ASML at a glance

The most important tech company you've never heard of

01 / 25

1984

Year founded

28,073

Total employees (in FTE)

120

Nationalities

>60

Locations in 16 countries

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€14.0bn

Net sales

Based on US GAAP

48.6%

Gross margin

€2.2bn

R&D expenses

€8.49

Earnings per share (basic)

An innovation leader in the chip industry, ASML’s lithography solutions have been making giant leaps on this tiny scale since 1984.

We provide our customers with everything they need – hardware, software and services – to mass produce patterns on silicon.

From a leaky wooden shed to a global force, ASML recently marked 35 years of ingenuity and perseverance.

R&D, manufacturing and customer support are the pillars of ASML’s organizational structure, supported by our corporate functions.