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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)

Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Santa Clara, United States | NasdaqGS
497.53 USD -9.50 (-1.874%) ⇩ (Oct. 12, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:09 a.m. EDT

Applied Materials presents a compelling long-term case driven by exceptional fundamentals: a 41% return on equity, 25% revenue growth, and a fortress balance sheet with net cash. While the forward P/E of 27x is steep, the growth trajectory justifies the premium, and the nine-year cumulative gain of over 600% confirms the market's long-term confidence. Short-term, the stock has pulled back from recent highs, creating a potential entry point, though options flow suggests traders are watching the 500-level support closely. The analyst consensus remains strongly bullish with a target price significantly above current levels, reinforcing the view that this is a core holding for the semiconductor cycle recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.063856
AutoARIMA0.064532
MSTL0.064757
AutoTheta0.089943

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 0.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.412
Excess Kurtosis -0.91
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-11-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 28.666
Revenue per Share 38.825
Market Cap 394,838,540,288
Trailing P/E 42.93
Forward P/E 26.92
Beta 1.59
Profit Margins 30.05%
Website https://www.appliedmaterials.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile move, with heavy open interest walls acting as support near 500 and resistance near 540-550. Call volume is spiking near current prices, suggesting a bullish bias, while put buying indicates a hedge against a deeper pullback. Implied volatility is significantly higher for later expirations, hinting at expectations of increased uncertainty or larger swings in the coming months.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.11% 0.56% 0.79% 0.83%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.53 0.106810
2026-05-21 0.53 0.124017
2026-02-19 0.46 0.124381
2025-11-20 0.46 0.208873
2025-08-21 0.46 0.287788
2025-05-22 0.46 0.286569
2025-02-20 0.40 0.227260
2024-11-21 0.40 0.227596
2024-08-22 0.40 0.199800
2024-05-22 0.40 0.183360
2024-02-21 0.32 0.168129
2023-11-22 0.32 0.214075
2023-08-23 0.32 0.216216
2023-05-24 0.32 0.262877
2023-02-22 0.26 0.235486
2022-11-23 0.26 0.241479
2022-08-24 0.26 0.256208
2022-05-25 0.26 0.239565
2022-02-22 0.24 0.184247
2021-11-24 0.24 0.161063
2021-08-25 0.24 0.180696
2021-05-26 0.24 0.175310
2021-02-24 0.22 0.179139
2020-11-18 0.22 0.290582
2020-08-19 0.22 0.333991
2020-05-20 0.22 0.386779
2020-02-18 0.21 0.322284
2019-11-20 0.21 0.352054
2019-08-21 0.21 0.448430
2019-05-22 0.21 0.518647
2019-02-20 0.20 0.512821
2018-11-21 0.20 0.568343
2018-08-22 0.20 0.465224
2018-05-23 0.20 0.397298
2018-02-20 0.10 0.176491
2017-11-22 0.10 0.173370
2017-08-22 0.10 0.224972
2017-05-23 0.10 0.222668
2017-02-17 0.10 0.280348
2016-11-22 0.10 0.315756
2016-08-23 0.10 0.333890
2016-05-24 0.10 0.425713
2016-02-23 0.10 0.540249
2015-11-17 0.10 0.561167
2015-08-18 0.10 0.604961
2015-05-19 0.10 0.500250
2015-02-13 0.10 0.414594
2014-11-18 0.10 0.440917
2014-08-19 0.10 0.453515
2014-05-20 0.10 0.503271
2014-02-14 0.10 0.527426
2013-11-19 0.10 0.594530
2013-08-20 0.10 0.642674
2013-05-21 0.10 0.681663
2013-02-15 0.09 0.655022
2012-11-19 0.09 0.868726
2012-08-21 0.09 0.764007
2012-05-22 0.09 0.853890
2012-02-21 0.08 0.629426
2011-11-21 0.08 0.734619
2011-08-29 0.08 0.702370
2011-05-27 0.08 0.595681
2011-02-28 0.07 0.426050
2010-11-22 0.07 0.558659
2010-08-23 0.07 0.636943
2010-05-24 0.07 0.560448
2010-02-22 0.06 0.481928
2009-11-09 0.06 0.462250
2009-08-11 0.06 0.453858
2009-05-12 0.06 0.522648
2009-02-10 0.06 0.619195
2008-11-10 0.06 0.560224
2008-08-12 0.06 0.324851
2008-05-13 0.06 0.302115
2008-02-12 0.06 0.332042
2007-11-13 0.06 0.322407
2007-08-14 0.06 0.282486
2007-05-15 0.06 0.303337
2007-02-13 0.05 0.275027
2006-11-14 0.05 0.270270
2006-08-15 0.05 0.318674
2006-05-16 0.05 0.280112
2006-02-14 0.03 0.148075
2005-11-15 0.03 0.169109
2005-08-15 0.03 0.170068
2005-05-16 0.03 0.186683
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.12
dividendYield 0.43
exDividendDate 2026-11-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.98
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0039050945
lastDividendValue 0.53
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-12-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.2668581
Address1 3,050 Bowers Avenue
Address2 P.O. Box 58039
All Time High 739.67
All Time Low 0.076389
Ask 530.0
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 5,315,370
Average Daily Volume3 Month 6,844,929
Average Volume 6,844,929
Average Volume10Days 5,315,370
Beta 1.591
Bid 515.0
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 32.291
City Santa Clara
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 497.53
Current Ratio 2.423
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 501.46
Day Low 491.98
Debt To Equity 28.666
Display Name Applied Materials
Dividend Date 1,796,860,800
Dividend Rate 2.12
Dividend Yield 0.43
