Growth Metrics

Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 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.
  • Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital amounted to 0.31% in Q4 2025, which was down 500.0% from 0.33% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.58% in Q2 2022 and a low of 0.29% during Q1 2021
  • Over the past 5 years, Applied Materials' median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.41% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.43%.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 2600bps in 2022, then crashed by -1300bps in 2023.
  • Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.49% in 2021, then rose by 12bps to 0.55% in 2022, then decreased by -22bps to 0.43% in 2023, then decreased by -17bps to 0.36% in 2024, then dropped by -14bps to 0.31% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 0.31% for Q4 2025, versus 0.33% for Q3 2025 and 0.35% for Q2 2025.