AMS: ASML · NASDAQ: ASML · Netherlands
ASML is the only company that builds EUV lithography machines, which makes it the narrowest point in the entire semiconductor supply chain and the most effective instrument of export control ever handed to a government. Its order book is read less as a sales figure than as a forecast of where leading-edge capacity will exist three years from now.
| Period | Total net sales (EUR bn) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 25 | 7.7 | ASML Q2 2025 results |
| Q3 25 | 7.5 | ASML Q3 2025 results |
| Q4 25 | 9.7 | ASML Q4 and full-year 2025 results |
| Q1 26 | 8.8 | ASML Q2 2026 results, prior-quarter comparative |
| Q2 26 | 9.3 | ASML Q2 2026 results |
Source: ASML Q2 2026 results
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