Stocklytics score rationale: value 55, quality 78, growth 66.
AI Score 85. Applied Materials, Inc. shows strong profitability with a net profit margin of 30.1% and a robust return on equity of 40.4%
Summary
Applied Materials, Inc. operates in the Technology sector and Semiconductors industry. The company has a 0.5% dividend yield and a 30.0% net margin.
Valuation
The shares trade at a 32.7 P/E ratio and 11.8 price-to-book ratio. These multiples indicate investors are assigning substantial value relative to earnings and book value.
Quality
A 30.0% net margin indicates strong profitability based on the provided fundamentals. No balance-sheet, cash-flow, or return-on-capital data is provided.
Growth
No revenue, earnings-growth, estimate-revision, or price-trend data is provided. Growth prospects cannot be assessed from the available facts.
Risks
The 32.7 P/E and 11.8 price-to-book ratios create valuation risk if profitability or future expectations weaken. Semiconductor industry exposure can also introduce cyclicality, though no operating-cycle data is provided.
Fair value
AMAT fair value $436.14. Price $372.53. Price is 15% below fair value.
Below fair value, around its usual discount.
Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price.
Fair value blends a 10-year DCF and an earnings multiple: the average of the DCF value and an earnings value from next-twelve-months EPS times 30.0, a blend of the Semiconductors median (42.1) and the stock's own 10-year median (18.1). How we calculate it →
Free cash flow adds back growth capex above depreciation.
Yield 0.53%. Payout ratio 16.35%. Frequency Quarterly.
Safety score 91/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 16% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 22 separate years. Yield is 0.5%, which is modest.
Ex-date
Dividend
Record
Payment
Frequency
2026-11-19
$0.53
2026-11-19
2026-12-10
Quarterly
2026-08-20
$0.53
2026-08-20
2026-09-10
Quarterly
2026-05-21
$0.53
2026-05-21
2026-06-11
Quarterly
2026-02-19
$0.46
2026-02-19
2026-03-12
Quarterly
2025-11-20
$0.46
2025-11-20
2025-12-11
Quarterly
2025-08-21
$0.46
2025-08-21
2025-09-11
Quarterly
2025-05-22
$0.46
2025-05-22
2025-06-12
Quarterly
2025-02-20
$0.40
2025-02-20
2025-03-13
Quarterly
2024-11-21
$0.40
2024-11-21
2024-12-12
Quarterly
2024-08-22
$0.40
2024-08-22
2024-09-12
Quarterly
2024-05-22
$0.40
2024-05-23
2024-06-13
Quarterly
2024-02-21
$0.32
2024-02-22
2024-03-14
Quarterly
2023-11-22
$0.32
2023-11-24
2023-12-14
Quarterly
2023-08-23
$0.32
2023-08-24
2023-09-14
Quarterly
2023-05-24
$0.32
2023-05-25
2023-06-15
Quarterly
2023-02-22
$0.26
2023-02-23
2023-03-16
Quarterly
2022-11-23
$0.26
2022-11-25
2022-12-15
Quarterly
2022-08-24
$0.26
2022-08-25
2022-09-15
Quarterly
2022-05-25
$0.26
2022-05-26
2022-06-16
Quarterly
2022-02-22
$0.24
2022-02-23
2022-03-16
Quarterly
2021-11-24
$0.24
2021-11-26
2021-12-16
Quarterly
2021-08-25
$0.24
2021-08-26
2021-09-16
Quarterly
2021-05-26
$0.24
2021-05-27
2021-06-17
Quarterly
2021-02-24
$0.22
2021-02-25
2021-03-18
Quarterly
