ASML
Cash return mode: on
ASML wrapped up its Annual General Meeting with a pretty shareholder-friendly menu: a final dividend of EUR 2.70 per ordinary share and authorization to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding share capital. In other words, the company is still acting like a cash machine with a chip-eating habit.
The payout keeps getting fatter
The newly approved final dividend brings ASML’s total 2025 payout to EUR 7.50 per share. That includes three interim dividends of EUR 1.60 each, which were paid across 2025 and into February 2026. If you’re holding the stock, that’s the kind of steady cash return that can make a mega-cap feel a little less “just a chart” and a little more “actual ownership.”
Buybacks, cancellations, and a little flexibility
Shareholders also gave the board permission to:
- repurchase up to 10% of issued capital
- cancel ordinary shares worth up to 10% of issued capital
- issue shares up to 5% for general use
- issue another 5% for M&A or strategic alliances
That setup gives ASML a lot of financial wiggle room through Oct. 22, 2027, assuming the Supervisory Board signs off along the way. Translation: the company can return cash, manage dilution, and keep its toolbox stocked if a deal opportunity or strategic alliance pops up.
Why investors should care
The stock nudged higher after hours, which makes sense. Between the dividend bump and the buyback authority, ASML is sending a clear message: growth may be the headline, but capital returns are still part of the deal.
Big picture: when a company this big starts tossing cash back to shareholders while still betting on AI-era chip demand, it’s usually a sign management feels pretty good about the future.