Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Applied Materials has reported Return on Invested Capital for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% in Q2 2026.

• Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 came in at 0.03%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.03% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.14%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.03% for Q2 2026 at Applied Materials, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.22% in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.02% in Q4 2025.
• A 4-year average of 0.09% and a median of 0.09% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital rose 2 bps — and 2025, when it dropped 13 bps.
• Applied Materials' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.11% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 0.09% in 2024, then tumbled by 76 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then jumped by 55 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.03% (Q2 2026), 0.03% (Q1 2026), and 0.02% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.