2020-11-18
$0.22
2020-11-19
2020-12-10
Quarterly
2020-08-19
$0.22
2020-08-20
2020-09-10
Quarterly
2020-05-20
$0.22
2020-05-21
2020-06-11
Quarterly
2020-02-18
$0.21
2020-02-19
2020-03-11
Quarterly
2019-11-20
$0.21
2019-11-21
2019-12-12
Quarterly
2019-08-21
$0.21
2019-08-22
2019-09-12
Quarterly
2019-05-22
$0.21
2019-05-23
2019-06-13
Quarterly
2019-02-20
$0.20
2019-02-21
2019-03-14
Quarterly
2018-11-21
$0.20
2018-11-23
2018-12-13
Quarterly
2018-08-22
$0.20
2018-08-23
2018-09-13
Quarterly
2018-05-23
$0.20
2018-05-24
2018-06-14
Quarterly
2018-02-20
$0.10
2018-02-21
2018-03-14
Quarterly
2017-11-22
$0.10
2017-11-24
2017-12-14
Quarterly
2017-08-22
$0.10
2017-08-24
2017-09-14
Quarterly
2017-05-23
$0.10
2017-05-25
2017-06-15
Quarterly
2017-02-17
$0.10
2017-02-22
2017-03-15
Quarterly
2016-11-22
$0.10
2016-11-25
2016-12-15
Quarterly
2016-08-23
$0.10
2016-08-25
2016-09-15
Quarterly
2016-05-24
$0.10
2016-05-26
2016-06-16
Quarterly
2016-02-23
$0.10
2016-02-25
2016-03-17
Quarterly
2015-11-17
$0.10
2015-11-19
2015-12-10
Quarterly
2015-08-18
$0.10
2015-08-20
2015-09-10
Quarterly
2015-05-19
$0.10
2015-05-21
2015-06-11
Quarterly
2015-02-13
$0.10
2015-02-18
2015-03-11
Quarterly
2014-11-18
$0.10
2014-11-20
2014-12-11
Quarterly
2014-08-19
$0.10
2014-08-21
2014-09-11
Quarterly
2014-05-20
$0.10
2014-05-22
2014-06-12
Quarterly
2014-02-14
$0.10
2014-02-19
2014-03-12
Quarterly
2013-11-19
$0.10
2013-11-21
2013-12-12
Quarterly
2013-08-20
$0.10
2013-08-22
2013-09-12
Quarterly
2013-05-21
$0.10
2013-05-23
2013-06-13
Quarterly
2013-02-15
$0.09
2013-02-20
2013-03-13
Quarterly
2012-11-19
$0.09
2012-11-21
2012-12-12
Quarterly
2012-08-21
$0.09
2012-08-23
2012-09-13
Quarterly
2012-05-22
$0.09
2012-05-24
2012-06-14
Quarterly
2012-02-21
$0.08
2012-02-23
2012-03-15
Quarterly
2011-11-21
$0.08
2011-11-23
2011-12-14
Quarterly
2011-08-29
$0.08
2011-08-31
2011-09-21
Quarterly
2011-05-27
$0.08
2011-06-01
2011-06-22
Quarterly
2011-02-28
$0.07
2011-03-02
2011-03-23
Quarterly
2010-11-22
$0.07
2010-11-24
2010-12-15
Quarterly
2010-08-23
$0.07
2010-08-25
2010-09-15
Quarterly
2010-05-24
$0.07
2010-05-26
2010-06-16
Quarterly
2010-02-22
$0.06
2010-02-24
2010-03-17
Quarterly
2009-11-09
$0.06
2009-11-12
2009-12-03
Quarterly
2009-08-11
$0.06
2009-08-13
2009-09-03
Quarterly
2009-05-12
$0.06
2009-05-14
2009-06-04
Quarterly
2009-02-10
$0.06
2009-02-12
2009-03-05
Quarterly
2008-11-10
$0.06
2008-11-13
2008-12-04
Quarterly
2008-08-12
$0.06
2008-08-14
2008-09-04
Quarterly
2008-05-13
$0.06
2008-05-15
2008-06-05
Quarterly
2008-02-12
$0.06
2008-02-14
2008-03-06
Quarterly
2007-11-13
$0.06
2007-11-15
2007-12-06
Quarterly
2007-08-14
$0.06
2007-08-16
2007-09-06
Quarterly
2007-05-15
$0.06
2007-05-17
2007-06-07
Quarterly
2007-02-13
$0.05
2007-02-15
2007-03-08
Quarterly
Insider trades
Date
Insider
Action
Shares
Price
Value
2026-10-02
Sanders Adam
Sell
725
$544.56
394.81K
2026-10-01
Sanders Adam
Sell
269
$529.30
142.38K
2026-10-01
Deane Timothy M
Sell
2.64K
$529.30
1.40M
2026-09-08
BRUNER JUDY
Sell
1.00K
$465.00
465.00K
2026-08-27
Palkhiwala Akash J.
