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AMAT (Applied Materials) 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio : 0.68% (As of Jan. 2025 )


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What is Applied Materials 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Month Share Buyback Ratio measures the proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three months, calculated as the percentage change in shares outstanding from the previous quarter to the current quarter. A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance. Applied Materials's current 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio was 0.68%.


Competitive Comparison of Applied Materials's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Applied Materials's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Applied Materials's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Applied Materials's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Applied Materials's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Applied Materials 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

Applied Materials's 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

3-Month Share Buyback Ratio=(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Oct. 2024 ) - Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Jan. 2025 )) / Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Oct. 2024 )
=(818.000 - 812.441) / 818.000
=0.68%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Applied Materials  (NAS:AMAT) 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A positive ratio may indicates share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio suggests no buybacks or potential share issuance.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


Applied Materials 3-Month Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms


Applied Materials Business Description

Address
3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95052-8039
Applied Materials Inc is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.
Executives
Gary E Dickerson director, officer: President and CEO
Thomas J Iannotti director C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039
Prabu G. Raja officer: SVP, Semi. Products Group C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052
Teri A. Little officer: SVP, CLO ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Brice Hill officer: SVP, CFO 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Omkaram Nalamasu officer: Senior VP, CTO C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039
Timothy M Deane officer: GVP, Applied Global Services C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVE, PO BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052
Xun Chen director 35 DORY RD., GLOUCESTER MA 01930
Kevin P March director 12500 TI BLVD, DALLAS TX 75243
Jeff Bodner officer: CVP, Corp. Controller & CAO C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE CA 97070
Daniel Durn officer: Senior VP C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039
Ginetto Addiego officer: SVP, Engineering 4000 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Rani Borkar director C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVE, PO BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052
Alexander Karsner director C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039
Stephen R Forrest director C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039