Why did ASML Holding (ASML) stock move recently?

On 8/4/2026, ASML Holding moved +4.2% — ASML rose amid a broad semiconductor rally and renewed Wall Street interest, with headlines citing analysts circling back to the name; no new company-specific catalyst or filing from today. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

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What is the share price of ASML Holding (ASML)?

ASML Holding last traded at $1,714.88 (+1.9% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

ASML Holding

ASML · NASDAQ · Semiconductor Equipment · United States

Snapshot

TickerASML

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorSemiconductor Equipment

IndustrySemiconductor Equipment & Materials

CountryUnited States

Employees43,938

HeadquartersVeldhoven, Netherlands

Websitewww.asml.com

Filings tracked8

About ASML Holding

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. It also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography systems solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies. In addition, the company offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology systems, a diffraction-based wafer metrology platform to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI electron beam solutions to locate and analyze individual chip defects. Further, it provides computational lithography solutions, and lithography systems and control software solutions; and refurbishes and upgrades lithography systems, as well as offers customer support and related services. Additionally, the company offers hardware, software, and services to chipmakers to produce the patterns of integrated circuits. It operates in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, rest of Asia, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and changed its name to ASML Holding N.V. in 2001. ASML Holding N.V. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.

Who owns it

Insiders0.0%
Institutions20.4%
Public & other79.6%

2,961 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

FMR, LLC1.41%
Fisher Asset Management, LLC1.22%
Capital World Investors0.96%
Invesco Ltd.0.81%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co0.71%
Capital International Investors0.63%
Van Eck Associates Corporation0.63%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.62%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $14.0B · EPS 13.14

Est. earnings growth +79.1%

Next fiscal year

Rev $54.5B · EPS 51.71

Est. earnings growth +35.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Why it moved

Aug 4, 2026
ASML rose amid a broad semiconductor rally and renewed Wall Street interest, with headlines citing analysts circling back to the name; no new company-specific catalyst or filing from today.
· confidence: low
Jul 28, 2026
ASML shares declined on concerns over rising Chinese competition in DUV lithography systems, as noted in multiple market analyses covering the ongoing rivalry and its impact on valuation.
· confidence: medium
Jul 27, 2026
ASML fell sharply after a report that a Chinese state-backed firm has begun producing immersion DUV lithography machines, raising long-term concerns over ASML's China exposure despite small near-term volumes.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 21, 2026
ASML rose on continued positive sentiment from its July 15 Q2 earnings beat and raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to €43-45 billion, driven by stronger AI-related chip demand and capacity expansion plans.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high

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Filings & announcements

2026

6-K filing
SEC7/15/2026material
6-K filing
SEC4/23/2026material
6-K filing
SEC4/15/2026material
6-K filing
SEC3/11/2026material
6-K filing
SEC2/25/2026material
20-F filing
SEC2/25/2026
6-K filing
SEC1/28/2026material

2025

6-K filing
SEC10/15/2025material

In the news

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