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Applied Materials (AMAT) stock research: earnings, ownership, and cash flow
Applied Materials operates in the Semiconductor Materials & Equipment industry within the Information Technology sector and is a constituent of the S&P 500. This page connects filing evidence with ownership, insider activity, forecasts, ETFs, and peer context so each dataset can be checked against the others.
Deterministic, source-linked commentary
What the latest evidence says about AMAT
Applied Materials's latest filing sets the operating baseline. 10-Q covers CY2026Q1. quarterly revenue was $7.9B; year-over-year growth was 11.4%; operating margin was 31.9%; trailing free cash flow was $4.2B. Read together, these figures test whether scale is translating into profit and cash. Verify periods and company footnotes in the original SEC EDGAR filing.
The valuation range should move when AMAT's operating assumptions move. The forecast scenarios were updated 2026-05-21. Revenue growth, margins, cash generation, and risk assumptions must be checked against each new filing.
Cross-checking the company pages keeps timing differences visible. Use institutional ownership, insider filings, forecast scenarios alongside the filing. Company facts can update before 13F positions, so align every source date and report period before treating a difference as a change in fundamentals.
Business model
Company snapshot
Applied Materials operates in the Semiconductor Materials & Equipment industry within the Information Technology sector and is a constituent of the S&P 500. The latest standardized snapshot records $29.32B of trailing revenue, $8.75B of net income, and $4.22B of free cash flow. These figures describe the reported company, while valuation and price require a separate market-data timestamp.
Operating lines
A named product, service, or operating exposure identified in the company description.
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Geographic revenue mix
The current standardized filing dataset does not extract a comparable geographic revenue table for every issuer. Review the latest 10-K segment note for domestic and international mix, concentration, foreign-exchange sensitivity, and country-specific regulation.
10-Q · 2026-05-21
What the latest filing shows
Revenue for the latest standardized quarter was $7.91B, while diluted EPS was 3.51. Revenue changed 11.4% from the comparable period. Gross margin was 49.9% and operating margin was 31.9%. Margin direction matters because it shows whether growth is translating into operating leverage or requiring more cost to support.
Open original SEC filingCY2026Q1
Earnings analysis
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY2026Q1 | $7.91B | $2.81B | 3.51 | 31.9% |
| TTM | $29.32B | $8.75B | 10.9 | 29.9% |
| CY2025 | $28.37B | $7B | See filing | 29.2% |
The standardized data shows revenue growth of 11.4%, an operating margin of 29.9%, and a net margin of 29.8%. Without a dedicated earnings article, the original filing remains the primary source for management guidance and expectation comparisons.
Scenario analysis
Forecast range
AMAT is a NASDAQ-100 stock with a checked price of 426.85, market cap of 338.75B, and revenue of 29.02B. A practical 2026 scenario map is $320-384 in a bear case, $393-491 in a base case, and $504-619 in a bull case. The forecast depends on semiconductor and AI hardware exposure.
Forecast assumptions
- Revenue growth must be checked against the latest filing and management guidance.
- Current reported operating margin is 29.9%.
- TTM free-cash-flow margin is 14.4%.
- Discount rates and valuation multiples should move when risk-free rates, business risk, or estimate confidence changes.
This is not a buy or sell recommendation. Forecasts are conditional ranges whose assumptions can fail.
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Peer comparison
| Company | TTM revenue | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Tracked holders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMATApplied Materials | $29.32B | 11.4% | 29.9% | 0 |
| JBLJabil | $31.14B | 23.1% | 4.2% | 0 |
| SMCISupermicro | $32.54B | 122.7% | 4.4% | 0 |
| INTUIntuit | $24.85B | 10.4% | 36.7% | 0 |
| APHAmphenol | $24.28B | 58.4% | 24.6% | 0 |
| HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise | $36.74B | 40% | 1% | 0 |
| CDWCDW Corporation | $22.59B | 9.2% | 7.1% | 0 |
AMAT's 11.4% revenue growth and 29.9% operating margin should be read against peers using the same reporting definitions. A higher margin may reflect pricing power or business mix, while a lower margin can reflect investment, cyclicality, or weaker economics.
