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

Applied Materials (AMAT) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.31% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% to 0.31% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.31% through Jan 2026, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.31% for FY2025, 7.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.31% in Q1 2026 for Applied Materials, up from 0.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.58% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.31% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.43% across 5 years, with a median of 0.4% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: increased 26bps in 2022 and later dropped -13bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.55% in 2022, then fell by -22bps to 0.43% in 2023, then dropped by -17bps to 0.36% in 2024, then dropped by -14bps to 0.31% in 2025, then grew by 1bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for AMAT at 0.31% in Q1 2026, 0.31% in Q4 2025, and 0.33% in Q3 2025.