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$38 billion in revenue
- Despite China export controls pressuring revenue, $13 billion in free cash flow and a €12 billion buyback program reinforce ASML's long-term accumulation case.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and ASML didn't make the cut.
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Wall Street Is Fixated on 4.2% Inflation: Here Is the 1 Unstoppable AI Kingpin I Keep Accumulating on Repeat Alex Sirois Wed, June 24, 2026 at 5:58 AM GMT+9 4 min read ASML Quick Read ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) holds a global monopoly on EUV lithography machines, closing FY 2025 with $38 billion in revenue and a record $45 billion backlog. CEO Christophe Fouquet raised 2026 full-year guidance to a range of €36 billion to €40 billion as chip demand outpaces supply and AI hyperscalers accelerate capacity expansion plans. Despite China export controls pressuring revenue, $13 billion in free cash flow and a €12 billion buyback program reinforce ASML's long-term accumulation case.
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Why it matters
As a significant MACROECONOMIC DATA development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across Financials, Corporate Intelligence and directly alters operating assumptions for $SPY, $TLT.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, impacting near-term valuation multiples for $SPY, $TLT.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
Key execution risks include duration delays, regulatory scrutiny across Financials, Corporate Intelligence, and whether secondary price discovery sustains support for $SPY, $TLT amid macro rotation.
What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in $SPY, $TLT.
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