Financing
Share Buybacks
Applied Materials Share Buybacks increased by 18.7% to $400.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 76.0%, from $1.67B to $400.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 6.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026May 21, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
21 periods
| 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 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $750.00M | $1.50B | $1.50B | $1.80B | $1.80B | $1.00B | $1.50B | $250.00M | $800.00M | $439.00M | $700.00M | $700.00M | $820.00M | $861.00M | $1.44B | $1.32B | $1.67B | $1.06B | $851.00M | $337.00M | $400.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +100.0% | +0.0% | +20.2% | -0.2% | -44.4% | +50.0% | -83.3% | +220.0% | -45.1% | +59.5% | +0.0% | +17.1% | +5.0% | +67.5% | -8.6% | +26.7% | -36.8% | -19.4% | -60.4% | +18.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +140.0% | -33.3% | +0.0% | -86.1% | -55.6% | -56.1% | -53.3% | +180.0% | +2.5% | +96.1% | +106.0% | +88.3% | +103.7% | +22.6% | -41.0% | -74.4% | -76.0% |
Range$250.00M – $1.80B
CAGR-11.8%
Avg YoY Growth+15.5%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Applied Materials's share buybacks?
- Applied Materials (AMAT) reported share buybacks of $400.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Applied Materials's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Applied Materials's share buybacks decreased by 76.0% year-over-year, from $1.67B to $400.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Applied Materials's share buybacks has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.75B to $4.90B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.