Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Applied Materials (AMAT) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.31%.

  • Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital fell 500.0% to 0.31% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Oct 2025 it was 0.31%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.31% for FY2025, which is 700.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.31%, which was down 500.0% from 0.33% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital's 5-year high stood at 0.6% during Q2 2022, with a 5-year trough of 0.29% in Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Invested Capital was 0.41% (2023), whereas its average is 0.43%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital skyrocketed by 2600bps in 2022 and then plummeted by -1200bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.48% in 2021, then rose by 13bps to 0.54% in 2022, then decreased by -21bps to 0.43% in 2023, then fell by -16bps to 0.36% in 2024, then fell by -13bps to 0.31% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.31% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.33% in Q3 2025 and 0.31% in Q2 2025.