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Applied Materials
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What Applied Materials is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to July 26, 2026: $30.8 billion, up 7.8% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to July 26, 2026: $5.62 billion, down 3.4% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to July 26, 2026: $2.77 billion, up 47% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to October 26, 2025: $4.90 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to October 26, 2025: $0.99 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 13, 2026): sentiment 0.90 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Latest annual report (filed December 12, 2025): 1 risk factor added, 1 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $4.1 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 3,522 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+567 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 296 (198 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Applied Materials is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending64th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex88th pct
- Hiring filings42nd pct
- Deals and private raises40th pct
- Patent publications25th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment93rd pct
- Call confidence76th pct
- Guidance changes37th pct
- Risk factors added58th pct
- Insider open-market trades38th pct
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
- − Guidance changes
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver36th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →Applied Materials's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$7.7B
- Due within a year $2.5B
- Longer term $5.2B
- Default point $5.1B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jul 26, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | $550M | 4.000% | 2031 (5y) | +47bp | 4.070% |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $450M | 4.600% | 2036 (10y) | +60bp | 4.632% |
| Jun 6, 2024 | $700M | 4.800% | 2029 (5y) | +55bp | 4.844% |
From the pricing term sheets Applied Materials filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Applied Materials, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralApplied Materials Stocks Fall Although Its 2030 Plan Promises Higher Margins
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 14, 2026
- NeutralApplied Materials Stock Falls 1.6% as Goldman Bets Margins Still Have Room
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 6, 2026
- PositiveApplied Materials (AMAT) and Intel Deepen AI Chipmaking Partnership
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 6, 2026
- NeutralApplied Materials Inc (AMAT) Shares Surge 3.5% -- What GF Score of 86 Tells Investors
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026PatentPatent granted: PRECURSOR DELIVERY SYSTEMUS 12768044
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THORN RUN PARTNERS)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 19, 2026Trademark
- Oct 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP (FORMERLY THE WASHINGTON TAX GROUP))third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 14, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (APPLIED MATERIALS, INC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.6 million
- Oct 9, 2026Trademark
- Oct 9, 2026Trademark
- Oct 7, 2026Trademark
- Oct 7, 2026Trademark
- Aug 27, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THORN RUN PARTNERS)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Mar 13, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Dec 12, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Oct 23, 20258-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Sep 26, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Sep 19, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Sep 15, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 22, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 10, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Feb 27, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 27, 20258-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Dec 13, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)2 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Dec 15, 202310-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 1 removed
Peers
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