ASML Joins Europe’s Elite with Half-Trillion Dollar Valuation

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A major announcement from Taiwan has propelled Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML into an exclusive financial echelon. The company has become only the third European business to achieve a market capitalization exceeding $500 billion, marking a historic milestone driven by insatiable demand for the machinery needed to produce artificial intelligence chips.

The catalyst for this surge was an ambitious capital expenditure plan unveiled by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), ASML’s most significant client. TSMC revealed its intention to invest between $52 billion and $56 billion in 2026, a figure that represents a substantial 32% increase over its planned 2025 investments. This commitment far surpassed the $46 billion forecast by Visible Alpha analysts.