Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)
Applied Materials Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) decreased by 2.9% to $1.29B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 33.7%, from $1.95B to $1.29B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) shows an upward trend with a 28.0% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests a conservative cash management strategy or accumulation of capital for future strategic investments, while a decrease may indicate cash deployment for acquisitions or capital expenditures.
Detailed definition
This represents liquid financial instruments held by the company that are intended to be held for more than one year or...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported by technology firms with significant cash balances; peers often hold similar portfolios of marketable securities.
non_current_assets_short_term_investmentsHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $460.00M | $444.00M | $464.00M | $473.00M | $591.00M | $592.00M | $586.00M | $500.00M | $510.00M | $510.00M | $737.00M | $638.00M | $472.00M | $815.00M | $1.45B | $1.95B | $578.00M | $1.63B | $1.33B | $1.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.5% | +4.5% | +1.9% | +24.9% | +0.2% | -1.0% | -14.7% | +2.0% | +0.0% | +44.5% | -13.4% | -26.0% | +72.7% | +77.8% | +34.5% | -70.3% | +182.0% | -18.3% | -2.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +28.5% | +33.3% | +26.3% | +5.7% | -13.7% | -13.9% | +25.8% | +27.6% | -7.5% | +59.8% | +96.6% | +205.5% | +22.5% | +100.0% | -8.1% | -33.7% |
Short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Applied Materials's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)?
- Applied Materials (AMAT) reported short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) of $1.29B in Q4 2025.
- How has Applied Materials's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) changed year-over-year?
- Applied Materials's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) decreased by 33.7% year-over-year, from $1.95B to $1.29B.
- What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84)?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Applied Materials's short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) has grown at a 28.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $387.00M to $1.33B.
- What does short-term investment securities (includes restricted investments of consolidated variable interest entities: 2026, $85; 2025, $84) mean?
- Financial investments held by the company that are not immediately available for daily operations.