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, down 33.08 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.
- 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 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | 83.20% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 66.41% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 86.76% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 53.90% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 52.15% |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 42.97% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lam Research | 282.21 Bn | 258.26 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 52.30% |
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% |
| 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% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 47.89% |
Applied Materials Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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();