ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 14. Driven by demand for AI chips, the market expects both revenue and profit to rise sharply from the same period in 2025. Wall Street analysts estimate third-quarter revenue at 11.73 billion euros, up 55% year over year, while earnings per share are seen at 10.76 euros, nearly double the 5.49 euros reported in the third quarter of 2025. In the second quarter, ASML posted revenue of 9.3 billion euros, compared with 7.7 billion euros a year earlier, while net profit increased from 2.3 billion euros to 2.9 billion euros. For the upcoming quarter, the company has guided for revenue of 11 billion to 12 billion euros and a gross margin of 55% to 57%. It also raised its full-year revenue outlook to between 43 billion and 45 billion euros. ASML remains the only company in the world to commercially produce extreme ultraviolet lithography systems, which are used by foundries including TSMC, Intel and Samsung to make advanced AI processors.
ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, is expected to release its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 14. Demand tied to AI chips has led the market to expect a sharp increase in both revenue and profit from the same period in 2025.
Wall Street analysts estimate third-quarter revenue at 11.73 billion euros, up 55% year over year. Earnings per share are projected at 10.76 euros, nearly double the 5.49 euros reported in the third quarter of 2025.
In the second quarter, ASML reported 9.3 billion euros in revenue, above the 7.7 billion euros recorded in the same period of 2025. Net profit rose from 2.3 billion euros to 2.9 billion euros.
Guidance and full-year outlook
For the quarter about to be reported, ASML previously guided for revenue of 11 billion to 12 billion euros and a gross margin of 55% to 57%. The company also raised its full-year revenue outlook to 43 billion to 45 billion euros.
Equipment demand tied to AI processor production
ASML is the world’s only commercial producer of extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment. Foundries including TSMC, Intel and Samsung rely on its systems to manufacture advanced AI processors. The company is also developing the next-generation High-NA EUV.
Intel has already used the equipment in research, testing and manufacturing, processing more than 1 million wafers. Samsung plans to introduce it into advanced DRAM mass production in 2028.
The market also expects ASML to increase production capacity for its current EUV systems by about 30% in 2027.
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