Applied Materials (AMAT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Applied Materials' Gross Margin was 50.31% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 1.53 percentage points from 48.78% a year earlier and up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Applied Materials (AMAT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Applied Materials' Gross Margin was 49.40% through Jul 26, 2026, up 0.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), it was 48.67%, up 1.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +3.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 47.46% in FY2024 (+0.76 pp), 46.70% in FY2023 (+0.19 pp), 46.51% in FY2022 (-0.81 pp) and 47.32% in FY2021 (+2.61 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has increased for 13 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.95 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 2.66 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AMAT's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 49.90% (Q2 2026), 48.99% (Q1 2026) and 48.01% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,503.96 Bn | 5,278.12 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,366.45 Bn | 1,992.15 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 67.72% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,676.58 Bn | 1,602.63 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,202.51 Bn | 1,141.27 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 84.56% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 998.39 Bn | 955.14 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 53.77% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 698.25 Bn | 654.08 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 52.15% |
| 7 | Intel | 606.32 Bn | 491.05 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 40.36% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 411.06 Bn | 387.85 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 51.75% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 405.83 Bn | 371.27 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 50.31% |
| 10 | Arm Holdings | 307.33 Bn | 293.04 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 97.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 50.31% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 49.90% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 48.99% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 48.01% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 48.78% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 49.08% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 48.79% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 47.34% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 47.29% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 47.44% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 47.77% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 47.14% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 46.32% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 46.67% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 46.67% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 45.95% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 46.10% |
| May 1, 2022 | 46.87% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 47.19% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 48.10% |
Applied Materials Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "AMAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();