ASML · AEX · Semiconductor Equipment
ASML Holding N.V. is one of the world’s most important semiconductor equipment companies, specialising in the lithography systems used to manufacture advanced chips.
Current price
€1,650.00
▼ −€67.76 (3.94%) today
ET&A View
ET&A sees significant upside from the current price with an attractive risk/reward profile.
ASML is one of the world's most strategically important technology companies, combining an effective monopoly in extreme-ultraviolet lithography with leading positions across DUV, metrology, inspection and semiconductor…
Business Health
Is the business financially healthy?
Yes — very healthy
Revenue, earnings, margins, cash generation and the balance sheet stand out.
Overall
Revenue
€35.3bn · ↑ +16% last year
Earnings
€10.6bn · ↑ +27% last year
Margins
Keeps 37% of sales as operating profit
Cash generation
€11.0bn spare cash a year · 31% of sales
Balance sheet
More cash than debt
Dividend
0.5% yield · Pays out 29% of earnings · covered 3.5×
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ASML is one of the world's most strategically important technology companies, combining an effective monopoly in extreme-ultraviolet lithography with leading positions across DUV, metrology, inspection and semiconductor…
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Reported annual results, newest first · Market data. “Growth” is the change in sales on the year before.
| Year | Revenue | Growth | Operating margin | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | €32.7bn | +15.6% | 34.6% | €9.6bn | €24.71 | €11.0bn |
| FY2024 | €28.3bn | +2.6% | 31.9% | €7.6bn | €19.24 | €9.1bn |
| FY2023 | €27.6bn | +30.2% | 32.8% | €7.8bn | €20.59 | €3.2bn |
| FY2022 | €21.2bn | — | 30.7% | €5.6bn | €16.07 | €7.2bn |
Long-term growth investors
Also suits: Investors who want a mix of growth and stability
ET&A sees significant upside from the current price with an attractive risk/reward profile.
ET&A sees significant upside from the current price with an attractive risk/reward profile.
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ASML Holding N.V. is one of the world’s most important semiconductor equipment companies, specialising in the lithography systems used to manufacture advanced chips. The company provides the highly complex machines that allow semiconductor manufacturers to print extremely small circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, making ASML a critical supplier to leading chipmakers and foundries globally.
ASML’s strength comes from its dominant position in advanced lithography, particularly extreme ultraviolet lithography, which is essential for producing the most advanced semiconductors used in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, smartphones, data centres, automotive electronics, and other digital technologies. As the world demands smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient chips, ASML remains one of the most strategically important companies in the global semiconductor supply chain.
Semiconductor Equipment · Netherlands
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As of 14 October 2026
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ET&A Score: ET&A's overall assessment of business quality, valuation, growth and risk, out of 10. It weighs business quality, financial strength, growth, valuation, risk, future prospects.
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Highly profitable · Strong balance sheet · Strong
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Valuation and share-price swings describe the shares, not the company, so they are judged in the ET&A Score and View instead.
Based on the factors that could be measured (45% of the model).
Each area is scored from 0 to 10 on ET&A’s methodology scales — the same ones our research uses — then given a word: Excellent from 8.5, Strong from 7, Good from 5.5, Average from 4.5, Below Average from 3, Weak below 3. The overall answer is the average of the areas we could rate (at least three); the dividend isn’t part of it.
| Area | Based on | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
Rated on 3-year average revenue growth, on ET&A's growth scale. | 8.1 / 10 | Strong |
| Earnings |
Rated on 3-year average earnings growth, on ET&A's growth scale. | 8.9 / 10 | Excellent |
| Margins |
The average of operating and net margin, each scored on ET&A's margin scales. A negative margin scores 1 (Weak). | 9.3 / 10 | Excellent |
| Cash generation |
Free cash flow as a share of sales, on ET&A's cash-generation scale. | 9.5 / 10 | Excellent |
| Balance sheet |
Net debt ÷ EBITDA — roughly how many years of operating earnings would repay the debt — on ET&A's leverage scale. | 9.1 / 10 | Excellent |
| Dividend |
Dividend yield on ET&A's income scale. Not part of the overall health rating. | 2.1 / 10 | Weak |
| Overall | Average of the 5 rated areas | 9.0 / 10 | Excellent |
Where each band starts on the scales above. They are fixed and identical for every company we cover; they come straight from ET&A’s methodology, so a company is judged the same way here as in our research.
| Measure | Excellent | Strong | Good | Average | Below Average | Weak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthStructural Growth (Fundamental Conviction) | 18%+ | 10%+ | 5.0%+ | 1.7%+ | −2.5%+ | below −2.5% |
| Operating marginCompetitive Position (Fundamental Conviction) | 29%+ | 20%+ | 13%+ | 7.5%+ | 0%+ | below 0% (loss) |
| Net marginEarnings Durability (Fundamental Conviction) | 23%+ | 15%+ | 9.8%+ | 6.0%+ | 0%+ | below 0% (loss) |
| Free-cash-flow marginCapital Allocation (Fundamental Conviction) | 15%+ | 8.5%+ | 3.8%+ | 1.3%+ | −2.5%+ | below −2.5% |
| Net debt ÷ EBITDAStructural Risk (Fundamental Conviction) | net cash | ≤ 1.5× | ≤ 2.8× | ≤ 3.6× | ≤ 5.0× | above 5.0× |
| Return on equity (banks & insurers)Bank and insurer quality | 16%+ | 12%+ | 9.0%+ | 6.7%+ | 2.7%+ | below 2.7% |
| Equity ÷ assetsBank capital | 7.5%+ | 6.0%+ | 4.7%+ | 4.0%+ | any | — |
| Dividend yieldIncome factor (ET&A Quant Score) | 5.8%+ | 4.0%+ | 2.5%+ | 1.8%+ | 1.0%+ | below 1.0% |
Band floors: Excellent 8.5 · Strong 7 · Good 5.5 · Average 4.5 · Below Average 3 (scores out of 10). Utilities and property companies’ structural debt is scored 6.5, as in ET&A’s risk model.
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