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Applied Materials (AMAT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Applied Materials' Return on Sales history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.29% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 12.0% year-over-year to 0.29%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.28%, up 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.25%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.29% at Applied Materials, up from 0.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.3% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 34.55% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.25% (2024), against an average of 8.56%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Sales tumbled -2896bps in 2022 before it soared 3480bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 27.91% in 2022, then dropped by -24bps to 34.55% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 101bps to 0.25% in 2024, then increased by 14bps to 0.28% in 2025, then grew by 4bps to 0.29% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AMAT's Return on Sales are 0.29% (Q1 2026), 0.28% (Q4 2025), and 0.24% (Q3 2025).