ASML stock
In an interview published on September 29, 2026, ASML Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet stated that the company is resisting investor pressure to aggressively maximize short--term profits through steep price increases on its leading--edge lithography systems. Despite holding a monopoly on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) tools, Fouquet emphasized that ASML intends to align its margin and earnings growth sustainably alongside the broader semiconductor sector rather than exploit market leverage. Addressing demands for faster production ramp--ups, Fouquet noted that manufacturing capacity cannot be quickly expanded through capital injections alone, citing the operational complexity of managing a critical supply network comprising hundreds of thousands of precision components and thousands of specialized vendors.