AMAT · Applied Materials Inc

NASDAQ Semiconductors Mega Cap Clavix D
452.55+16.64  (+3.82%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$345.9B
P/E37.55
Float791.5M
Beta1.64
Volatility40.9%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorSemiconductors
Cap tierMega cap
Macro sensitivityHigh
Clavix score43
Price452.55
Change+3.82%
Prev Close435.91
Open432.42
Day Low426.13
Day High437.14
Avg Vol6
Avg $ Vol$2.81B
52W High739.67
52W Low154.47
52W Pos50.9%
From High−38.82%
From Low+192.97%
Max DD 1Y−39.71%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20−8.33%
SMA 50−15.88%
SMA 200+11.23%
RSI (14)32.9
Vol 30D69.6%
Vol 90D75.6%
1Y Range154–740
Daily bars865
Perf Week−9.63%
Perf Month−18.41%
Perf Quarter−13.11%
Perf Half Y+34.23%
Perf Year+175.47%
Perf YTD+68.32%
Prev Day+3.82%
ClavixD
Debt / Eq0.27
Curr Ratio2.61
Int Cover18.3×
FCF Margin20.1%
Rev Growth+0.0%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank21 / 52

What AMAT does

Applied Materials, Inc. provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor and related industries in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and internationally.

The company operates through Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments. The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment to enable materials engineering steps, including etch, rapid thermal processing, deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, metrology and inspection, wafer packaging, and ion implantation.

The AGS segment offers integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, and 200 millimeter and other equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor and other products.

It serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, and other electronic devices. Applied Materials, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
D43/100

AMAT grades D, 43 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (64), most exposed on Macro Resilience (27, weak). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Semiconductors median. Ranks 21 of 52 in Semiconductors by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

AMATSemiconductors median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier1.641.88
Volatilityannualized40.9%47.0%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−39.7%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change2.13%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions9538%

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

AMAT
435.91

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

AMAT

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

AMATSemiconductors median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer1.641.88
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketHighVery High60% of 52

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 0Moderate 3High 18Very High 31

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Semiconductors names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Semiconductors52 companies ranked
AMAT
#21 of 52

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

AMAT
1 week−9.6%
1 month−18.4%
Year to date+68.3%
1 year+175.5%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

AMAT
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 14 Aug
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish60
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4015 · 7
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening15 ↑ 7 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.27sector median 0.26 · 52 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
2.61sector median 2.73 · 52 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
20.1%sector median 17.1% · 49 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
18.3×sector median 14.7× · 46 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 52 Semiconductors names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

AMAT
Revenue growthyear over year+0.0%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Semiconductors median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Against Semiconductors

52 companies
MetricAMATSector spreadMedian
Beta1.64
1.88
Volatility40.9%
47.0%
P/E37.55
46.10
Debt / equity0.27
0.26
Current ratio2.61
2.73
FCF margin20.1%
17.1%
Interest coverage18.3×
14.7×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Applied Materials (AMAT) is seeing increased demand for its chipmaking equipment from AI-related semiconductor investment, particularly in advanced packaging, DRAM memory, and HBM (high-bandwidth memory chips used alongside AI processors), as global spending on new fabs (semiconductor factories) accelerates.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance minor Impact sector Risk improving

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Applied Materials shares fell 14% over the month of August, even though the company reported a record quarter and told investors to expect profits above what Wall Street analysts had projected.

Source 24/7 Wall Street Significance major Impact financial impact Risk neutral

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Applied Materials reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of about $9.1 billion and profit of $2.5 billion, and said fourth-quarter revenue should reach about $10.25 billion. The company pointed to record demand visibility driven by AI-related chip investments, more than ten new fab projects signed in the quarter, and a $5 billion commitment to its EPIC Center for equipment co-innovation.

Source yahoo.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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Applied Materials has appointed Akash Palkhiwala, the CFO and COO of Qualcomm, to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, adding senior finance and operations experience from a major chipmaker.

Source yahoo.com Significance minor Impact leadership Risk neutral

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Applied Materials reported its biggest quarter-over-quarter revenue jump ever, with sales of $9.12 billion (up 25% from a year earlier) and earnings of $3.50 per share excluding one-off costs (up 41%). Demand for advanced chips is running ahead of what the industry can supply, and the company says its main problem is building fast enough, not finding customers.

Source insidermonkey.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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