Growth Metrics

Applied Materials (AMAT) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Applied Materials' Operating Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 26.11% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 424.0% to 26.11% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 28.16%, a 106.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 29.22%, up 27.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 26.11% in Q1 2026 for Applied Materials, up from 25.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for AMAT hit a ceiling of 31.51% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 25.18% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 29.11% across 5 years, with a median of 29.32% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: surged 666bps in 2022 and later crashed -424bps in 2026.
  • Tracing AMAT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 29.55% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 29.32% in 2023, then fell by -1bps to 29.04% in 2024, then dropped by -13bps to 25.18% in 2025, then grew by 4bps to 26.11% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for AMAT at 26.11% in Q1 2026, 25.18% in Q4 2025, and 30.58% in Q3 2025.