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Applied Materials

AMAT · Information Technology

Last earnings Aug 13, 2026  ·  Next earnings Nov 12, 2026

Important announcements

Key results

Record revenuequarter

$7.91 billion

com APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.0 percent Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-GAAP EPS $2.86, up 33 percent and 20 percent year over year, respectively Announced new EPIC Center partner engagements designed to accelerate commercialization of next-generation semiconductor technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

GAAP gross marginquarter

11 percent

com APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.0 percent Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-GAAP EPS $2.86, up 33 percent and 20 percent year over year, respectively Announced new EPIC Center partner engagements designed to accelerate commercialization of next-generation semiconductor technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Gross marginquarter

50.0 percent

com APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.0 percent Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-GAAP EPS $2.86, up 33 percent and 20 percent year over year, respectively Announced new EPIC Center partner engagements designed to accelerate commercialization of next-generation semiconductor technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Record EPSquarter

$3.51

com APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.0 percent Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-GAAP EPS $2.86, up 33 percent and 20 percent year over year, respectively Announced new EPIC Center partner engagements designed to accelerate commercialization of next-generation semiconductor technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

EPSquarter

$2.86

com APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS Record revenue $7.91 billion, up 11 percent year over year GAAP gross margin 49.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.0 percent Record GAAP EPS $3.51 and record non-GAAP EPS $2.86, up 33 percent and 20 percent year over year, respectively Announced new EPIC Center partner engagements designed to accelerate commercialization of next-generation semiconductor technologies SANTA CLARA, Calif.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Revenuequarter

$7.91 billion

Second Quarter Results Applied generated record revenue of $7.91 billion.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Operating incomequarter

$2.52 billion

On a GAAP basis, the company reported gross margin of 49.9 percent, operating income of $2.52 billion or 31.9 percent of revenue, and record earnings per share (EPS) of $3.51.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

On a non-GAAP basis, the company reported gross margin of 50.0 percent, operating income of $2.54 billion or 32.1 percent of revenue, and record EPS of $2.86.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Net incomequarter

$2,806 million

Net income $ 2,806 $ 2,137 $ 4,832 $ 3,322

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

AI analysis

Q2 2026 · reported May 14, 2026

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Revenue · Q2 2026
$7.91B
EX-99 · May 14, 2026
Record EPS · Q2 2026
$3.51
EX-99 · May 14, 2026
Net income · Q2 2026
$2,806M
EX-99 · May 14, 2026
Operating income · Q2 2026
$2.52B
EX-99 · May 14, 2026

Headline figures

MetricQ2 2026Prior qtrYear ago
Record revenue$7.91 billion——
GAAP gross margin11 percent——
Gross margin50.0 percent——
Record EPS$3.51——
EPS$2.86——
Revenue$7.91 billion——
Operating income$2.52 billion——
Net income$2,806 million——

EX-99 · May 14, 2026

Guidance · company-stated

Total revenue

“$ 8,950”

Non-GAAP diluted EPS

“$ 3.36”

net income

“tax benefit related to intra-entity intangible asset transfers of $0.04”

Guidance stated in the release's Business Outlook table for the third quarter of fiscal 2026; no direction stated — figures as stated in the table.

Next earningsNov 12, 2026Verified from the company’s own announcement

Margin

GAAP gross margin11 percent
Gross margin50.0 percent

Capital allocation

Dividend15 percent

The company generated $845 million in cash from operations and distributed $765 million to shareholders through $400 million in share repurchases and $365 million in dividends.

General educational research only — not investment advice.Every figure is as stated in the held documents; values marked “computed from stated figures” are arithmetic on those stated figures. Guidance shown is the company’s own stated guidance. No price targets, no recommendations, no consensus estimates.

Event summary

Second Quarter Results Applied generated record revenue of $7.91 billion

Based on: Earnings release + parent 8-K + 10-Q — transcript not held

Guidance & outlook

Total revenue: “Total revenue $ 8,950”

Non-GAAP diluted EPS: “Non-GAAP diluted EPS $ 3.36”

net income: “net income tax benefit related to intra-entity intangible asset transfers of $0.04”

Total revenue (“the third quarter of fiscal 2026”)
“Total revenue $ 8,950”

Non-GAAP diluted EPS (“the third quarter of fiscal 2026”)
“Non-GAAP diluted EPS $ 3.36”

net income (“the third quarter of fiscal 2026”)
“net income tax benefit related to intra-entity intangible asset transfers of $0.04”

Guidance stated in the release's Business Outlook table for the third quarter of fiscal 2026; no direction stated — figures as stated in the table.

Capital allocation

The company generated $845 million in cash from operations and distributed $765 million to shareholders through $400 million in share repurchases and $365 million in dividends.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Increased the quarterly cash dividend by 15 percent, from $0.46 to $0.53 per share, marking nine consecutive years of dividend increases.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

With the increase, Applied has more than doubled its dividend per share from four years ago.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Page 5 of 14 Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Applied provides investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are adjusted for the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses, including, as applicable, certain items related to mergers and acquisitions restructuring and severance charges and any associated adjustments legal settlement charges impairments of assets gain or loss, dividends and impairments on strategic investments certain income tax items and other discrete adjustments.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

**Consists of German government debt.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 20, 2026

**Consists of Canadian provincial government debt.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 20, 2026

Strategy & priorities

As the largest process equipment company in the fastest growing markets, our top priority is ensuring we have the operational and supply chain readiness to support our customers growth.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Page 5 of 14 Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Applied provides investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are adjusted for the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses, including, as applicable, certain items related to mergers and acquisitions restructuring and severance charges and any associated adjustments legal settlement charges impairments of assets gain or loss, dividends and impairments on strategic investments certain income tax items and other discrete adjustments.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Page 6 of 14 Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those regarding anticipated growth and trends in our businesses and markets, industry outlooks and demand drivers, technology transitions, our business and financial performance and market share positions, our capital allocation and cash deployment strategies, our investment and growth strategies, our development of new products and technologies, the plans and expectations for the EPIC Center, legal matters, our business outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and beyond, and other statements that are not historical facts.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Risks & headwinds

These statements and their underlying assumptions are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security to resolve a previously disclosed export controls compliance matter.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99May 14, 2026

OTHER INFORMATION Item 1: Legal Proceedings 46 Item 1A: Risk Factors 47 Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 59 Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities 59 Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures 59 Item 5: Other Information 59 Item 6: Exhibits 60 Signatures 61 Table of Contents PART I.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 20, 2026

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued) Legal Matters From time to time, we receive notification from third parties, including customers and suppliers, seeking indemnification, litigation support, payment of money or other actions by us in connection with claims made against them.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 20, 2026

We also are subject to various legal proceedings, government investigations or inquiries, and claims, both asserted and unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 20, 2026

These matters are subject to uncertainties, and we cannot predict the outcome of these matters, or governmental inquiries or proceedings that may occur.

SEC original ↗Applied Materials — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 20, 2026

Documents

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Competitors

Competitors & peers

Same GICS sector — classification peers, not declared competitors

Filings

62 documents

Earnings releases

24 documents

Presentations

1 document

Transcripts

0 documents

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