US EditionASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs
ASML's record €13.2 billion Q4 orders driven by AI demand; plans to cut 1,700 jobs to streamline and refocus on engineering and innovation, about 4% of global workforce.
- On January 28, 2026, ASML announced 2025 results, reporting a net profit of 9.6 billion euros on sales of 32.7 billion euros and plans to cut about 1,700 jobs from its global workforce of 43,520.
- Customers including TSMC, Samsung, and Micron are boosting capacity plans, with Fouquet stating, 'In the last months, many of our customers have shared a notably more positive assessment of the medium-term market situation.'
- Fourth-Quarter orders jumped to 13.2 billion euros, more than doubling a year earlier, while management updated 2026 sales guidance to between 34 billion and 39 billion euros.
- Shares reacted strongly, with ASML's stock jumping as much as 7.5 per cent on Wednesday, while management said the reorganisation aims to restore the 'fast-moving culture' and sharpen focus on engineering and innovation.
- With long lead times, ASML's EUV monopoly means today's orders become revenue in the coming years, while U.S.-led and Dutch export measures limit sales to China.
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CEO Christophe Fouquet framed the restructuring as an effort to make ASML more agile. Roughly four percent of the company's global workforce – about 1,700 positions – will be cut, primarily affecting managerial and support roles in the Netherlands, with smaller reductions in the US.Read Entire Article
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