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ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens

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Key takeaways

  • ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) shares climbed more than 3% in US premarket trading on Tuesday after the chipmaker reported third-quarter 2026 earnings above analyst expectations and issued stronger-than-anticipated guidance for the fourth quarter.
  • Exposed: SMH, SOXX, QQQ, GOOGL, MSFT
  • Market reaction: SOXX −1.3% by the next session (still updating); SMH −1.0% by the next session (still updating); MSFT +9.7% by the next session (still updating)

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ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens

ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) shares climbed more than 3% in US premarket trading on Tuesday after the chipmaker reported third-quarter 2026 earnings above analyst expectations and issued stronger-than-anticipated guidance for the fourth quarter. The company also announced plans

Directly affected

  • ON On Semiconductor-2.0% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-16.4% 30d

    VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-20.8% 30d

    iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing-9.5% 30d

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • AVGO Broadcom-6.5% 30d

    Broadcom (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V-0.8% 16d

    ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • NVDA Nvidia-8.4% 30d

    Nvidia (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+4.0% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ON+12.17%+7.23%base+3.55%+0.36%after closeafter close
SMH+9.78%+10.54%base+2.04%-1.00%after closeafter close
SOXX+12.64%+13.25%base+2.45%-1.29%after closeafter close
QQQ+5.87%+5.02%base+0.60%+1.69%after closeafter close
TSM+9.59%+8.27%base+1.53%-1.05%after closeafter close
AVGO+6.21%+7.02%base+2.99%+1.53%after closeafter close
ASML+7.22%+9.85%base+1.73%-1.98%after closeafter close
NVDA+7.75%+5.68%base+2.16%+0.76%after closeafter close
MSFT+4.85%+4.61%base+2.73%+9.67%after closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

The price since 3 Nov 2026: Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ASMLthat day+1.73%final price
ASMLthe next day-1.98%still updating
ASMLthree days earlier+9.85%final price
ASMLfive days earlier+7.22%final price
AVGOthat day+2.99%final price
AVGOthe next day+1.53%still updating
AVGOthree days earlier+7.02%final price
AVGOfive days earlier+6.21%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)that day+2.73%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)the next day+9.67%still updating
Microsoft (MSFT)three days earlier+4.61%final price
Microsoft (MSFT)five days earlier+4.85%final price
NVDAthat day+2.16%final price
NVDAthe next day+0.76%still updating
NVDAthree days earlier+5.68%final price
NVDAfive days earlier+7.75%final price
ONthat day+3.55%final price
ONthe next day+0.36%still updating
ONthree days earlier+7.23%final price
ONfive days earlier+12.17%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+0.60%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)the next day+1.69%still updating
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+5.02%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+5.87%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)that day+2.04%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)the next day-1.00%still updating
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)three days earlier+10.54%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)five days earlier+9.78%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)that day+2.45%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)the next day-1.29%still updating
Ishares Tr (SOXX)three days earlier+13.25%final price
Ishares Tr (SOXX)five days earlier+12.64%final price
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)that day+1.53%final price
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)the next day-1.05%still updating
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)three days earlier+8.27%final price
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM)five days earlier+9.59%final price

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Who collects and who pays in semiconductors

Companies tied to this story

  • SMH Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens.” Reason on file: VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story

  • SOXX Ishares Tr

    In “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens,” Ishares Tr (SOXX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • GOOGL Alphabet

    Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens.” Reason on file: Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • MSFT Microsoft

    For “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens,” Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    In “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens,” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story

  • META Meta Platforms

    For “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens,” Meta Platforms (META) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Meta Platforms (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    For “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story

How semiconductors news reaches Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

On 3 Nov 2026, “ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens” is the story that connects Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH) to Semiconductors.

For Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH), the reason on file says VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story

A second company, Ishares Tr (SOXX), is listed for a different reason: iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story

The price range for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH), and the dates in the story

QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32. SMH traded between 506.51 and 639.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 508.07. SOXX traded between 452.10 and 596.35 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 453.73.

The semiconductors score for Vaneck Etf Trust (SMH)

46 out of 100Price not final

“ON Semiconductor Shares Rise 3% as Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts and AI Data Centre Outlook Strengthens” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.