Growth Metrics

Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Applied Materials' Return on Equity history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.37% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.37%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.37%, up 3.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.36%, 5.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 was 0.37% at Applied Materials, up from 0.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.58% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.34% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.42% (2024), against an average of 0.44%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Equity grew 20bps in 2022 before it dropped -12bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.54% in 2022, then fell by -19bps to 0.44% in 2023, then fell by -13bps to 0.38% in 2024, then fell by -8bps to 0.35% in 2025, then grew by 6bps to 0.37% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AMAT's Return on Equity are 0.37% (Q1 2026), 0.35% (Q4 2025), and 0.36% (Q3 2025).