ASML Holding (ASML-AS)
EURO STOXX 50 · Information Technology · data since 1998-07-20 · last close 2026-09-09
ASML Holding (ASML-AS) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.9 | 1.6 | -9.3 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 24.3 | -16.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 6.5 | -5.9 | -10.7 | -3.6 | 12.3 | 3.6 | -9.3 | 3.8 | 30.1 | 11.1 | -1.6 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 2.5 | -6.5 | 4.6 | 10.7 | -11.6 | -4.5 | -8.2 | -16.5 | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 19.6 | -2.9 | 7.0 | -8.0 | 17.1 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -6.6 | -8.0 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | -15.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -10.2 | -1.5 | -14.9 | 21.8 | -12.5 | -10.5 | 10.2 | 17.7 | -10.2 |
| 2021 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 | -8.3 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -2.3 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 11.6 | -8.3 | 4.9 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 17.1 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 12.2 | -8.8 | 8.5 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 12.4 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 8.1 | -4.3 | -8.4 | -6.2 | -1.2 | -8.0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 8.7 | -1.5 | -3.2 | -2.9 | 12.3 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 7.5 | -4.7 | -1.7 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -5.5 | 7.3 | -1.1 | 11.9 | -3.6 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 3.6 | -1.9 | 2.7 | 5.2 | -8.9 | -2.2 | -9.9 | -4.3 | 8.3 | 3.4 | -3.9 |
| 2014 | -7.4 | 0.1 | 6.6 | -10.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 15.2 | -1.4 | -3.8 | 8.6 | 13.8 | -5.7 | 11.5 | -1.9 | 10.1 | -4.2 | -1.5 | -1.2 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 3.8 | -3.5 | 8.0 | 17.9 | -4.6 | -7.7 | 2.1 | -12.9 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 3.1 | -1.1 | -9.0 | -3.4 | -5.9 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 16.1 | -4.3 | 12.0 |
| 2010 | -4.3 | -2.0 | 18.3 | -6.1 | -5.2 | -3.0 | 7.0 | -19.6 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 16.4 |
| 2009 | 2.0 | -6.2 | 11.0 | 16.6 | -6.7 | 6.2 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -8.6 | 11.3 | 17.3 |
| 2008 | -18.1 | -9.3 | -3.2 | 19.2 | 4.9 | -18.6 | -5.1 | 8.6 | -23.1 | 9.6 | -12.1 | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | -4.0 | -0.6 | 8.1 | -3.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -0.8 | 7.0 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -8.7 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | -6.2 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -6.0 | 0.3 | -2.6 | 10.6 | 8.1 | -2.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 6.1 | 11.5 | -6.7 | -14.7 | 17.6 | -0.3 | 10.8 | -5.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 15.3 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | -1.6 | -4.0 | 0.4 | -10.9 | 8.1 | -3.1 | -14.7 | -11.5 | -1.3 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 2003 | -8.9 | -7.7 | -11.1 | 30.1 | 9.0 | -2.0 | 40.8 | 23.3 | -21.6 | 32.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| 2002 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 14.2 | -6.9 | -18.8 | -21.6 | -22.0 | -16.6 | -40.4 | 42.3 | 29.7 | -30.7 |
| 2001 | 26.9 | -22.7 | 6.3 | 18.3 | -8.6 | -2.8 | -10.1 | -17.9 | -37.5 | 30.9 | 23.1 | -0.9 |
| 2000 | 231.8 | 8.4 | -11.8 | 10.5 | -8.2 | 14.1 | -7.3 | 1.9 | -11.6 | -14.3 | -25.1 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 49.9 | -4.1 | 13.1 | -5.8 | 7.3 | 31.1 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 43.8 | 14.3 |
| 1998 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -10.4 | -32.5 | -23.3 | 56.4 | 17.5 | 3.0 |
| Avg | 15.0 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | -2.5 | -3.3 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ASML-AS seasonality — average by calendar month
ASML Holding has monthly history back to 1998. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 21 of 28 years, median +5.7%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. August is the soft spot, down in 17 of 29 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±17.5% in an average month and has fallen 90% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +15.0% | -0.5% | +1.9% | +2.0% | +2.3% | +1.7% | +2.4% | -2.5% | -3.5% | +7.5% | +5.8% | +2.0% |
| Win rate | 75%/28 | 50%/28 | 54%/28 | 46%/28 | 57%/28 | 50%/28 | 52%/29 | 41%/29 | 50%/28 | 68%/28 | 68%/28 | 64%/28 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ASML-AS risk & extremes
ASML-AS drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was ASML Holding's best month?+
ASML Holding's strongest completed month on record is January 2000, at +231.82%.
What was ASML Holding's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2002, at -40.36%.
Is ASML Holding up this year?+
ASML Holding is up 63.11% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is ASML Holding's 1-year return?+
+120.37% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is ASML Holding's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 90.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1998.
Which calendar month is historically best for ASML Holding?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1998. An average is not a forecast.
About ASML Holding
ASML Holding is a EURO STOXX 50 company, an information technology business worth about $670 billion. The only company on Earth that makes the machines that make advanced chips. No pressure. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1998) would be about $44,144 today.
Did you know?
- It spun out of Philips in 1984, starting in a leaky shed next to a Philips office in Eindhoven.
- One EUV lithography machine costs ~$200M and ships in about 40 freight containers.
- Its best month on record was January 2000 at +231.82%; its worst, September 2002 at -40.36%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.