Dutch firm says it expects strong growth in 2026, countering fears of an investment bubble.Tech giant ASML has reported a quarterly record in orders of its chip-making equipment, boosting hopes for the sustainability of the artificial intelligence boom and countering fears of an investment bubble.The Dutch firm said on Wednesday that it booked orders worth 13.2 billion euros ($15.8bn) in the final quarter of 2025, more than half of which were for its most advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listASML logged orders worth 7 million euros during the same period the previous year.Net sales came to 9.7 billion euros in the October-December period, ASML said, taking sales for all of 2025 to 32.7 billion euros.Net profit for the year was 9.6 billion euros, up from 7.6 billion euros in 2024.The Veldhoven-based company forecast net sales of between 34 billion euros and 39 billion euros in 2026.ASML Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet said the company’s chip-making customers had conveyed a “notably more positive assessment” of the market situation in the medium term based on expectations of strong AI-related demand.“This is reflected in a marked step-up in their medium-term capacity plans and in our record order intake,” Fouquet said in a statement.“Therefore, we expect 2026 to be another growth year for ASML’s business, largely driven by a significant increase in EUV sales …
