Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Applied Materials (AMAT) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 37.42% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 1.89 percentage points from 35.52% a year earlier and up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Applied Materials' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 35.51%, down 5.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -3.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Applied Materials' Return on Equity [ROE] was 40.61% in FY2024 (-7.43 pp), 48.04% in FY2023 (-5.35 pp), 53.39% in FY2022 (+1.80 pp) and 51.59% in FY2021 (+13.08 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with a gain of 19.80 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 12.11 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 37.29% (Q2 2026), 37.21% (Q1 2026) and 35.06% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,515.53 Bn | 5,289.69 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 90.87% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,348.76 Bn | 1,974.46 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,668.85 Bn | 1,594.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 40.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,189.94 Bn | 1,128.71 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 58.27% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 992.04 Bn | 948.79 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.77% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 682.73 Bn | 638.57 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 585.14 Bn | 469.87 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -9.81% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 393.49 Bn | 370.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.02% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 386.29 Bn | 351.73 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 37.42% |
| 10 | Arm Holdings | 300.61 Bn | 286.32 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 17.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | 37.42% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 37.29% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 37.21% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 35.06% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 35.52% |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 35.96% |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 33.72% |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 37.93% |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 40.23% |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 41.01% |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 42.38% |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 43.61% |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 44.10% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 47.11% |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 50.36% |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 53.78% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 56.21% |
| May 1, 2022 | 57.57% |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 54.27% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 48.45% |
API Access
Applied Materials Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AMAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();