Growth Metrics

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

Applied Materials (AMAT) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.29% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales rose 12.0% to 0.29% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.28% through Jan 2026, up 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.25% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.29% in Q1 2026 for Applied Materials, up from 0.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.3% in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.17% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.26% across 5 years, with a median of 0.25% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: dropped -14bps in 2025 and later rose 12bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.24% in 2022, then increased by 26bps to 0.3% in 2023, then dropped by -18bps to 0.25% in 2024, then rose by 14bps to 0.28% in 2025, then increased by 4bps to 0.29% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for AMAT at 0.29% in Q1 2026, 0.28% in Q4 2025, and 0.24% in Q3 2025.