Buy
279
—
—
2026-08-27
Palkhiwala Akash J.
Other
0
—
—
2026-08-25
Hill Brice
Sell
7.50K
$479.25
3.59M
2026-07-01
Sanders Adam
Sell
125
$650.91
81.36K
2026-06-30
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
19.97K
$735.22
14.68M
2026-06-30
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
30
$736.05
22.08K
2026-06-29
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
50.33K
$700.21
35.24M
2026-06-29
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
7.99K
$701.33
5.60M
2026-06-18
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
10.00K
$633.53
6.34M
2026-06-16
Iannotti Thomas J
Sell
9.25K
$599.77
5.55M
2026-06-16
Iannotti Thomas J
Sell
750
—
—
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
3.52K
$590.48
2.08M
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
4.78K
$591.53
2.83M
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
2.41K
$592.40
1.43M
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
4.73K
$593.58
2.81M
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
1.12K
$594.85
669.21K
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
4.03K
$595.50
2.40M
2026-06-16
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
3.67K
$596.52
2.19M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
15.76K
$590.52
9.30M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
9.19K
$591.40
5.43M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
10.41K
$592.18
6.17M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
4.68K
$593.51
2.78M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
4.54K
$594.74
2.70M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
5.93K
$595.59
3.53M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
13.51K
$596.82
8.06M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
4.46K
$597.45
2.66M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
2.43K
$598.56
1.45M
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
837
$599.35
501.66K
2026-06-16
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
17.00K
—
—
2026-06-15
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
6.94K
$590.20
4.09M
2026-06-15
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
3.80K
$595.14
2.26M
2026-06-15
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
11.27K
$590.03
6.65M
2026-06-15
Deane Timothy M
Sell
8.62K
$590.76
5.09M
2026-06-15
Deane Timothy M
Sell
1.54K
—
—
2026-06-04
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
25.31K
$504.66
12.77M
2026-06-04
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
15.08K
$505.51
7.62M
2026-06-04
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
7.80K
$506.46
3.95M
2026-06-04
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
1.80K
$507.06
914.23K
2026-06-03
Hill Brice
Sell
2.50K
$498.86
1.25M
2026-05-26
BRUNER JUDY
Sell
1.13K
$450.00
507.60K
2026-05-22
Sanders Adam
Sell
268
$434.22
116.37K
2026-05-21
DE GEUS AART
Sell
17.86K
—
—
2026-04-01
Sanders Adam
Sell
125
$353.80
44.23K
2026-03-12
Karsner Alexander
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
BRUNER JUDY
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
Iannotti Thomas J
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
CHEN XUN
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
ANDERSON JAMES ROBERT
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
MARCH KEVIN P
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
MCGREGOR SCOTT A
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
Borkar Rani
Buy
741
—
—
2026-03-12
DE GEUS AART
Buy
741
—
—
2026-02-25
BRUNER JUDY
Sell
2.50K
$391.71
979.27K
2026-02-24
Sanders Adam
Sell
534
$379.16
202.47K
2026-02-23
BRUNER JUDY
Sell
2.46K
$376.49
925.41K
2026-02-23
BRUNER JUDY
Sell
1.51K
$377.89
570.99K
2026-02-17
Hill Brice
Sell
5.00K
$361.21
1.81M
2026-01-01
Deane Timothy M
Sell
1.89K
$256.99
485.97K
2026-01-01
Sanders Adam
Sell
324
$256.99
83.26K
2025-12-31
CHEN XUN
Buy
187
—
—
2025-12-19
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
130.84K
$256.41
33.55M
2025-12-19
Deane Timothy M
Sell
16.46K
$256.41
4.22M
2025-12-19
Hill Brice
Sell
28.06K
$256.41
7.20M
2025-12-19
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
33.41K
$256.41
8.57M
2025-12-19
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
20.31K
$256.41
5.21M
2025-12-19
Little Teri A.
