Applied Materials (AMAT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Applied Materials' Short-term Investments came in at $2.2 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 26, 2026), up 34.7% from $1.63 billion a year earlier and up 13.2% from the prior quarter.
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Applied Materials (AMAT) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Oct 26, 2025), Applied Materials' Short-term Investments was $1.33 billion, down 8.1% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Short-term Investments was $1.45 billion in FY2024 (+96.6%), $737 million in FY2023 (+25.8%), $586 million in FY2022 (+26.3%) and $464 million in FY2021 (+19.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 81.6%.
- 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 Q1 2026 (a decline of 33.7%).
- Business Quant data shows AMAT's Short-term Investments at $1.94 billion (Q2 2026), $1.29 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.33 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 10 | Arm Holdings | 326.25 Bn | 311.96 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| 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();