ASML
Semiconductor equipment · Netherlands
ASML builds the lithography machines that print the patterns of microchips, selling EUV and DUV systems to the world's chipmakers and then servicing and upgrading them for years.
Q3 2026 results · 14 Oct 2026
ASML kept 42.5 cents of every euro of sales as profit.
€11.7BTotal net sales+55% vs Q3 2025
42.5%of sales kept as profit
€3.3Bfrom servicing and upgrading its tools
121lithography systems sold
What makes it different
Two customers account for nearly 40% of sales.
38.0%Sales to the two largest customersFY2025
Chipmaking is so concentrated that ASML's sales follow the investment plans of a handful of customers.
How big it is
How big is ASML?
€32.7BTotal net salesFY2025
535Systems soldFY2025
44,000+EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Machines first, service on top.
- EUV systems€11.6B
- ArF immersion systems€10.3B
- Installed base services€8.2B
- Other systems€2.6B
How the business works
Build scanners. Lock volumes. Service the fleet.
- 1EUV and DUV scanners
- 2Multi-year volume agreements
- 3Upgrades and service
Customers commit up to five years ahead, then keep paying to upgrade and service machines already installed.
Who owns it
- Other shareholders88.07%
- BlackRock, Inc.6.83%
- Capital Research and Management Company5.09%
CEO: Christophe Fouquet
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1984Philips and ASMI create ASM Lithography
- 1995IPO in Amsterdam and New York
- 2001TWINSCAN dual-stage system
- 2003First immersion lithography machine
- 2007BRION acquisition starts Holistic Lithography
Sources
Every number on this page comes from ASML's own reports.
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What ASML tracks28 metrics
EUV systems recognized
Backlog
Lithography systems sold
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from7 regions
China
Taiwan
South Korea
The full timeline18 moments
2020
2021
2026
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