Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Applied Materials (AMAT) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 22.11% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 1.97 percentage points from 20.14% a year earlier and up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Applied Materials' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 19.79%, down 2.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +2.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Applied Materials' Return on Assets [ROA] was 22.04% in FY2024 (-1.83 pp), 23.87% in FY2023 (-0.97 pp), 24.83% in FY2022 (+0.39 pp) and 24.44% in FY2021 (+6.95 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with a gain of 8.66 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 4.27 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 21.83% (Q2 2026), 21.20% (Q1 2026) and 19.85% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,576.54 Bn | 24,560.31 Bn | 43.99 Bn | -466,841,983.85% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,284.32 Bn | 9,899.31 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.14% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 4,083.27 Bn | 3,857.43 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,582.22 Bn | 1,508.26 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 844.94 Bn | 793.16 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 8.50% |
| 6 | Micron Technology | 820.10 Bn | 725.74 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 51.50% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 581.15 Bn | 536.84 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 308.67 Bn | 171.38 Bn | 7.10 Bn | -5.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 295.64 Bn | 261.08 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 22.11% |
| 10 | Lam Research | 277.80 Bn | 253.85 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 33.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 22.11% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 21.83% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 21.20% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 35.34% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 36.24% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 21.09% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 22.71% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 23.01% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 22.99% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 22.43% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 21.66% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 22.75% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 23.59% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 24.68% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.75% |
| May 1, 2022 | 26.55% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 25.56% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 23.41% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 21.86% |
| May 2, 2021 | 18.70% |
API Access
Applied Materials Return on Assets [ROA] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();