How much did Applied Materials's capex change year over year?

+89.9% from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 ($1.19B → $2.26B).

What is the most Applied Materials has spent on capex in a single reported period?

$646M, in the period ending 2026-01-25.

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Applied Materials AMAT

57 reported periods · 2011–2026 · sourced from SEC XBRL filings

Latest FY capex

$2.26B

Revenue FY

$28.37B

Capex / Revenue

Highest period

$646M

2026-01-25

Key facts

Applied Materials reported capital expenditure of $2.26B for fiscal 2025, +89.9% versus $1.19B in fiscal 2024.

Capex equals 8% of fiscal-year revenue ($28.37B).

The highest single reported period was $646M (period ending 2026-01-25).

The latest reported period, 9 months to 2026-07-26, shows $1.99B; the dataset covers 57 reported periods (2011–2026), all from SEC XBRL filings.

Every capital-expenditure figure Applied Materials has reported to the SEC, unedited. Capex is the XBRL concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; a capex/revenue ratio above 100% means the company is investing more than it earns to secure capacity. Each row links to the filing it came from.

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BY FISCAL YEAR

Fiscal year	Capex	YoY	Period end
FY2025	$2.26B	+90%	2025-10-26
FY2024	$1.19B	+8%	2024-10-27
FY2023	$1.11B	+41%	2023-10-29
FY2022	$787M	+18%	2022-10-30
FY2021	$668M	+58%	2021-10-31
FY2020	$422M	-4%	2020-10-25
FY2019	$441M	-29%	2019-10-27
FY2018	$622M	+80%	2018-10-28
FY2017	$345M	+36%	2017-10-29
FY2016	$253M	+18%	2016-10-30
FY2015	$215M	-11%	2015-10-25
FY2014	$241M	+22%	2014-10-26
FY2013	$197M	+22%	2013-10-27
FY2012	$162M	-22%	2012-10-28
FY2011	$209M	—	2011-10-30

ALL REPORTED PERIODS (57)

Period end	Period	Capex	Form
2026-07-26	FY2026 9 mo. cumulative	$1.99B	10-Q
2026-04-26	FY2026 6 mo. cumulative	$1.28B	10-Q
2026-01-25	FY2026 Q1	$646M	10-Q
2025-10-26	FY2025 FY	$2.26B	10-K
2025-07-27	FY2025 9 mo. cumulative	$1.48B	10-Q
2025-04-27	FY2025 6 mo. cumulative	$891M	10-Q
2025-01-26	FY2025 Q1	$381M	10-Q
2024-10-27	FY2024 FY	$1.19B	10-K
2024-07-28	FY2024 9 mo. cumulative	$783M	10-Q
2024-04-28	FY2024 6 mo. cumulative	$486M	10-Q
2024-01-28	FY2024 Q1	$229M	10-Q
2023-10-29	FY2023 FY	$1.11B	10-K
2023-07-30	FY2023 9 mo. cumulative	$797M	10-Q
2023-04-30	FY2023 6 mo. cumulative	$542M	10-Q
2023-01-29	FY2023 Q1	$287M	10-Q
2022-10-30	FY2022 FY	$787M	10-K
2022-07-31	FY2022 9 mo. cumulative	$564M	10-Q
2022-05-01	FY2022 6 mo. cumulative	$354M	10-Q
2022-01-30	FY2022 Q1	$144M	10-Q
2021-10-31	FY2021 FY	$668M	10-K
2021-08-01	FY2021 9 mo. cumulative	$462M	10-Q
2021-05-02	FY2021 6 mo. cumulative	$325M	10-Q
2021-01-31	FY2021 Q1	$121M	10-Q
2020-10-25	FY2020 FY	$422M	10-K
2020-07-26	FY2020 9 mo. cumulative	$260M	10-Q
2020-04-26	FY2020 6 mo. cumulative	$173M	10-Q
2020-01-26	FY2020 Q1	$102M	10-Q
2019-10-27	FY2019 FY	$441M	10-K
2019-07-28	FY2019 9 mo. cumulative	$344M	10-Q
2019-04-28	FY2019 6 mo. cumulative	$251M	10-Q
2019-01-27	FY2019 Q1	$133M	10-Q
2018-10-28	FY2018 FY	$622M	10-K
2018-07-29	FY2018 9 mo. cumulative	$457M	10-Q
2018-04-29	FY2018 6 mo. cumulative	$324M	10-Q
2018-01-28	FY2018 Q1	$203M	10-Q
2017-10-29	FY2017 FY	$345M	10-K
2017-07-30	FY2017 9 mo. cumulative	$221M	10-Q
2017-04-30	FY2017 6 mo. cumulative	$141M	10-Q
2017-01-29	FY2017 Q1	$64M	10-Q
2016-10-30	FY2016 FY	$253M	10-K
2016-07-31	FY2016 9 mo. cumulative	$165M	10-Q
2016-05-01	FY2016 6 mo. cumulative	$115M	10-Q
2016-01-31	FY2016 Q1	$68M	10-Q
2015-10-25	FY2015 FY	$215M	10-K
2015-07-26	FY2015 9 mo. cumulative	$164M	10-Q
2015-04-26	FY2015 6 mo. cumulative	$113M	10-Q
2015-01-25	FY2015 Q1	$49M	10-Q
2014-10-26	FY2014 FY	$241M	10-K
2014-07-27	FY2014 9 mo. cumulative	$178M	10-Q
2014-04-27	FY2014 6 mo. cumulative	$113M	10-Q
2014-01-26	FY2014 Q1	$48M	10-Q
2013-10-27	FY2013 FY	$197M	10-K
2013-07-28	FY2013 9 mo. cumulative	$141M	10-Q
2013-04-28	FY2013 6 mo. cumulative	$101M	10-Q
2013-01-27	FY2013 Q1	$49M	10-Q
2012-10-28	FY2012 FY	$162M	10-K
2011-10-30	FY2011 FY	$209M	10-K

Source: SEC XBRL company-concept API, concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment, CIK 6951. See Methodology.