Sell
15.47K
$256.41
3.97M
2025-12-12
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
50
—
—
2025-12-11
Nalamasu Omkaram
Buy
9.53K
—
—
2025-12-11
Nalamasu Omkaram
Buy
9.53K
—
—
2025-12-11
Nalamasu Omkaram
Buy
9.73K
—
—
2025-12-11
Sanders Adam
Buy
1.07K
—
—
2025-12-11
Raja Prabu G.
Buy
16.94K
—
—
2025-12-11
Raja Prabu G.
Buy
16.94K
—
—
2025-12-11
Raja Prabu G.
Buy
16.00K
—
—
2025-12-11
Little Teri A.
Buy
7.87K
—
—
2025-12-11
Little Teri A.
Buy
7.87K
—
—
2025-12-11
Little Teri A.
Buy
7.33K
—
—
2025-12-11
DICKERSON GARY E
Buy
27.30K
—
—
2025-12-11
DICKERSON GARY E
Buy
81.91K
—
—
2025-12-11
DICKERSON GARY E
Buy
82.00K
—
—
2025-12-11
Deane Timothy M
Buy
10.18K
—
—
2025-12-11
Deane Timothy M
Buy
10.18K
—
—
2025-12-11
Deane Timothy M
Buy
7.47K
—
—
2025-12-11
Hill Brice
Buy
13.88K
—
—
2025-12-11
Hill Brice
Buy
13.88K
—
—
2025-12-11
Hill Brice
Buy
13.33K
—
—
2025-12-08
Nalamasu Omkaram
Sell
15
—
—
2025-12-01
Iannotti Thomas J
Sell
200
—
—
2025-12-01
Sanders Adam
Sell
609
$255.53
155.62K
2025-11-25
Little Teri A.
Sell
4.00K
$238.24
952.94K
2025-11-21
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
45
—
—
2025-11-19
Little Teri A.
Sell
4.00K
$234.08
936.32K
2025-10-26
DICKERSON GARY E
Buy
116.14K
—
—
2025-10-26
DICKERSON GARY E
Sell
114.51K
$228.75
26.20M
2025-10-26
Raja Prabu G.
Buy
33.77K
—
—
2025-10-26
Raja Prabu G.
Sell
32.83K
$228.75
7.51M
Institutional holders
Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.
Institutions holding: 3.66K, holders +582 vs prior quarter. Ownership 84.27%.
Holder
Shares
Change
Change %
Value
BLACKROCK, INC.
80.21M
1.24M
+1.57%
57.99B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
51.85M
270.56K
+0.52%
37.49B
STATE STREET CORP
38.24M
733.07K
+1.95%
27.65B
INVESCO LTD.
28.27M
11.61M
+69.70%
20.44B
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS
22.16M
-7.30M
-24.77%
16.02B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
22.01M
86.19K
+0.39%
15.88B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
18.55M
1.29M
+7.48%
13.41B
MORGAN STANLEY
13.52M
1.68M
+14.18%
9.78B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
13.89M
8.96M
+181.96%
9.65B
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/
12.63M
6.56M
+108.27%
9.13B
NORGES BANK
11.31M
11.31M
New
8.17B
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC