AI Earnings Predictions for Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)

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APPLIED MATERIALS ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

•Record revenue $9.12 billion, up 25 percent year over year

•GAAP gross margin 50.3 percent and non-GAAP gross margin 50.4 percent

•GAAP EPS $3.17 and record non-GAAP EPS $3.50, up 43 percent and 41 percent year over year, respectively

•EPIC Center R&D partnerships expand to 11 engagements with leading chipmakers, universities and innovation partners

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2026 — Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today reported results for its third quarter ended July 26, 2026.

Third Quarter Results

Applied generated record revenue of $9.12 billion. On a GAAP basis, the company reported gross margin of 50.3 percent, record operating income of $3.08 billion or 33.7 percent of revenue, and earnings per share (EPS) of $3.17.

On a non-GAAP basis, the company reported gross margin of 50.4 percent, record operating income of $3.10 billion or 34.0 percent of revenue, and record EPS of $3.50.

The company generated record cash from operations of $3.04 billion and distributed $860 million to shareholders through $440 million in share repurchases and $420 million in dividends.

“Applied Materials delivered another record-breaking quarter, including the highest sequential revenue growth in the company’s history,” said Gary Dickerson, President and CEO. “As the rapid global adoption of AI drives unprecedented demand for our materials engineering solutions, we are further raising our Semiconductor Systems revenue expectations for calendar 2026 and are confident we will grow faster than the market this year. Based on the increased demand visibility we are receiving from our customers, we expect another strong growth year for Applied Materials in 2027.”

“Applied Materials achieved its 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year gross margin expansion, demonstrating the increasing value we create by enabling better chips, systems and fab returns,” said Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO. “We expect continued strong revenue growth in the second half of the calendar year, particularly in DRAM as well as leading-edge foundry-logic and advanced packaging. Looking further ahead, we are making additional manufacturing capacity investments to support projected demand through the end of the decade.”

Applied Materials, Inc.

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Results Summary

Q3 FY2026Q3 FY2025Change

(In millions, except per share amounts and percentages)

Revenue$9,115 $7,302 25%

Gross margin50.3 %48.8 %1.5 points

Operating margin33.7 %30.6 %3.1 points

Net income$2,538 $1,779 43%

Diluted earnings per share$3.17 $2.22 43%

Non-GAAP Results

Non-GAAP gross margin50.4 %48.9 %1.5 points

Non-GAAP operating margin34.0 %30.7 %3.3 points

Non-GAAP net income$2,795 $1,989 41%

Non-GAAP diluted EPS$3.50 $2.48 41%

Non-GAAP free cash flow$2,330 $2,050 14%

A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the financial tables included in this release. See also “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

Recent Highlights

New Products and Technologies

•Introduced six new chipmaking systems for DRAM and advanced packaging.

•Enhanced Centura™ Prime™ Epi: selectively grows doped silicon germanium and silicon phosphorous in transistor source/drain regions, combining advanced strain engineering with precise doping control. The result is higher drive current and transistor efficiency, enabling faster, more power-efficient DRAM and high bandwidth memory (HBM).

•Opta™ Quad CMP: engineered specifically for advanced packaging, the Opta Quad continuously monitors wafer conditions during polish and dynamically adjusts in real time, improving within-wafer uniformity and total thickness variation control, which is particularly critical for hybrid bonding.

•Nokota™ VMax™ 2 ECD: high-precision copper plating across a broad range of applications for next-generation packaging, from TSV fill for 3D stacking to fine-pitch interconnects such as microbump formation. Nokota VMax 2 introduces Adaptive Pattern Tuning (APT), which dynamically shapes the electric field to correct for layout-driven variation and improve plating uniformity across the wafer.

•Producer™ Avila™ 2 PECVD: improves the mechanical stability of ultra-thin DRAM dies by depositing stress-balanced dielectric films around TSVs, enabling reliable stacking of 12, 16 and future high-layer-count HBM designs.

•VeritySEM™ 7AP Metrology: critical dimension eBeam metrology enables precise measurement of features on thick, heterogeneous and highly warped substrates common in HBM and chiplet architectures. VeritySEM AP systems automatically reconfigure to support a range of sizes and materials, while delivering sub-10nm sensitivity—orders of magnitude better than optical tools

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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., May 14, 2026 — Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today reported results for its second quarter ended Apr. 26, 2026.

Second Quarter Results

Applied generated record revenue of $7.91 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.

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.

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.

“Applied Materials delivered record quarterly performance, and we now expect our semiconductor equipment business to grow more than 30 percent in calendar 2026,” said Gary Dickerson, President and CEO. “The rapid global build-out of AI computing infrastructure combined with Applied’s strong leadership positions in leading-edge logic, DRAM and advanced packaging provide an exceptionally strong foundation for sustained, multi-year revenue and profit growth.”

“The growth in AI that Applied has been investing for is now in full force,” said Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO. “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. We have increased our build plan, inventory positions and logistics capacity, and we are driving higher operating profit and productivity across the company.”

Applied Materials, Inc.

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Results Summary

Q2 FY2026Q2 FY2025Change

(In millions, except per share amounts and percentages)

Revenue$7,910 $7,100 11%

Gross margin49.9 %49.1 %0.8 points

Operating margin31.9 %30.5 %1.4 points

Net income$2,806 $2,137 31%

Diluted earnings per share$3.51 $2.63 33%

Non-GAAP Results

Non-GAAP gross margin50.0 %49.2 %0.8 points

Non-GAAP operating margin32.1 %30.7 %1.4 points

Non-GAAP net income$2,286 $1,940 18%

Non-GAAP diluted EPS$2.86 $2.39 20%

Non-GAAP free cash flow$210 $1,061 (80)%

A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the financial tables included in this release. See also “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section.

Recent Highlights

•Announced several EPIC Center engagements with chipmakers and partners designed to dramatically reduce the time it takes to commercialize breakthrough technologies from early-stage research to full-scale manufacturing. These engagements build upon the previously announced partnership with Samsung Electronics.

•A new innovation partnership with TSMC to accelerate the development and commercialization of semiconductor technologies required for the next era of AI. Working together at Applied’s EPIC Center in Silicon Valley, the companies will co-innovate to advance materials engineering, equipment innovation, and process integration technologies designed to deliver energy-efficient performance from the data center to the edge.

•Arizona State University (ASU), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Stanford University will join Applied’s EPIC Center as inaugural research partners, leveraging the synergy of academia and industry to accelerate energy‑efficient innovations for next‑generation AI chips.

•Advantest Corporation, a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join Applied’s EPIC platform as an innovation partner to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages, helping chipmakers bring new designs to market faster.

•A long-term collaboration agreement between Applied and SK hynix to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) essential for AI and high-performance computing. Engineers from both companies will work side-by-side at Applied’s EPIC Center to advance innovation in materials, process integration and 3D advanced packaging as memory architectures move beyond current production nodes.

•Applied and Micron Technology are working to develop next-generation DRAM, HBM and NAND solutions that increase the energy-efficient performance of AI systems

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2026

Applied Materials, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware000-0692094-1655526 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 12, 2026, Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied Materials”) announced its financial results for its first quarter ended January 25, 2026. A copy of Applied Materials’ press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of Applied Materials under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description 99.1Press Release issued by Applied Materials, Inc. dated February 12, 2026

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Registrant)

Date:February 12, 2026By:/s/ Teri A. Little Teri A. Little Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary