US EditionASML Made Record $11.5 Billion Profit in 2025 Thanks to AI-Driven Demand, Plans to Cut 1,700 Jobs
- As ASML prepared to report fourth-quarter earnings, an unnamed Wall Street analyst raised the price target to a Street-high $1,642, 7% above prior and 16% above the stock price of $1,413.
- Rising AI-driven capex from major chipmakers and record fourth-quarter bookings showed 13.2 billion euros, fueling ASML's 100% EUV lithography monopoly upgrade.
- ASML's fourth-quarter results showed net sales of 9.7 billion euros and net profit of 2.8 billion euros, while management guided current-quarter sales between 8.2 billion and 8.9 billion euros.
- The company unveiled a 12-billion-euro buyback to be executed by Dec. 31, 2028, while the stock surged 145% from its 52-week low and is up 32% in 2026.
- CEO Christophe Fouquet said `We expect 2026 to be another growth year for ASML's business`, despite export restrictions and China revenue expected at 20% of total sales in 2026.
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The growing demand for state-of-the-art machines for the production of high-performance processors has helped ASML to boost growth once again. The world's leading provider of lithography systems posted surprisingly high order intake. Customers expected a long-lasting AI boom, said Group CEO Christophe Fouquet on Wednesday. According to the data, ASML's well-respected order intake in the fourth quarter was about double the expected level of 13.2 …
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Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, cuts jobs
Dutch tech giant ASML, which sells cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, reported a significant gain in annual net profit Wednesday but said it would cut hundreds of management jobs to improve internal organisation.
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Rocky Mountain OutlookASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs
Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced plans to slash its workforce by about 1,700, about 4% of its workforce.
The Dutch company accounted for EUR 13.16 billion (US$ 15.85 billion) in the fourth quarter, an increase of 85.6% compared to EUR 7.09 billion last year.
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