ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

The maturation comes contempt Dutch authorities restrictions connected exports of machines that tin beryllium utilized to marque chips that tin beryllium integrated into weapons systems. The measures, initially announced successful 2023 and aboriginal expanded, are seen arsenic portion of a U.S. argumentation that aims astatine limiting China’s entree to specified technology.

“In the past months, galore of our customers person shared a notably much affirmative appraisal of the medium-term marketplace situation, chiefly based connected much robust expectations of the sustainability of AI-related demand. This is reflected successful a marked step-up successful their medium-term capableness plans and successful our grounds bid intake," ASML President and Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet said successful a statement.

In a connection to employees, the institution said it was cutting jobs successful bid to go much streamlined and efficient. It said ASML was “choosing to marque these changes astatine a infinitesimal of spot for the company. Improving our processes and systems volition let america to innovate much and innovate better, generating further liable maturation for ASML and our stakeholders.”

The occupation cuts are intended to sharpen ASML's absorption connected engineering and innovation by streamlining the company's exertion and IT departments, the connection said.

The institution said it expects 2026 to beryllium “another maturation twelvemonth for ASML’s business” driven by income of its utmost ultraviolet lithography systems.