Applied Materials Cash & Equivalents decreased by 21.6% to $5.68B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.3%, from $4.97B to $5.68B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Cash & Equivalents shows an upward trend with a 6.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase signals improved liquidity and the ability to fund operations or acquisitions without debt; a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure or shareholder returns.
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cash_and_equivalents| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.05B | $4.83B | $5.00B | $4.00B | $2.09B | $1.67B | $2.00B | $2.32B | $3.16B | $4.63B | $6.13B | $5.50B | $5.73B | $6.97B | $8.02B | $4.97B | $4.73B | $3.95B | $7.24B | $5.68B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.3% | +3.4% | -19.8% | -47.8% | -20.0% | +19.3% | +16.4% | +36.0% | +46.5% | +32.5% | -10.3% | +4.1% | +21.7% | +15.1% | -38.1% | -4.8% | -16.5% | +83.5% | -21.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -58.6% | -65.4% | -60.1% | -42.0% | +51.2% | +176.8% | +207.4% | +136.9% | +81.3% | +50.6% | +30.8% | -9.7% | -17.4% | -43.4% | -9.7% | +14.3% |
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