AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc.AMAT

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
472.46USD
+1.77%
Sep 23, 2026
AMAT overview ready
Direct wafer-fab-equipment supplier enabling advanced semiconductor capacity expansions
Direct wafer-fab-equipment supplier and manufacturing enabler for leading-edge logic, memory, mature-node, and advanced-packaging capacity additions.
Strong narrative exposure
Exposed to the Semiconductor Supply Chain Localization narrative through Domestic Fab Equipment and Specialty Processes — enabling supplier.
No clear price read
Longer-term context reads near trend floor, with a near-term setup of daily advance.
Demanding valuation
The price embeds expectations that run ahead of what comparable businesses command.
Fundamentals under pressure
Ev / ebitda is weak.
Primary risk
Cyclical demand fluctuations in semiconductor capital spending.
Market Sep 22Filing Jul 26Price action Sep 22Research Aug 28

Conviction Level

NarrativeHeat8.7ThemeHeat8.0PriceAction1.4Valuation1.8CompanyPosition9.3
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Price Action

No clear price read
Longer-term context reads near trend floor, with a near-term setup of daily advance.
EntryDamaged / breakdown

The technical structure itself is broken across timeframes — the weakest entry profile.

Key Financials

Market Cap
$374.9B
Avg Volume (60D)
7.2M
60 sessions
Revenue Growth YoY
+4.4%
FY2025 vs FY2024
Gross Margin
+49.4%
Trailing twelve months
Operating Margin
+29.6%
Trailing twelve months
Free Cash Flow Yield
+1.5%
Distance from 200DMA
+13.2%
Next Earnings
2026-11-12
P/E
40.5x
EV / EBITDA
38.5x
EV / Sales
12.1x
Market metrics as of Sep 22, 2026
Financial results for the period ended Jul 26, 2026
Filed balance-sheet data as of Jul 26, 2026

Fundamentals & Valuation

One of the two valuation perspectives says expensive; peers is the dissenting view.
Applied Materials, Inc. has an Expensive valuation stance because the price embeds expectations that run ahead of what comparable businesses command. It trades at a 1.5% free-cash-flow yield and 38.5x EBITDA, which require sustained delivery to be justified.

Company Research

Thesis
Direct wafer-fab-equipment supplier and manufacturing enabler for leading-edge logic, memory, mature-node, and advanced-packaging capacity additions. AMAT is a high-quality adjacent fit to Semiconductor Supply Chain Localization, not a direct active match.
Opportunity
Moderate opportunity
Domestic and allied-region semiconductor capacity expansion requires deposition, etch, implant, process-control, and related manufacturing equipment for new fabs and technology-node upgrades.
Key risk
Cyclical demand fluctuations in semiconductor capital spending.

Narrative & Theme

Semiconductor Supply Chain Localization
Part of Domestic Fab Equipment and Specialty Processes, with strong fit.
AMAT is a high-quality adjacent fit to Semiconductor Supply Chain Localization, not a direct active match. Its broad process-equipment portfolio has direct revenue exposure when fabs are built, expanded, or upgraded in the U.S. Allied regions.
Narrative HeatHot8.7 / 10
Theme HeatHeating up8.0 / 10

Business & Markets

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
What they do

Applied Materials, Inc. provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software primarily for the semiconductor industry, operating through its Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services segments.

How it earns

The company generates revenue mainly through transactional sales of capital equipment and related services to semiconductor manufacturers.

Products & services
Semiconductor capital equipment
Materials engineering solutions
Services and software for semiconductor manufacturing
Customers & end markets
Semiconductor manufacturers
Related electronics industries
Market position

Applied Materials is a leader in semiconductor equipment and materials engineering solutions.

Demand drivers
High cyclicality

Semiconductor equipment demand is closely tied to the cyclical semiconductor industry and capital spending patterns.