Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Applied Materials has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 27.69% in Q2 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 27.69%, down 499.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 27.69% (down 499.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 30.3%, down 234.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 27.69% for Q2 2026 at Applied Materials, up from 27.19% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 42.02% in Q2 2022, with the low at 27.19% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 34.12% and a median of 32.84% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1419 bps — and 2023, when it sank 786 bps.
• Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed stood at 40.85% in 2022, then fell by 19 bps to 32.99% in 2023, then decreased by 7 bps to 30.78% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 30.41% in 2025, then decreased by 9 bps to 27.69% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 27.69% (Q2 2026), 27.19% (Q1 2026), and 30.41% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.