Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Applied Materials (AMAT) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 39.00% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Oct 25, 2026), down 23.42 percentage points from 62.42% a year earlier but up 1.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Oct 25, 2026), Applied Materials' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 43.37%, up 7.86 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -8.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Applied Materials' Return on Equity [ROE] was 35.51% in FY2025 (-5.10 pp), 40.61% in FY2024 (-7.43 pp), 48.04% in FY2023 (-5.35 pp) and 53.39% in FY2022 (+1.80 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 37.21% in fiscal Q1 2026 to a high of 63.91% in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.44 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with a gain of 24.48 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a drop of 26.50 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 37.42% (Q3 2026), 37.29% (Q2 2026) and 37.21% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 38.27% |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 90.87% |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 40.84% |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 71.07% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 11.24% |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | -10.18% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 39.00% |
| 10 | Lam Research | 282.21 Bn | 258.26 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 64.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2026 | 39.00% |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 37.42% |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 37.29% |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 37.21% |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 62.42% |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 63.91% |
| 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% |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 44.13% |
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();