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Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.31% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.31%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.31%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.31%, 7.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.31% at Applied Materials, up from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.58% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.31% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.4% (2024), against an average of 0.43%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital grew 26bps in 2022 before it fell -13bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.55% in 2022, then decreased by -22bps to 0.43% in 2023, then fell by -17bps to 0.36% in 2024, then fell by -14bps to 0.31% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AMAT's Return on Invested Capital are 0.31% (Q1 2026), 0.31% (Q4 2025), and 0.33% (Q3 2025).