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Applied Materials Inc /De is a mega-cap company with a market capitalization of $297.23B.
It ranks number 5 by market capitalization among the 60 Semiconductors & Related Devices issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For AMAT, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 13.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-08-05 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -4.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-10-02. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.9%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-30 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-10-30
How AMAT ranks among 4891 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Semiconductors & Related Devices peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$297.23B
$8.63B
5/60
P/E Ratio
32.34x
42.97x
25/40
P/B Ratio
11.60x
4.94x
13/57
Dividend Yield
0.51%
1.02%
11/13
EPS
$11.58
–
–
Book Value/Share
$32.29
–
–
Revenue/Share
$38.86
–
–
FCF/Share
$7.09
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
ROE
36.2%
12.3%
5/47
ROA
21.3%
6.6%
3/46
ROIC
27.6%
6.9%
2/54
Gross Margin
49.4%
46.4%
25/57
Operating Margin
29.6%
9.6%
9/57
Net Margin
30.1%
12.8%
8/47
EBT Margin
34.8%
9.5%
6/57
Tax Rate
13.6%
–
–
Financial Health
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
2.42x
3.13x
39/56
Quick Ratio
1.79x
2.29x
40/54
D/E Ratio
0.70x
0.44x
25/59
Financial Leverage
1.70x
1.44x
24/57
Interest Coverage
42.1x
8.1x
12/45
Working Capital
$14.74B
$1.12B
5/56
Cash Flow
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$8.40B
$250M
6/57
Free Cash Flow
$5.62B
$158M
5/52
Capital Spending
-$2.77B
-$60M
50/52
OCF Growth YoY
9.0%
26.5%
26/45
FCF Growth YoY
-3.4%
5.8%
24/41
FCF/Sales
18.2%
13.4%
17/52
CapEx/Sales
9.0%
4.3%
12/52
Operational Efficiency
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.71x
0.56x
12/54
Receivables Turnover
4.0x
6.2x
46/51
Inventory Turnover
2.4x
2.4x
28/53
Fixed Assets Turnover
5.5x
5.6x
28/53
Days Sales Outstanding
91 days
59 days
6/51
Days Inventory
154 days
150 days
26/53
Payables Period
56 days
56 days
26/51
Cash Conversion Cycle
189 days
142 days
14/47
Income Statement
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$30.84B
$1.27B
5/56
Operating Income
$9.14B
$166M
3/57
Net Income
$9.27B
$266M
3/47
R&D Expense
$3.97B
$219M
5/55
SG&A Expense
$101M
$238M
47/56
Cost of Goods Sold
$15.60B
$662M
5/57
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
AMAT
Industry median
Rank
Dividends Per Share
$1.91
–
–
Payout Ratio
16.5%
40.8%
10/13
Shares Outstanding
794M
–
–
Net Income Growth
35.6%
41.0%
16/29
EPS Growth
38.0%
44.7%
18/32
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$25.09B
57.7% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$7.04B
16.2% of assets
Accounts Receivable
$7.69B
17.7% of assets
Inventory
$6.56B
15.1% of assets
Total Liabilities
$17.90B
41.1% of assets
Short-term Debt
$7.97B
18.3% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
AMAT quarterly financials and insider trading
Industry Peers · Semiconductors & Related Devices
Applied Materials Inc /De (AMAT) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Applied Materials Inc /De (Semiconductors & Related Devices): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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What is the Applied Materials Inc /De (AMAT) stock forecast?
Our AI scores Applied Materials Inc /De every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Applied Materials Inc /De stock predictions?
For AMAT, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 13.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-08-05 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -4.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-10-02. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Applied Materials Inc /De forecasts updated?
Applied Materials Inc /De forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 3, 2026.
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