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ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in
2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs
[January 28, 2026]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch semiconductor chip machine
maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5
billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven
demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced plans to
slash its workforce by about 1,700, about 4% of its workforce. |
Exterior view of the head office of ASML, a leading maker of
semiconductor production equipment, in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on Jan.
30, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) |
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The
growth comes despite Dutch government restrictions on exports of
machines that can be used to make chips that can be integrated
into weapons systems. The measures, initially announced in 2023
and later expanded, are seen as part of a U.S. policy that aims
at limiting China’s access to such technology.
“In the last months, many of our customers have shared a notably
more positive assessment of the medium-term market situation,
primarily based on more robust expectations of the
sustainability of AI-related demand. This is reflected in a
marked step-up in their medium-term capacity plans and in our
record order intake," ASML President and Chief Executive Officer
Christophe Fouquet said in a statement.
In a message to employees, the company said it was cutting jobs
in order to become more streamlined and efficient. It said ASML
was “choosing to make these changes at a moment of strength for
the company. Improving our processes and systems will allow us
to innovate more and innovate better, generating further
responsible growth for ASML and our stakeholders.”
The job cuts are intended to sharpen ASML's focus on engineering
and innovation by streamlining the company's technology and IT
departments, the message said.
The company said it expects 2026 to be “another growth year for
ASML’s business” driven by sales of its extreme ultraviolet
lithography systems.
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