Overview
Applied Materials designs, produces and services wafer fabrication equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, describing itself as the leader in materials engineering for chipmaking[21]. Its Semiconductor Systems segment is the largest contributor to revenue; the company also sells services to its installed base and display equipment[21]. Revenue for fiscal 2025, which ended on 26 October 2025, was US$28,368 million, up 4%[21]. Applied is incorporated in Delaware, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and listed on Nasdaq. It employed approximately 36,500 regular full-time staff in 25 countries, 46% of them in Asia-Pacific[21]. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 it approved a workforce reduction expected to affect about 4% of its staff[21].
Applied Materials strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Largest US chip-equipment maker
- Profit margin of 29%
- Recurring services revenue
Limitations
- Sales growth of 5.1%
- Fell one place
- Smaller market value than Lam Research
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Applied Materials alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to Applied Materials: companies ranked in the same lists.
- NVIDIA
- AMD
Marvell Technology
Analog Devices- Sandisk
- Texas Instruments
Lam Research
KLA- Qualcomm
- Intel
Micron Technology
Broadcom
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