This announcement details another week of executions under ASML’s share buyback program announced on...
Analysis
This announcement details another week of executions under ASML’s share buyback program announced on 28 January 2026, with daily repurchases around €15.87 million. In recent months, similar disclosures have been frequent and regulatory-driven under Market Abuse Regulation Nr. 596/2014. Investors may track ongoing volumes, prices paid, and how these repurchases interact with ASML’s position near its €1,654.20 52‑week high and above its 200-day MA.
Key Figures
Repurchased shares:11,118 sharesWeighted average price:€1,427.62Repurchase value:€15,872,231+5 more
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Repurchased shares11,118 sharesOn 25-May-26 under buyback program
Weighted average price€1,427.6225-May-26 buyback tranche
Reported 20–24 April repurchases of 64,023 shares for €79.36M.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Pattern Detected
Recent buyback transaction updates have typically been followed by modest negative moves, with an average next-day reaction of -1.97% across the last five similar announcements.
Recent Company History
Over the last several weeks, ASML has issued recurring disclosures detailing executions under its share buyback program announced on 28 January 2026. Prior updates covered periods such as 20–24 April (64,023 shares for €79,361,669) and 27–30 April (52,830 shares for €63,489,424), as well as early and mid‑May tranches with daily values around €15.87 million. These consistent reports frame the latest 25–29 May repurchases as a continuation of a steady capital return cadence.
"ASML reports transactions under its current share buyback program."
A share buyback program is when a company uses its cash to repurchase its own outstanding shares from the market, reducing the number of shares available to investors. That matters because it can raise the value of remaining shares and signal management's confidence in the business—similar to a bakery buying back unsold loafs to make each remaining loaf represent a larger share of its oven’s output—though buybacks can also affect cash available for other uses.
weighted average pricefinancial
"Date | Total repurchased shares | Weighted average price | Total repurchased value"
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
Market Abuse Regulation (Nr. 596/2014)regulatory
"This regular update ... is to be made public under the Market Abuse Regulation (Nr. 596/2014)."
A European law that sets rules to prevent insider trading and market manipulation by requiring timely disclosure, monitoring of suspicious activity, and transparency from company insiders and trading platforms. It matters to investors because it acts like a referee for financial markets—making it harder for a few people to rig prices, protecting ordinary investors’ trust, and helping ensure prices reflect genuine supply and demand rather than secret or unfair advantages.
Investor Relations Contacts Jim Kavanagh, phone +31 40 268 3938 Pete Convertito, phone +1 203 919 1714 Peter Cheang, phone +886 3 659 6771
FAQ
What share buyback transactions did ASML (ASML) report for 25–29 May 2026?
ASML reported repurchasing 56,567 shares between 25 and 29 May 2026. According to ASML, daily repurchased values were about €15.87 million, with weighted average prices ranging from €1,381.49 to €1,427.62 per share during this period.
How much did ASML spend on share buybacks in late May 2026?
ASML spent approximately €79.36 million on share buybacks from 25–29 May 2026. According to ASML, each of the five trading days saw repurchase values close to €15.87 million under its current buyback program.
What were the average repurchase prices in ASML's May 2026 share buyback update?
ASML’s weighted average repurchase prices ranged from €1,381.49 to €1,427.62 per share. According to ASML, these prices applied to daily buybacks of about 11,000 shares each day between 25 and 29 May 2026.
When was ASML's current share buyback program announced?
ASML’s current share buyback program was announced on 28 January 2026. According to ASML, detailed information on this program is available on its investor website, which also hosts regular transaction updates required by the Market Abuse Regulation.
Why does ASML publish regular updates on its share buyback program?
ASML publishes regular buyback updates to comply with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014). According to ASML, these disclosures report dates, repurchased shares, weighted average prices, and total daily values for transparency to investors and the market.