Fund ownership
ETF exposure
AMAT appears among the disclosed top holdings of 4 tracked ETFs shown below. ETF weights change with price movement, rebalancing, creations, redemptions, and issuer methodology.
10-K · 2025-12-12
Key risk factors disclosed in the latest 10-K
The categories below are a deterministic research checklist anchored to Applied Materials's industry and latest annual filing. They summarize areas investors should locate in Item 1A; they do not replace the company's exact legal disclosure.
- Demand and product-cycle risk: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment can experience changing customer demand, replacement cycles, and competitive product launches that affect revenue timing.
- Competition and execution: Market share depends on product quality, pricing, distribution, innovation, and management's ability to convert investment into durable customer demand.
- Supply chain and counterparties: Supplier concentration, logistics disruption, component availability, and customer concentration can affect delivery schedules, costs, and working capital.
- Regulation and litigation: Antitrust, privacy, securities, labor, tax, environmental, and industry-specific rules may change costs or restrict products and business practices.
- Financial and market risk: Foreign exchange, interest rates, credit conditions, investment values, and capital-allocation decisions can affect reported earnings and valuation.
Shareholder returns
Dividend and buyback history
Dividend
Applied Materials reported $1.28B of dividends paid over the trailing period and $365M in the latest standardized quarter. These are company cash outflows, not a per-share forward yield.
Share buybacks
The standardized snapshot does not currently expose a reliable repurchase authorization and share-count bridge for every issuer. Compare diluted shares outstanding across filings and read the capital-return note before concluding that buybacks reduced the share base.
Research workflow
Common research questions about AMAT
Who is the largest tracked institutional holder of AMAT?
The current tracked-manager sample does not identify an active AMAT holder. The AMAT ownership page will reflect a matching position when one enters the filing dataset.
What does recent insider activity show for AMAT?
No recent Form 4 transaction appears in the current AMAT window. Check the AMAT Form 4 history for later company-officer or director filings.
What business does Applied Materials operate?
Applied Materials operates in the Semiconductor Materials & Equipment industry within the Information Technology sector and is a constituent of the S&P 500. The AMAT company snapshot connects that business description with reported revenue, profit, and cash flow.
How does AMAT compare with a close operating peer?
AMAT's revenue growth is 11.4% and its operating margin is 29.9%. Compare those figures with JBL research using the same definitions.
What do the latest financials say about AMAT?
10-Q reports $29.3B of trailing revenue, with revenue growth of 11.4% and an operating margin of 29.9%. The supporting period and source are listed in the AMAT filing section.
How strong is AMAT's cash return profile?
Applied Materials reported $1.3B of trailing dividends paid alongside $4.2B of free cash flow. The AMAT capital-return section separates company cash outflows from a forward per-share yield.
Which assumptions matter most for the AMAT outlook?
The AMAT range depends on revenue growth, operating margin, cash conversion, and the risk assumptions in each new filing. Recheck them in the AMAT forecast section.
Primary and reference data
Sources and methodology
- Filings: SEC EDGAR CompanyFacts, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4, 13F-HR.
- Fundamentals: SEC EDGAR CompanyFacts; market references may use yfinance and Finnhub where explicitly available.
- ETF: Issuer disclosures and the locally dated ETF holdings snapshot.
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Disclaimer: Informational only; not investment, legal, or tax advice. Cross-check material facts against original filings before acting.
Reference notes
Data notes
Reporting dates
Use filing dates, report periods, and source links together for AMAT. A company filing, a 13F disclosure, a Form 4 transaction, and an earnings release can describe different time windows, so the date beside each row matters before comparing signals.
Ownership context
13F rows are delayed public long-equity snapshots from a selected manager universe. They are useful for seeing which tracked institutions reported exposure, but they do not show every hedge, short position, cash balance, or trade made after the quarter ended.
Insider transactions
Form 4 activity should be read by transaction type, role, value, and remaining ownership. Open-market purchases and sales are different from grants, option exercises, gifts, or tax withholding, and the original SEC filing is still the controlling document.
Earnings and forecasts
Earnings pages and forecast pages are linked when a supported article exists. Treat those pages as context for reported numbers, guidance, margins, and scenario assumptions, then return to the table data when you need the underlying source date or filing trail.