ASML Holding N.V. (ASML)
Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1995-03-15 · last close 2026-09-09
ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33.0 | 2.1 | -8.9 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 23.4 | -18.1 | 4.1 | 2.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 6.7 | -3.9 | -6.5 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 8.8 | -13.1 | 6.9 | 30.4 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 14.9 | 9.6 | 2.0 | -9.9 | 10.1 | 6.5 | -8.2 | -3.5 | -7.8 | -19.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 20.9 | -6.3 | 10.2 | -6.4 | 13.8 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -7.6 | -10.9 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | -14.9 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -15.6 | 2.9 | -17.4 | 20.7 | -14.5 | -15.2 | 13.7 | 29.1 | -10.2 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 11.0 | 8.7 | -10.6 | 9.1 | -2.4 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | -5.2 | -1.4 | -5.5 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 11.7 | -3.9 | 5.8 | -1.3 | -2.2 | 21.6 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 12.3 | -9.9 | 10.6 | 7.2 | -0.1 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | 16.8 | -3.7 | 1.6 | -4.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 8.1 | -4.2 | -8.3 | -8.3 | -0.6 | -9.2 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 15.4 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 5.6 | -2.9 | -1.0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | -0.9 | 10.3 | -3.8 | 4.7 | -0.8 | 10.5 | -2.8 | 2.8 | -3.6 | -2.4 | 8.8 |
| 2015 | -3.6 | 3.6 | -6.2 | 6.8 | 4.9 | -7.3 | -4.8 | -8.2 | -3.3 | 5.5 | -0.1 | -4.3 |
| 2014 | -9.7 | 1.8 | 8.4 | -11.9 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| 2013 | 16.6 | -5.5 | -4.2 | 10.4 | 9.3 | -2.7 | 13.7 | -3.2 | 13.4 | -4.1 | -1.4 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 2.9 | -10.2 | 12.3 | 11.8 | -1.3 | -5.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| 2011 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | -4.9 | -6.6 | -5.3 | -3.5 | -1.1 | -2.1 | 21.4 | -5.7 | 5.7 |
| 2010 | -8.3 | -1.3 | 15.8 | -7.7 | -13.5 | -2.8 | 17.2 | -23.2 | 20.2 | 11.5 | -1.6 | 17.5 |
| 2009 | -8.5 | -8.5 | 17.6 | 20.8 | -2.1 | 4.6 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 7.6 | -8.9 | 15.0 | 10.0 |
| 2008 | -15.0 | -9.4 | 3.0 | 15.9 | 5.6 | -18.6 | -6.6 | 3.8 | -25.5 | -0.3 | -12.7 | 17.9 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -3.5 | 0.7 | 10.1 | -5.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -10.0 |
| 2006 | 12.6 | -8.5 | -1.5 | 3.8 | -3.8 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 10.8 | 5.5 | -1.9 | 9.0 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 11.5 | -8.5 | -13.6 | 11.3 | -2.9 | 12.4 | -4.0 | -2.3 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | -3.9 | -5.2 | 0.4 | -15.1 | 13.1 | -2.8 | -17.1 | -8.8 | -0.5 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | -4.2 | -9.7 | -9.1 | 34.1 | 14.1 | -4.8 | 35.2 | 21.9 | -16.8 | 33.8 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 24.7 | -12.0 | -17.0 | -18.4 | -21.6 | -13.6 | -39.5 | 38.9 | 29.6 | -25.0 |
| 2001 | 26.3 | -25.7 | 2.4 | 24.8 | -14.1 | -4.3 | -8.0 | -11.2 | -38.3 | 28.3 | 21.1 | -2.1 |
| 2000 | 8.1 | 4.2 | -12.8 | 7.4 | -11.1 | 24.1 | -9.9 | -4.1 | -15.3 | -13.9 | -26.5 | 10.4 |
| 1999 | 52.5 | -14.8 | 13.6 | -13.3 | 13.1 | 34.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 28.9 | 21.5 |
| 1998 | 3.0 | 34.4 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -16.4 | -24.1 | -1.3 | -38.6 | -11.0 | 62.5 | 11.0 | 7.7 |
| 1997 | 46.8 | -9.1 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 31.4 | 12.0 | 38.5 | 4.9 | 16.2 | -25.8 | -14.7 | 8.0 |
| 1996 | 34.6 | 8.4 | -16.8 | 9.6 | 6.8 | -13.2 | -7.9 | 2.0 | -1.1 | -5.4 | 22.6 | 12.9 |
| 1995 | · | · | 25.0 | -2.7 | 17.8 | 11.2 | 56.1 | -15.8 | -6.9 | 13.1 | -15.1 | -21.1 |
| Avg | 9.1 | -0.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -2.5 | -2.6 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ASML seasonality — average by calendar month
ASML Holding N.V. has monthly history back to 1995. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 22 of 31 years, median +8.1%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 19 of 31 with a median of -2.1%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±13.6% 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 | +9.1% | -0.5% | +3.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% | +1.6% | +5.1% | -2.5% | -2.8% | +6.3% | +5.1% | +3.0% |
| Win rate | 71%/31 | 45%/31 | 66%/32 | 56%/32 | 66%/32 | 50%/32 | 53%/32 | 44%/32 | 39%/31 | 65%/31 | 58%/31 | 71%/31 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ASML risk & extremes
ASML 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 N.V.'s best month?+
ASML Holding N.V.'s strongest completed month on record is October 1998, at +62.55%.
What was ASML Holding N.V.'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2002, at -39.55%.
Is ASML Holding N.V. up this year?+
ASML Holding N.V. is up 62.23% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is ASML Holding N.V.'s 1-year return?+
+115.95% 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 N.V.'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 90.0%, measured on month-end closes since 1995.
Which calendar month is historically best for ASML Holding N.V.?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1995. An average is not a forecast.
About ASML Holding N.V.
ASML Holding N.V. is a Nasdaq-100 company, an information technology business worth about $664 billion. It sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 1995. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1995) would be about $76,944 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 1998 at +62.55%; its worst, September 2002 at -39.55%.
- It has closed January in the green 22 out of 31 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.