Growth Metrics

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

Applied Materials (AMAT) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 0.27% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% to 0.27% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.27% through Jan 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.27% in Q1 2026 for Applied Materials, down from 0.3% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.42% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.27% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.34% across 5 years, with a median of 0.33% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: increased 14bps in 2022 and later decreased -8bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.41% in 2022, then fell by -19bps to 0.33% in 2023, then fell by -7bps to 0.31% in 2024, then dropped by -1bps to 0.3% in 2025, then decreased by -11bps to 0.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for AMAT at 0.27% in Q1 2026, 0.3% in Q4 2025, and 0.33% in Q3 2025.