QM · rank #18 · 2026-07-20
ASM
AMSTERDAM · EUR · $50.66B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +110.26% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +24.9% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +31.0% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $50.66B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-06-19 | $1,066.50 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-06-20 | $507.23 |
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Summary
ASM International is a Dutch semiconductor equipment maker specializing in atomic layer deposition (ALD) and epitaxy tools critical to advanced logic and memory node transitions.
Rationale
Q1 2026 revenue of €863M at the high end of guidance, a 31% profit margin, and 25% ROE confirm that strong fundamentals are driving the momentum signal rather than pure sentiment rotation.
Material risks
- 1ASML and Applied Materials are both expanding ALD portfolios, and if a major customer (TSMC, Intel) qualifies an alternative ALD supplier for gate-all-around layers, ASM's sole-source pricing power erodes sharply.
- 2Incremental US export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment to China could compress the addressable backlog, given China has historically represented a meaningful revenue segment for ASML-adjacent Dutch equipment makers.
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