Applied Materials Posts $3.40 in Fourth-Quarter EPS
AMAT sits 87% above its 52-week low of $203.4.
Summary
Applied Materials reported fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of a record $4.16 and net income of $2.72B, with revenue of $10.41B, up 53% from a year earlier. Taiwan revenue rose 59% year over year and contributed the highest to the top line. The results follow a run of upbeat disclosures: management told JPMorgan in August that semiconductor systems revenue could grow about 40% this year on AI demand, and the company laid out long-term growth targets at its SEMICON West investor event in October. For the first quarter, the company guided revenue to $11.1B plus or minus $500M and non-GAAP EPS to $4.35 +/- $0.20.
Updated with an SEC 8-K filing · What changed
Updates
· SEC 8-K — Applied Materials guided Q1 FY27 revenue to $11.1B +/- $500M and non-GAAP EPS to $4.35 +/- $0.20; Q4 non-GAAP EPS was a record $4.16.
At the time of this announcement, AMAT was trading at $380.95 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $302.5B. The 52-week trading range was $203.40 to $739.67. This news item was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10. Source: Dow Jones Newswires.