Net Change in Cash
Applied Materials Net Change in Cash increased by 96.8% to -$25.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 98.6%, from -$1.76B to -$25.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a 9.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $85.00M | -$239.00M | -$1.07B | $268.00M | -$1.93B | -$375.00M | -$960.00M | $1.55B | $1.04B | $1.44B | $100.00M | $721.00M | $221.00M | $1.20B | -$1.76B | -$111.00M | -$790.00M | -$25.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -381.2% | -349.0% | +125.0% | -821.6% | +80.6% | -156.0% | +261.8% | -32.9% | +38.0% | -93.0% | +621.0% | -69.3% | +444.3% | -246.1% | +93.7% | -611.7% | +96.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | -56.9% | +10.5% | +479.5% | +153.9% | +483.5% | +110.4% | -53.6% | -78.8% | -16.3% | -343.8% | -150.2% | -165.7% | +98.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Applied Materials's net change in cash?
- Applied Materials (AMAT) reported net change in cash of -$25.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Applied Materials's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Applied Materials's net change in cash increased by 98.6% year-over-year, from -$1.76B to -$25.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's net change in cash?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Applied Materials's net change in cash has grown at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.71B to $2.25B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.