ASML returns cash to shareholders on a regular basis through share buybacks or capital repayment, subject to our liquidity requirements, market conditions and other relevant factors.
The following graph shows the last five years of share buyback repurchased, cumulative from initial start in 2006, in million EUR:
Share buyback history table
Full details
| Year | Total amount paid (in EUR millions) | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share (EUR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share buybacks | 2006 |
677
|
40,385,139
|
16.77
|
| Synthetic Share buybacks | 2007 |
1,012
|
55,093,409
|
18.37
|
| Share buybacks | 2007 |
360
|
17,000,000
|
21.16
|
| Share buybacks | 2008 |
88
|
5,000,000
|
17.52
|
| Share buybacks | 2011 |
700
|
25,674,576
|
27.26
|
| Synthetic Share buybacks | 2012 |
3,728
|
93,411,216
|
39.91
|
| Share buybacks | 2012 |
535
|
13,478,058
|
39.71
|
| Share buybacks | 2013 |
300
|
4,614,179
|
65.02
|
| Share buybacks | 2014 |
700
|
9,981,375
|
70.13
|
| Share buybacks | 2015 |
565
|
6,272,776
|
90.05
|
| Share buybacks | 2016 |
400
|
4,763,378
|
83.97
|
| Share buybacks | 2017 |
500
|
3,468,737
|
144.14
|
| Share buybacks | 2018 |
1,146
|
7,044,389
|
162.70
|
| Share buybacks | 2019 |
410
|
1,948,808
|
210.39
|
| Share buybacks | 2020 | 1,207 | 3,908,429 | 308.94 |
2021-2023 share buyback program
On 21 July 2021, ASML announced its new share buyback program to be executed by 31 December 2023. As part of this program, ASML intends to repurchase shares up to an amount of €9 billion, of which we expect a total of up to 0.45 million shares will be used to cover employee share plans.
Details on the share purchase can be found in the excel overview below:
Share buyback XLS