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,653,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,653,000
Earnings Growth 0.428
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.427
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,513,600
Ebitda 10,154,999,808
Ebitda Margins 0.32931
Enterprise To Ebitda 38.695
Enterprise To Revenue 12.743
Enterprise Value 392,951,529,472
Eps Current Year 12.78556
Eps Forward 18.47894
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,795,046,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 489.7398
Fifty Day Average Change 7.7901917
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.015906798
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 126.68581
Fifty Two Week High 739.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -242.13998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.32736218
Fifty Two Week Low 203.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change 294.13
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.446067
Fifty Two Week Range 203.4 - 739.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.71
Float Shares 790,478,605
Forward Eps 18.47894
Forward P E 26.924164
Free Cashflow 3,075,375,104
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 38,900
Fullday Change -7.7900085
Fullday Change Percent -1.5657364
Fullday Price 489.74
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.49398
Gross Profits 15,233,000,448
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00328
Held Percent Institutions 0.86263
Implied Shares Outstanding 793,597,443
Industry Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Industry Disp Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Industry Key semiconductor-equipment-materials
Ir Website http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.53
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,436,800
Last Split Date 1,019,001,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Applied Materials, Inc. provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor and related industries in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments. The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment to enable materials engineering steps, including etch, rapid thermal processing, deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, metrology and inspection, wafer packaging, and ion implantation. The AGS segment offers integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, and 200 millimeter and other equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor and other products. It serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, and other electronic devices. Applied Materials, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Long Name Applied Materials, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 394,838,540,288
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251230
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,024,000
Net Income To Common 9,267,000,320
Next Fiscal Year End 1,792,972,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 376,466,755,010
Number Of Analyst Opinions 36
Open 501.02
Operating Cashflow 8,396,000,256
Operating Margins 0.33736
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.16479999
Peg Ratio 1.07
Phone 408 727 5555
Pre Market Change -7.7900085
Pre Market Change Percent -1.5657364
Pre Market Price 489.74
Pre Market Time 1,791,887,755
Previous Close 507.03
Price Eps Current Year 38.913433
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 15.407699
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 12.804051
Profit Margins 0.30052
Quick Ratio 1.634
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.45
Region US
Regular Market Change -9.5
Regular Market Change Percent -1.87366
Regular Market Day High 501.46
Regular Market Day Low 491.98
Regular Market Day Range 491.98 - 501.46
Regular Market Open 501.02
Regular Market Previous Close 507.03
Regular Market Price 497.53
Regular Market Time 1,791,835,202
Regular Market Volume 4,155,825
Return On Assets 0.15482001
Return On Equity 0.41068
Revenue Growth 0.248
Revenue Per Share 38.825
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17318833
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 793,597,443
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.017
Shares Short 13,530,729
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 15,615,253
Short Name Applied Materials, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0171
Short Ratio 2.12
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol AMAT
Target High Price 900.0
Target Low Price 358.0
Target Mean Price 635.3333
Target Median Price 645.5
Total Cash 9,233,000,448
Total Cash Per Share 11.634
Total Debt 7,345,999,872
Total Revenue 30,837,000,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.98
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0039050945
Trailing Eps 11.59
Trailing P E 42.927525
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8297
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 435.5054
Two Hundred Day Average Change 62.024597
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14241982
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,155,825
Website https://www.appliedmaterials.com
Zip 95,052-8039