Growth Metrics

Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Capital Employed: 2009-2025

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Applied Materials (AMAT) over the last 17 years, with FY2025 value amounting to 0.3%.

  • Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.06% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was 0.06%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.3% for FY2025, which is 200.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Applied Materials reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.3% as of FY2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.33% recorded in FY2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.41% during FY2022, and registered a low of 0.3% during FY2025.
  • In the last 5 years, Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed had a median value of 0.36% in 2023 and averaged 0.36%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed soared by 1200bps in 2021 and then plummeted by -500bps in 2023.
  • Applied Materials' Return on Capital Employed (Annual) stood at 0.39% in 2021, then grew by 6bps to 0.41% in 2022, then dropped by -13bps to 0.36% in 2023, then fell by -9bps to 0.33% in 2024, then fell by -7bps to 0.3% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.3% for FY2025, versus 0.33% for FY2024 and 0.36% for FY2023.