outlook and highlights the importance of demand from Asia.

Maintenance and upgrade activity also contributed EUR 2.76 billion in quarterly revenue, according to AD HOC NEWS on September 23, 2026. The figure gives the business a recurring revenue element while new-system deliveries remain geographically concentrated.

Analyst target stays above market

Barclays analyst Simon Coles maintained a Buy rating and set a EUR 2,400 price target on September 23, 2026, according to The Globe and Mail. The report also cited an average analyst target of EUR 2,134.35.

Against the September 23, 2026 Amsterdam price of EUR 1,510.60, Barclays' target is EUR 889.40 higher, while the cited average target is EUR 623.75 higher. Those targets are analyst estimates rather than company guidance, so the sales range and regional delivery mix remain the more direct operating markers.

ASML Holding stock remains below yearly high

ASML Holding stock closed at EUR 1,522.40 on the preceding completed trading session, up 2.1 percent, according to dated market coverage. The share had reached a 52-week high of EUR 1,748.00, leaving the September 23, 2026 quote EUR 237.40 below that level.