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Applied Materials, Inc.

AMAT

Technology · 456.33 +0.5% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 11 Sept, 16:15 GMT-4

Market read

Applied Materials, Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

No new filing conclusion is available. 5 of 18 group members are active now; 2 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 1 of 12 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+0.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group5 of 18 activeSemiconductor Manufacturing · inactive
Disclosed network1 of 8 confirmingUCTT moving with the group
What would change this read
  • At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • Q remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 6 of 18 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

No new filing conclusion is available. 5 of 18 group members are active now; 2 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 1 of 12 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 12 of 18 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • Q remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations594
Usable filing statements108
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Net margin changed -1.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 25% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 116% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

456.56
6m+22.7%12m+176.3%24m+132.6%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-10-31$23.1B+34.1%$6.40-0.4%
2022-10-30$25.8B+11.8%$7.44-4.6%
2023-10-29$26.5B+2.8%$8.11-3.6%
2024-10-27$27.2B+2.5%$8.61-1.3%
2025-10-26$28.4B+4.4%$8.66-3.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 5 filings
Interest expense in the nine months ended July 26, 2026 increased compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to our issuance of senior unsecured notes in September 2025.
10-Q · Aug 20, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 4 filings
For the nine months ended July 26, 2026, this increase was partially offset by lower customer demand for trailing-edge logic systems.
10-Q · Aug 20, 2026
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 2 filings
Capital expenditures totaled $2.0 billion and purchases of investments, net of proceeds from sales and maturities of investments, were $908 million and net cash paid for acquisitions was $262 million, partially offset by net proceeds from asset sale of $6 mil…
10-Q · Aug 20, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposurepositive · 2 filings
Semiconductor Systems’ operating margin for the nine months ended July 26, 2026 increased compared to the same period in the prior year primarily driven by higher revenue, increases in average selling prices and lower material and manufacturing costs, partial…
10-Q · Aug 20, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 13.0× · EV/sales 13.0×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

456.33+0.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 16:15 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for AMAT. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for AMAT. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind AMAT

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

GMGeneral Motors CompanypartnerDec 12, 2025

Dickerson started his semiconductor career in manufacturing and engineering management at General Motors’ Delco Electronics Division and then AT&T Technologies.

TAT&T Inc.partnerDec 12, 2025

Dickerson started his semiconductor career in manufacturing and engineering management at General Motors’ Delco Electronics Division and then AT&T Technologies.

Depended on by

UCTT41.9% of UCTTcustomerFeb 23, 2026

Our two largest revenue customers in fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023 were Applied Materials, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

AMAT is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Semiconductor Manufacturing. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.