ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares ASML
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares is a mega-cap company in the Technology sector (Semiconductor Equipment & Materials), with a market value of $717.2B, based in the USA.
It employs about 43,938 people and has been listed since Mar 15, 1995.
ASML Holding N.V. provides lithography solutions for the development, production, marketing, sales, upgrading, and servicing of advanced semiconductor equipment systems. The company offers lithography, metrology, and inspection systems.
Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 62.9 versus 41.5 for the median of the Technology sector in our universe (46 companies) — relatively expensive.
Revenue is growing 21% a year — the market is paying ahead for that growth. If it slows, the high multiple becomes the risk.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 28.9 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 2096.77, 12% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 88% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • Quarterly report in 10 days (2026-10-14) — a day the stock can move a lot.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 31 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (38 vs 1).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 21% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (0.5% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 7.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLK +1.8%).
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A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.