Buyback yield (TTM)
0.99%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.58%
5Y share count change
-7.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$5.04B
Cumulative buybacks
$33.93B
Key takeaways
- ASML (ASMLF) repurchased about $5.04B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 7.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 24.27× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +37.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 68% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for ASML (ASMLF)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for ASML (ASMLF)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for ASML (ASMLF)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for ASML (ASMLF)
Latest: $6.92B
Overview
In 2025, ASML (ASMLF) buyback spend totalled $5.95B – surged 1198.1% year-over-year.
ASML buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +36.9%, with mixed annual results across the window.
ASML buyback spend peaked at $9.79B in 2021; the latest annual figure is $5.95B in 2025 (39.2% below peak).
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $9.79B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1995.
ASML Buyback Spend 2025: $6.92B
ASML posted buyback spend of $6.92B in 2025, surged 1089.6% from 2024.
ASML Buyback Spend 2024: $533.41M
In 2024, ASML reported buyback spend of $533.41M, plunged 50.0% below 2023.
ASML Buyback Spend 2023: $1.08B
ASML buyback spend in 2023 was $1.08B, plunged 78.4% below 2022.
ASML Buyback Spend 2022: $4.87B
2022's buyback spend for ASML came in at $4.87B, plunged 45.8% below 2021.
ASML Buyback Spend 2021: $9.79B
ASML buyback spend in 2021 was $9.79B.
See more financial history for ASML (ASMLF).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $6.92B | $235.52M | $6.69B | 1.70% | 0.39B | -1.2% | |
| 2024 | $533.41M | $184.13M | $349.28M | 0.19% | 0.39B | -0.1% | |
| 2023 | $1.08B | $145.09M | $931.23M | 0.37% | 0.39B | -1.0% | |
| 2022 | $4.87B | $72.32M | $4.80B | 2.31% | 0.40B | -3.0% | |
| 2021 | $9.79B | $134.33M | $9.65B | 2.98% | 0.41B | -2.1% | |
| 2020 | $1.44B | $64.27M | $1.38B | 0.70% | 0.42B | -0.6% | |
| 2019 | $453.94M | $82.60M | $371.35M | 0.37% | 0.42B | -1.1% | |
| 2018 | $1.31B | $55.09M | $1.25B | 2.02% | 0.43B | -1.2% | |
| 2017 | $588.77M | $62.53M | $526.24M | 0.81% | 0.43B | +0.9% | |
| 2016 | $431.29M | $51.43M | $379.86M | 0.90% | 0.43B | -1.1% | |
| 2015 | $618.54M | $64.71M | $553.82M | 1.60% | 0.43B | -1.6% | |
| 2014 | $874.40M | $69.57M | $804.83M | 1.78% | 0.44B | +1.4% | |
| 2013 | $408.43M | $64.56M | $343.87M | 1.00% | 0.43B | +1.5% | |
| 2012 | $694.48M | $24.26M | $670.22M | 2.75% | 0.43B | +29.2% | |
| 2011 | $943.67M | $16.75M | $926.92M | 7.66% | 0.33B | -2.3% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $16.43M | −$16.43M | — | 0.34B | +1.5% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $19.78M | −$19.78M | — | 0.33B | -0.4% | |
| 2008 | $115.55M | $0.00 | $115.55M | 2.32% | 0.33B | -10.6% | |
| 2007 | $1.99B | $0.00 | $1.99B | 19.92% | 0.37B | -3.6% | |
| 2006 | $874.85M | $0.00 | $874.85M | 9.95% | 0.39B | +4.4% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.37B | +12.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +0.5% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +1.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +2.4% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.32B | +6.6% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.30B | +4.0% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.29B | -12.1% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.33B | +2.2% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.32B | +2.3% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.31B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$6.92B
- 2024$533.41M
- 2023$1.08B
- 2022$4.87B
- 2021$9.79B
- 2020$1.44B
- 2019$453.94M
- 2018$1.31B
- 2017$588.77M
- 2016$431.29M
- 2015$618.54M
- 2014$874.40M
- 2013$408.43M
- 2012$694.48M
- 2011$943.67M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$115.55M
- 2007$1.99B
- 2006$874.85M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for ASML (ASMLF)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 24.27×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for ASML (ASMLF)
How ASML splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as ASML, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
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| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $7.42B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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