ASML Q3 Net Profit Reaches €4.96 Billion, Exceeding €4.1 Billion Consensus
Key Takeaways
- •ASML reported third-quarter net profit of €4.96 billion, beating the €4.1 billion consensus estimate by approximately €860 million.
- •ASML is the Netherlands-based lithography maker and the sole supplier of the EUV systems used to produce leading-edge chips.
- •Japanese semiconductor-equipment stocks sold off in the afternoon after ASML's earnings release arrived at around 2 p.m. local time.
- •Tokyo Electron closed down 2.73% at ¥11,240, while Disco declined 0.82% to ¥58,100.
- •Lasertec, which makes EUV mask-inspection equipment, dropped ¥720 to close at ¥45,370.

ASML reported third-quarter net profit of €4.96 billion, exceeding the €4.1 billion consensus estimate — a gap of about €860 million against analyst expectations.
ASML, the Netherlands-based lithography maker, is the sole supplier of the EUV systems used to manufacture leading-edge chips, and its quarterly reports are closely followed across the semiconductor-equipment industry — including by Japanese peers such as Tokyo Electron, which makes chip-production tools; Disco, which specializes in precision grinding and dicing equipment; and Advantest, which builds semiconductor test systems.
2026-10-14 — COINOTAG
Update, 23:43 UTC: Japanese semiconductor-equipment stocks sold off in the afternoon after ASML's release arrived at around 2 p.m. local time. Tokyo Electron closed down 2.73% at ¥11,240, while Disco fell 0.82% to ¥58,100. Lasertec, which makes EUV mask-inspection equipment, declined ¥720 to ¥45,370, while Advantest ended nearly…
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