Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT

485.00 10.75 2.27% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$382.9B
P/E
41.6×
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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Return on equity

Applied Materials, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 41.1%, up 5.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (35.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.8% (fiscal 2015) to 53.4% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry median of 4.78% and above the Technology sector median of 0.27%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 35.5% (5.10)
FY2024 40.6% (7.43)
FY2023 48.0% (5.35)
FY2022 53.4% 1.80
FY2021 51.6% 13.07
FY2020 38.5% 2.58
FY2019 35.9% (1.58)
FY2018 37.5% (4.96)
FY2017 42.5% 19.27
FY2016 23.2% 5.42

Against its own ten years

Low 17.8% High 53.4%
Ten-year median 38.5%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
KLAC KLA Corporation compare 87.5%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation compare 65.1%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. 41.1%
TER Teradyne, Inc. compare 36.5%
AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc. compare 12.5%
ENTG Entegris, Inc. compare 7.67%
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc. compare 6.82%
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc. compare 6.36%
ASML ASML Holding N.V. compare 0.00%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry median 4.78%
Technology sector median 0.27%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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