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Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.3% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.3%; the TTM value through Oct 2025 reached 0.3%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.3%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.3% at Applied Materials, down from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.39% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.3% in Q4 2025.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.37% (2021), against an average of 0.36%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 0bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 0bps in 2023.
  • A 4-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.37% in 2021, then rose by 7bps to 0.39% in 2022, then fell by -16bps to 0.33% in 2023, then dropped by -8bps to 0.3% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AMAT's Return on Capital Employed are 0.3% (Q4 2025), 0.33% (Q3 2025), and 0.33% (Q4 2023).