20 High Growth Mega Cap Stocks You Can Buy And Hold For Next 5 Years

9. ASML Holdings N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) 

ASML Holdings N.V. is a producer, developer, marketer, and seller of advanced semiconductor equipment systems. Its product range includes inspection systems, lithography, and metrology. The company has grown its revenue by 19.23% over the last 5 years.

ASML makes lithography machines that are a critical part of the semiconductor chips manufacturing process. They are so important that the US has placed export restrictions on the company in a bid to stop China from acquiring advanced lithography machines. While this may be detrimental to the business in the short term, it does give credibility to the quality of its technology. Semiconductors aren’t going anywhere and will always rely on these lithography machines.

The recent emergence of DeepSeek AI did raise questions of whether big investments in AI are worth it. These concerns were quickly laid to rest by the Big Tech which reaffirmed its commitment to planned AI infrastructure investments. If this trend continues, the ASML growth story should continue. The company comfortably beat analyst estimates in its Q4 earnings report thanks to spending on data centers and high-performance computing. Backing the company now is recommended if one intends to fully benefit from the long-term demand of the AI industry.