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$469.38
−$5.00 (-1.05%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $474.00 -0.08%
Open$465.99
Prev close$474.38
Day range$460.57 – $474.09
Volume2.28M
Market cap$372.50B
P/E (TTM)40.5
Dividend yield0.41%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

AMAT at a glance

AMAT last changed hands at $469.38 (down 1.05%). At $372.50B, Applied Materials is ranked #33 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $201.75 to $738.88. Today's price is about 50% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 134.3% over twelve months, but down 20.2% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($493.40) but above the 200-day ($418.53); RSI is 50, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 52% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jul 2026 it reported $9.12B in revenue, up 24.8% from a year earlier, with $2.54B of net profit (a 30.1% margin).

The stock changes hands at 40.5 times trailing earnings, 76% above its five-year average of 23.0. The median for its industry group is 52.6.

27 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $692.50, sits 47.5% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Applied Materials: the business

Applied Materials makes the machines that deposit, etch and inspect layers on chips and displays. It is one of the largest suppliers of chipmaking equipment.

What tends to move it. Capital spending plans at TSMC, Samsung, Intel and memory makers set demand, and export limits on sales to China are a recurring risk.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.1%
1 week
+13.0%
1 month
-3.1%
3 months
-20.2%
6 months
+25.8%
Year to date
+83.3%
1 year
+134.3%
Day range
$460.57$474.09
52-week range
$201.75$738.88

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

6 bullish · 1 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+4.0%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average-4.9%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+12.1%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)50.0Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)-12.33Bullish
Bollinger band position72%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$469.18 / $469.52
Average price today$466.44
Volume2.28MAvg (90d) 8.72M
Turnover$1.07B
Turnover rate0.29%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.40vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.85%
Market cap$372.50B
Float market cap$370.70B
Shares outstanding789.77M
EPS (TTM)$8.66
P/E (TTM)40.50
P/B14.54
Book value / share$32.29
Earnings yield0.36%
Dividend (TTM)$1.91 / shareYield 0.41%
Net profit (TTM)$6.87B
Net assets$25.63B
30-day volatility51.7%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)4.02%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-42.5%-35.0% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How AMAT ranks on BeStock

Market value#33 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#243 of 283
Dividend yield#224 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#285 of 300
Dollar volume today#40 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q3, ended Jul 2026

Revenue$9.12B+24.8% YoY
Operating profit$3.08B+37.7% YoY
Net profit$2.54B+42.7% YoY
Diluted EPS$3.17+42.8% YoY
Free cash flow$2.33B+13.7% YoY
Operating cash flow$3.04B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$7.0BOct '24$7.2BJan '25$7.1BApr '25$7.3BJul '25$6.8BOct '25$7.0BJan '26$7.9BApr '26$9.1BJul '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.7BOct '24$1.2BJan '25$2.1BApr '25$1.8BJul '25$1.9BOct '25$2.0BJan '26$2.8BApr '26$2.5BJul '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin49.4%
Operating margin31.1%
Net margin30.1%
Return on equity41.1%
Return on assets23.8%
Return on invested capital26.7%
Current ratio2.42
Liabilities / assets41.1%
Cash & investments$9.23B
Total debt$7.23B
Net cash (debt)$2.01B
Free cash flow / sales18.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q3

By business line

  • Semiconductor Systems$7.04B 77.2%
  • Applied Global Services$1.78B 19.5%
  • Other$294.00M 3.2%
Average move on report day±3.8%last 16 reports
Closed higher6 of 1638% of the time
Best reaction+8.1%
Worst reaction-9.2%

Stock move on the day after each report

-1.9%2024/Q3-9.2%2024/Q4-8.2%2025/Q1-5.3%2025/Q2+1.2%2025/Q4+8.1%2026/Q1-0.9%2026/Q2-5.1%2026/Q3

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings36.8x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 89th percentile, 5-year average 23.0x

#2279 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book13.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 90th percentile, 5-year average 9.3x

#4971 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales11.0x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 92nd percentile, 5-year average 5.9x

#4433 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

8x25x42x59xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$520.00
Price vs. fair value-9.7%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts27
Average target$692.50+47.5% vs. price
  • Buy 89%
  • Hold 11%
Low $585.00Now $469.38Avg $692.50High $900.00

Latest rating actions

  • 2 Sep 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $700.00
  • 1 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $695.00
  • 1 Sep 2026Goldman SachsBUY · PT $670.00
  • 24 Aug 2026Mizuho SecuritiesBUY · PT $590.00
  • 20 Aug 2026J.P. MorganBUY

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership85.5%-0.12 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding4,004-12 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)1 buys / 9 sellsNet selling
Short interest1.97% of floatDays to cover 2.3 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share9.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

4%7%10%13%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$232.43M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.41%
Upcoming dividend$0.53Ex-date 19 Nov 2026
Next-to-last$0.53
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.7020180.8320190.8720200.9420211.0220221.2220231.5220241.782025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 14.3% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Bernstein Maintains Applied Materials(AMAT.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $700Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • HSPLANT: Change in Remuneration Committee - DATUK AMAT ASRI @ A.ASRIE B.AB KADIR @ A.KADIRBursa Malaysia · 25 Sep 2026
  • HSPLANT: Change in Boardroom - DATUK AMAT ASRI @ A.ASRIE B.AB KADIR @ A.KADIRBursa Malaysia · 25 Sep 2026
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Applied Materials(AMAT.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $670Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Applied Materials(AMAT.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $695Market news · 1 Sep 2026
  • Mizuho Securities Maintains Applied Materials(AMAT.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $590Market news · 25 Aug 2026

AMAT stock: common questions

What is AMAT's latest share price?

$469.38 is the latest print for AMAT, a move of -1.05% against yesterday's close of $474.38. Today's low and high so far: $460.57 and $474.09.

How big is Applied Materials?

Equity value comes to $372.50B at the current price. By that measure it is number 33 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is AMAT expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 40.5 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $8.66). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 23.0, and today's level ranks in the 89th percentile of its own history.

How far is AMAT from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $201.75 and the ceiling $738.88. Shares are 36.5% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Applied Materials shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.41% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 20, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like AMAT?

Of 27 analysts, 89% say buy, 11% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $692.50, with the most cautious at $585.00 and the most optimistic at $900.00.

How does Applied Materials make money?

Applied Materials makes the machines that deposit, etch and inspect layers on chips and displays. It is one of the largest suppliers of chipmaking equipment.

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