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title: "Summary of ASML's Fourth Quarter Performance Highlights"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/273997209.md"
description: "ASML Holdings (ASML) received new orders of €13.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, far exceeding the market expectation of €6.3 billion, driven by global AI infrastructure development and a shortage of memory chips. The company raised its sales guidance for 2026 to €34 billion - €39 billion, reflecting confidence in AI demand. The layoff of 1,700 employees aims to enhance the company's agility, while the expansion of memory chip production will support mid-term growth. The company committed to a €12 billion stock buyback, and the stock price rose by 7%"
datetime: "2026-01-28T13:33:43.000Z"
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# Summary of ASML's Fourth Quarter Performance Highlights

1.  Driven by the strong demand for global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure construction and the shortage of storage chips, the lithography machine giant ASML Holding has received new orders of €13.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, far exceeding the market expectation of €6.3 billion.
2.  The company also raised its sales guidance for 2026 to €34 billion - €39 billion, demonstrating strong confidence in the sustainability of AI demand.
3.  The conference call revealed that the layoff of 1,700 employees aims to utilize AI tools to reduce bureaucracy and enhance agility, and confirmed that the expansion of storage chip production will support mid-term growth.
4.  The explosive growth of advanced EUV equipment has become the company's core growth engine.
5.  The company is committed to returning value to shareholders through a €12 billion stock buyback program, causing the stock price to soar by 7%

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