Applied Materials (AMAT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Applied Materials' Short-term Investments came in at $2.1 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Oct 25, 2026), up 57.7% from $1.33 billion a year earlier but down 4.4% from the prior quarter.
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to fiscal Q1 2009, Applied Materials' Short-term Investments data covers 71 quarters.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 35.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Short-term Investments was $1.33 billion in FY2025 (-8.1%), $1.45 billion in FY2024 (+96.6%), $737 million in FY2023 (+25.8%) and $586 million in FY2022 (+26.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $472 million (fiscal Q2 2024) to $2.2 billion (fiscal Q3 2026).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 73.7% over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 235.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 13.9%).
- Business Quant data shows AMAT's Short-term Investments at $2.2 billion (Q3 2026), $1.94 billion (Q2 2026) and $1.29 billion (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn |
| 10 | Lam Research | 282.21 Bn | 258.26 Bn | 4.30 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2026 | 2.10 Bn |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 2.20 Bn |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 1.29 Bn |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 1.63 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 578.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 815.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 472.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 638.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 737.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 510.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 510.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 500.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 586.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 592.00 Mn |
| May 1, 2022 | 591.00 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 473.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 464.00 Mn |
API Access
Applied Materials Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "AMAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=AMAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();