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AMATApplied Materials, Inc.

The forward PE ratio is 46.61 as of Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Forward PE Ratio (46.61) = Close Price ($588.66) / Consensus Forward EPS ($12.24)

AMAT Forward PE Ratio Metrics

FORWARD PE RATIO

46.61

AMAT Competitors' Forward PE Ratio

AMAT

Applied Materials, Inc.

Current

Market Cap

$467.37B

Forward PE Ratio

46.61

CSCO

Cisco Systems, Inc.

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$466.31B

Forward PE Ratio

26.62

LRCX

Lam Research Corporation

vs AMAT

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$441.66B

Forward PE Ratio

58.58

ORCL

Oracle Corporation

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$415.57B

Forward PE Ratio

18.77

INTC

Intel Corp.

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$565.63B

Forward PE Ratio

102.19

ARM

Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$348.85B

Forward PE Ratio

171.29

KLAC

KLA Corporation

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$299.82B

Forward PE Ratio

59.66

DELL

Dell Technologies Inc.

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$299.06B

Forward PE Ratio

43.33

PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$296.28B

Forward PE Ratio

90.72

TXN

Texas Instruments Incorporated

vs AMAT

Market Cap

$280.79B

Forward PE Ratio

39.11

Trailing vs Forward

Trailing P/E

53.6

reported TTM EPS

Forward P/E

46.6

consensus next-FY EPS

The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $12.24 implies +15.0% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $10.64.

Forward P/E by Fiscal Year

View All Analyst Estimates

At today's $588.66 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.

Fiscal year endConsensus EPSEstimate rangeAnalystsImplied P/E
2026-10-26$12.24$11.63 – $12.532048.1x
2027-10-26$16.59$12.96 – $17.861935.5x
2028-10-26$20.97$15.20 – $27.461028.1x

Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.

Forward PE Ratio Formula & Definition

PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)

The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Forward PE Ratio FAQ

What is the forward PE ratio for Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)?
The forward PE ratio for AMAT stock is 46.61.

About Applied Materials, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc. engages in provision of materials engineering solutions used to produce semiconductors. The firm also focuses on design, development, production, and servicing of the critical wafer fabrication tools used for customers to manufacture semiconductors. It operates through the following segments: Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS). The Semiconductor Systems segment includes designing, development, manufacturing and sale of equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips referred to as integrated circuits. The AGS segment engages in provision of services, spares, and factory automation software to customer fabrication plants globally. The company was founded on November 10, 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Santa Clara, CA
36,500 employees
Technology / Semiconductors
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
CEO
Gary E. Dickerson