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Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)

Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Santa Clara, United States | NasdaqGS
595.70 USD +20.31 (3.530%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 605.08 +9.38 (1.575%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:20 a.m. EDT

Applied Materials remains a powerhouse in the semiconductor equipment sector, boasting a 39% return on equity and robust cash generation that supports a growing dividend. The nine-year price trajectory is overwhelmingly positive, climbing nearly 700% despite a single year of recent weakness, which does not constitute a structural decline. However, the current valuation is steep, and the stock has experienced sharp intraday volatility recently, creating a choppy near-term environment. While the long-term business quality is exceptional, investors should expect continued price swings as the market digests the high multiples. For a patient holder, the fundamentals justify a premium price, but the short-term path is likely to remain turbulent.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.143002
AutoARIMA0.194070
AutoETS0.194073
MSTL0.200199

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 30%
H-stat 80.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.248
Excess Kurtosis -1.01
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 30.399
Revenue per Share 36.485
Market Cap 472,961,646,592
Trailing P/E 54.06
Forward P/E 35.58
Beta 1.57
Profit Margins 29.31%
Website https://www.appliedmaterials.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:20 a.m. EDT: Speculators are pricing in significant volatility with implied volatilities hovering near 90% for monthly expirations. Call open interest builds substantial walls at 700 to 900 strikes, while put open interest concentrates heavily between 300 and 500. This distribution suggests a market expectation of a wide trading range rather than a decisive directional breakout, with traders hedging against a potential drop to the 400s while maintaining upside exposure toward the 800s.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.12% 0.75% 0.82% 0.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 0.37
exDividendDate 2026-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.91
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0033194874
lastDividendValue 0.53
lastDividendDate 2026-05-21
dividendDate 2026-09-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.8871996
Address1 3,050 Bowers Avenue
Address2 P.O. Box 58039
All Time High 739.67
All Time Low 0.076389
Ask 600.0
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 11,874,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,332,922
Average Volume 9,332,922
Average Volume10Days 11,874,460
Beta 1.567
Bid 596.21
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 30.114
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 595.7
Current Ratio 2.508
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 614.135
Day Low 584.0
Debt To Equity 30.399
Display Name Applied Materials
Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Dividend Rate 2.12
Dividend Yield 0.37
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,790,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,790,600
Earnings Growth 0.335
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.313
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,651,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,651,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,651,200
Ebitda 9,274,999,808
Ebitda Margins 0.31956
Enterprise To Ebitda 50.888
Enterprise To Revenue 16.262
Enterprise Value 471,988,633,600
Eps Current Year 12.26456
Eps Forward 16.74351
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.02
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 512.0126
Fifty Day Average Change 83.68744
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.16344802
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 188.71997
Fifty Two Week High 739.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -143.96997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19464082
Fifty Two Week Low 154.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change 441.23
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.8564124
Fifty Two Week Range 154.47 - 739.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.79
Float Shares 790,767,713
Forward Eps 16.74351
Forward P E 35.577965
Free Cashflow 3,040,375,040
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 36,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.48956
Gross Profits 14,209,000,448
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0030500002
Held Percent Institutions 0.84842
Implied Shares Outstanding 793,959,430
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 1,779,321,600
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 472,961,646,592
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251230
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,161,600
Net Income To Common 8,508,000,256
Next Fiscal Year End 1,792,972,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 456,836,316,427
Number Of Analyst Opinions 35
Open 614.135
Operating Cashflow 7,992,999,936
Operating Margins 0.31896
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1731
Peg Ratio 1.52
Phone 408 727 5555
Post Market Change 9.382385
Post Market Change Percent 1.5750185
Post Market Price 605.0824
Post Market Time 1,784,073,576
Previous Close 575.39
Price Eps Current Year 48.570843
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 19.781498
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 16.295536
Profit Margins 0.29314
Quick Ratio 1.624
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.48718
Region US
Regular Market Change 20.309998
Regular Market Change Percent 3.5297792
Regular Market Day High 614.135
Regular Market Day Low 584.0
Regular Market Day Range 584.0 - 614.135
Regular Market Open 614.135
Regular Market Previous Close 575.39
Regular Market Price 595.7
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,201
Regular Market Volume 6,512,818
Return On Assets 0.14858
Return On Equity 0.39692003
Revenue Growth 0.114
Revenue Per Share 36.485
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 793,959,430
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0251
Shares Short 19,913,996
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 19,954,921
Short Name Applied Materials, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0252
Short Ratio 1.63
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol AMAT
Target High Price 900.0
Target Low Price 358.0
Target Mean Price 612.2
Target Median Price 590.0
Total Cash 8,240,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 10.38
Total Debt 7,267,999,744
Total Revenue 29,024,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.91
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0033194874
Trailing Eps 11.02
Trailing P E 54.05626
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4536
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 351.1062
Two Hundred Day Average Change 244.59381
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.6966377
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,512,818
Website https://www.appliedmaterials.com
Zip 95,052-8039