ASML Holding (ASML)
Information Technology · Semiconductor equipment manufacturing (photolithography systems) · NYSE
ASML is the world's sole provider of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, serving as the foundational technology gatekeeper for the production of the most advanced semiconductor chips.
What ASML Holding does
ASML designs, develops, and manufactures advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, particularly photolithography (lithography) systems used to imprint circuit patterns onto silicon wafers. The company's systems are critical infrastructure in the production of advanced semiconductors at leading-edge process nodes, serving foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), and memory producers worldwide. ASML generates revenue from equipment sales, software, and services/support.
Themes: AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, EUV lithography, advanced packaging technology nodes
Fundamentals
- Price$1,763.76 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$693.2B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+139.8% 2025-08-21 close $735.40 → 2026-08-21 close $1,763.76
- P/E57.46 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+29.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+50.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+41.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.14 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+15.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta2.23 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earningsn/a no confirmed date — as a foreign private issuer it reports on Form 6-K, which carries no earnings item code
Dividend: yield +0.9%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ASML compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ASML is in the Information Technology Long-term Top 10.
Information Technology Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
68.9 #44 of 987 scored · #3 of 84 in Information Technology
Financial health 87th (free cash flow margin 28.2%, debt to equity 0.1) and profitability 86th (return on equity 41.5%, operating margin 34.8%); weakest is valuation (13th, price to book 14.5, price to earnings 57.5).
Short-term score
42.9 #1245 of 1,704 scored · #182 of 261 in Information Technology
Momentum 67th: MACD momentum is positive; trend 54th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is volume and participation 16th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
Information Technology Long-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 3rd in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 68.8.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ASML's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 27%, free-cash-flow payout 23%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout27% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout23% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ASML Holding looks technically
ASML Holding (ASML) is trading 21.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 291 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 21.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +21.9% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $1781.54 | $1781.54 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $1446.53 | $1446.53 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 291 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 291 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 11, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 50.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($1671.75 to $1896.31) — its "stochastic" reading is 41 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 41.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 11 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $1999.96 | $1999.96 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 11.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 146.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +146.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.8% below its highest point of the past year | 11.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 38 trading days ago | 38 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $1999.96 (set on 2026-06-30) | $1999.96 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($725.85 to $1989.44), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 18% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $1168.11 to $1208.54. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 17.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 11.8% below its all-time high | -11.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.6% above a support level at $1717.00 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-06-24, most recently on 2026-07-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.37 (set on 1995-03-15) | $2.37 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 74189.0% above its all-time low | +74,189% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 79% of it) | 79th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $67.14 between its high and its low — about 3.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $67.14 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $1550.13 and $1903.29 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $1550.13 – $1726.71 – $1903.29 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (21.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.57× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.1% since the prior reading | +0.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading | 0.02 toward sell |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.8% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.8% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.8% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 1883.12 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.8% |
| Gap filled | a 3.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-10 has been "filled" 9 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 9 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 4.4 percentage points (the stock lost 2.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -4.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 7.7 percentage points (the stock gained 10.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | +7.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 9.0 percentage points (the stock gained 20.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | +8.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 119.4 percentage points (the stock gained 139.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | +119.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.5% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 14% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $1546.93 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 160 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +14.0% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
ASML last closed at $1763.76 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1717.00 | Support | 2.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-17 |
| $1536.63 | Support | 12.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-25 to 2026-07-29 |
| $1410.41 | Support | 20.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-10 to 2026-03-24 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Printed a doji candle · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.41 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 15 analysts
- Mean price target$2,180.89 range $897.29 – $2,880.22; median $2,331.21
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ASML
- Consensus EPS estimate€10.58 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Highly complex, single-source supply chain dependency","Geopolitical risks and export control regulations limiting sales to certain markets","Technological transition and R&D execution risks in advanced lithography nodes"]
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 31 matched disclosures for ASML from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
ASML had 1,068,098 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for ASML because its US listing is a depositary receipt and we have not yet read how many ordinary shares each receipt represents, so the share base cannot be converted. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,068,098
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,284,921
- Reported change -16.87%
- Days to cover (reported) 1
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Applied Materials (AMAT)
- Lam Research (LRCX)
- KLA Corporation (KLAC)
- Tokyo Electron
- Canon
- Nikon
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Frequently asked questions
What does ASML Holding (ASML) do?
ASML designs, develops, and manufactures advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, particularly photolithography (lithography) systems used to imprint circuit patterns onto silicon wafers. The company's systems are critical infrastructure in the production of advanced semiconductors at leading-edge process nodes, serving foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), and memory producers worldwide. ASML generates revenue from equipment sales, software, and services/support.
What sector is ASML Holding (ASML) in?
ASML Holding (ASML) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Semiconductor equipment manufacturing (photolithography systems). It trades on NYSE.
Does ASML pay a dividend?
Yes — ASML Holding (ASML) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.94% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are ASML Holding's (ASML) competitors?
Notable peers of ASML Holding (ASML) include Applied Materials, Lam Research, KLA Corporation, Tokyo Electron and Canon. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in ASML?
Yes — we hold 31 matched STOCK Act disclosures for ASML from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is ASML Holding (ASML) overbought or oversold right now?
ASML Holding (ASML) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 50, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ASML come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.