ASML raises sales outlook and warns AI demand will exceed chip-tool supply through 2028
ASML reported Q3 2026 net profit of €4.96 billion on net sales of €11.7 billion and raised its full-year sales forecast to €44, 45 billion. The Dutch chipmaking equipment maker said AI-driven demand will exceed its capacity through 2028, with customers already discussing orders for 2029 and 2030. ASML plans capacity expansions including a 30% increase in 2027 and again in 2028, along with machine upgrades and price increases starting in 2027.
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Wall Street Journal
Chip-Machine Supplier ASML Boosts Guidance for Third Time on Surging AI Demand
repeated guidance upgrade emphasis · positive
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ASML says AI demand will exceed chip-tool capacity through 2028
capacity constraint and outlook nudge · neutral
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-14 08:58 UTC
Chip-Machine Supplier ASML Boosts Guidance for Third Time On Surging AI Demand - WSJ
Reuters · 2026-10-14 11:11 UTC
Chip tool giant ASML nudges up outlook as AI-driven demand outruns supply - Reuters
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All outlets agree on ASML's demand exceeding supply through 2028 and the raised guidance; WSJ emphasizes third consecutive guidance boost while Globe and Mail adds color on TeraFab and customer order pipeline into 2030.
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“ASML expects demand to exceed capacity through 2028, raises sales outlook” · Globe and Mail, Reuters
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ASML plans to increase capacity by 30 percent in 2027 and again by 30 percent in 2028, but CEO Christophe Fouquet said that will not be enough
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