Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 260 Technology companies.
Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) scores 7.6 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.
We cannot judge Applied Materials Inc yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.
Quantitative signs of a moat, read from the filed statements. This is not a judgement of where it comes from (brand, network effects, switching costs). How Lemma measures a moat →
The Quality Score for AMAT stands at 7.6 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Applied Materials Inc in the high quality band. Businesses in this band tend to combine good returns with a sound balance sheet, even if one pillar lags the others. It rolls Applied Materials Inc’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 260 Technology companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 91st percentile, near the very top of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.9, and the best quarter starts from 6.7. Applied Materials Inc is well above that typical reading.
On profitability, Applied Materials Inc scores 8.4, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.6 across 256 Technology companies, which places it well above them, at the 89th percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
On solvency, Applied Materials Inc scores 9.3, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 8.0 across 194 Technology companies, which places it above them, at the 73rd percentile. A high solvency score means leverage is modest relative to earnings and cash flow, which gives management room to act in a bad year.
On growth, Applied Materials Inc scores 4.8, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.4 across 207 Technology companies, which places it well below them, at the 32nd percentile. Average growth reflects a business expanding at roughly the pace of its sector, without a clear acceleration or decline.
Applied Materials Inc’s efficiency score is 6.2 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 7.1 among 240 Technology companies, that is below the group and the 35th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Predictability scores 8.7 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 258 Technology companies is 4.7, so Applied Materials Inc is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 98th percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
The gap between Applied Materials Inc’s best and worst pillar is wide: solvency at 9.3 against growth at 4.8, 4.5 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with solvency is a defensive strength: it protects the business more than it grows it. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is growth. If it rose to the median of Technology companies, 6.4, Applied Materials Inc’s overall score would go from 7.6 to about 7.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Applied Materials Inc has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Technology companies below are nearest to Applied Materials Inc by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
Educational only. Not investment advice.
On this reading Applied Materials Inc scores 7.6 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Applied Materials Inc ranks at the 91st percentile of the 260 Technology companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.9 and the top quarter starts at 6.7, against Applied Materials Inc’s 7.6.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for AMAT are in the app.
No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.
Inside Lemma Analysis the same five pillars run on every company we cover, with the metrics behind each one, current fundamentals, a DCF you control and a watchlist that tells you when the price catches up.
Free to start · No credit card