Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Applied Materials creates equipment for the semiconductor industry, pushing boundaries in material engineering and technology.
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a global provider of materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. The company develops, manufactures, and services manufacturing equipment, software, and process technologies for the semiconductor, flat panel display, and related solar industries. Its core capabilities span atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, etch, ion implantation, thermal processing, wafer inspection, and metrology. Operating across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Japan, the company supports semiconductor chipmakers and display manufacturers worldwide.
Snapshot
Operations
Products and/or services of Applied Materials
- Semiconductor Systems: Advanced manufacturing equipment for wafer fabrication including atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, electrochemical deposition, plasma etch, and ion implantation technologies used by global semiconductor manufacturers to create microchips.
- Applied Global Services: Integrated maintenance, technical support, spare parts management, equipment refurbishments, and yield-enhancement software services designed to optimize performance, increase manufacturing efficiency, and extend the operating lifecycle of semiconductor fabrication equipment worldwide.
- Display and Adjacent Markets: Manufacturing systems for flat panel displays, including organic light-emitting diode and liquid crystal display technologies used in televisions, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and advanced electronic visual interfaces across consumer electronics.
- Metrology and Inspection Systems: High-resolution optical, electron beam, and laser-based inspection and measurement systems that detect defects, measure critical dimensions, and verify layer alignment during semiconductor wafer fabrication to maximize manufacturing yield.
- Advanced Packaging Solutions: Process tools and heterogenous integration technologies including through-silicon via formation, redistribution layer processing, and hybrid bonding equipment that enable multi-chip packaging and high-density microchip interconnect structures.
- Thermal Processing Systems: Rapid thermal processing and high-temperature furnace systems engineered to perform precise annealing, oxidation, and nitridation processes required to modify film properties and activate dopants during microchip manufacturing.
Applied Materials executive team
- Gary E. DickersonPresident, CEO & Executive Director
- Brice A. HillSenior VP, CFO & Global Information Services
- Omkaram NalamasuSVP, CTO, President Applied Ventures, LLC & Chair of the Growth Technical Advisory Board
- Prabu G. RajaPresident of Semiconductor Products Group
- Timothy M. DeaneSenior Vice President of Applied Global Services
- Adam SandersVP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
- Teri A. LittleSenior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
- Joseph M. PonChief Public Affairs Officer and Corporate VP of Communications & Public Affairs
- Joji Sekhon GillSenior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
- Charles W. ReadCorporate VP of Business Units & Operations CFO
Latest news about Applied Materials
Applied Materials invests $5 billion in India
United StatesApplied Materials shares fall 5% despite outlook
United StatesApplied Materials revenue reaches $9.12 billion in Q3
United StatesApplied Materials acquires ASMPT’s NEXX business to scale AI chip packaging
United StatesApplied Materials shares soar on blowout forecast driven by AI computing "super cycle"
United StatesApplied Materials announces quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share
United States
Dividend history
Dividends per share paid by Applied Materials, by financial year.
| Financial year | Interim | Final | Special | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027(to date) | — | — | — | $0.5300 |
| FY2026 | — | — | — | $1.9800 |
| FY2025 | — | — | — | $1.7200 |
| FY2024 | — | — | — | $1.4400 |
| FY2023 | — | — | — | $1.1600 |
Key financials
Reported results for Applied Materials, in USD.
- Market cap
- 297.2B
- Revenue (TTM)
- 30.8B
- P/E ratio
- 32.3
- EPS (diluted, TTM)
- 11.6
- Dividend yield
- 0.5%
- Profit margin
- 30.0%
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Operating income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.4B | 8.3B | 7B | |
| 27.2B | 7.9B | 7.2B | |
| 26.5B | 7.7B | 6.9B | |
| 25.8B | 7.8B | 6.5B |