ASML Holding NV is the Dutch semiconductor equipment company that supplies lithography systems used to manufacture advanced chips. In FY2025, ASML reported EUR32.7 billion in total net sales, EUR9.6 billion in net income, 52.8% gross margin, and 44,209 total employees on an FTE basis.
ASML Key Facts
- Founded in 1984 as a Philips and ASMI joint venture.
- Headquarters: Veldhoven, Netherlands.
- CEO: Christophe Fouquet.
- FY2025 net sales: EUR32.7 billion.
- FY2025 net income: EUR9.6 billion.
- FY2025 FTE employees: 44,209.
How ASML Makes Money
ASML earns revenue from lithography system sales, installed-base service, software upgrades, field options, and metrology or inspection tools. EUV systems give ASML a uniquely important role in leading-edge chip manufacturing.
FY2025 Strategic Context
ASML's financial story is driven by EUV demand, High-NA adoption, installed-base monetization, memory and logic capacity cycles, and export controls affecting sales into China.
