Applied Materials (AMAT)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-09-09
Applied Materials (AMAT) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25.4 | 15.7 | -8.2 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 60.6 | -29.9 | -9.6 | 2.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 10.9 | -12.2 | -8.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 16.8 | -1.6 | -10.5 | 27.4 | 13.8 | 8.4 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 22.9 | 2.3 | -3.7 | 8.5 | 9.7 | -10.1 | -6.9 | 2.4 | -10.1 | -3.6 | -6.9 |
| 2023 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 | -8.0 | 18.2 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | -9.4 | -4.4 | 13.4 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | -12.2 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -16.3 | 6.5 | -22.4 | 16.5 | -11.0 | -12.9 | 7.8 | 24.4 | -11.2 |
| 2021 | 12.0 | 22.5 | 13.0 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | -1.7 | -3.3 | -4.7 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | -5.0 | 0.5 | -21.2 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | -3.9 | -3.5 | -0.4 | 39.7 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | -1.4 | 3.4 | 11.1 | -11.8 | 16.1 | 9.9 | -2.3 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 7.6 | -3.4 | -10.7 | 2.6 | -9.0 | 5.3 | -11.1 | -10.2 | -14.9 | 14.0 | -12.2 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 13.2 | -10.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 15.4 | 8.3 | -6.3 | -3.1 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | 7.5 | 12.2 | -3.4 | 19.8 | -1.8 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 1.0 | -3.5 | 11.1 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | -8.3 | 10.1 | -9.9 | -12.3 | 2.2 | -4.5 | -9.7 | -6.8 | -8.7 | 14.2 | 12.6 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | -4.9 | 13.3 | 7.7 | -6.7 | 6.5 | 11.7 | -7.0 | 10.8 | -6.5 | 2.2 | 9.4 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | 12.8 | 6.9 | -1.7 | 7.6 | 5.5 | -1.8 | 9.4 | -7.4 | 16.8 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -3.7 | -13.1 | 10.8 | -4.9 | 8.2 | -4.5 | -5.1 | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 11.7 | 5.2 | -4.9 | 0.5 | -11.7 | -5.6 | -5.3 | -7.5 | -8.5 | 18.9 | -11.9 | -0.7 |
| 2010 | -12.6 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 2.3 | -5.7 | -7.0 | -1.8 | -11.6 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 2009 | -7.5 | -1.1 | 16.7 | 13.6 | -7.3 | -2.2 | 25.3 | -4.1 | 1.5 | -8.8 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| 2008 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 1.8 | -4.4 | 6.5 | -3.6 | -9.3 | 3.8 | -15.6 | -14.7 | -25.4 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | -3.9 | 5.0 | -1.4 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 10.9 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -6.2 | -2.7 | -5.7 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | -3.7 | -4.4 | 2.5 | -5.5 | -3.7 | -3.2 | 7.6 | 4.9 | -1.9 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | -7.0 | 9.8 | -6.9 | -8.5 | 10.6 | -1.5 | 14.2 | -0.7 | -7.4 | -3.5 | 10.9 | -0.9 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -14.3 | 9.3 | -1.8 | -13.5 | -6.4 | 3.8 | -2.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 2003 | -8.1 | 8.4 | -3.1 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 22.9 | 11.2 | -16.2 | 28.7 | 3.9 | -7.4 |
| 2002 | 8.8 | -0.4 | 24.8 | -10.4 | -8.8 | -14.3 | -21.8 | -10.2 | -13.6 | 30.1 | 13.4 | -23.6 |
| 2001 | 31.8 | -16.0 | 3.0 | 25.5 | -8.6 | -1.7 | -6.6 | -6.0 | -34.0 | 19.9 | 16.5 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 8.3 | 33.3 | 3.0 | 8.0 | -18.0 | 8.5 | -16.3 | 13.8 | -31.3 | -10.4 | -23.9 | -5.6 |
| 1999 | 48.0 | -12.0 | 10.9 | -13.1 | 2.6 | 34.3 | -2.6 | -1.2 | 9.3 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 30.0 |
| 1998 | 8.9 | 12.2 | -4.1 | 2.3 | -11.4 | -7.8 | 13.6 | -26.7 | 2.8 | 37.4 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| 1997 | 37.4 | 2.5 | -8.4 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 8.5 | 29.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | -29.9 | -1.1 | -8.7 |
| 1996 | -6.0 | -3.4 | -2.5 | 14.7 | -6.9 | -18.1 | -21.7 | 1.6 | 13.9 | -4.3 | 44.2 | -5.7 |
| 1995 | -8.9 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 11.8 | 24.9 | 12.5 | 19.5 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -19.0 |
| 1994 | 13.9 | 7.7 | -6.3 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 4.7 | 12.8 | -7.4 | 11.2 | -7.9 | -11.8 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 15.0 | 6.8 | -0.9 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 22.2 | 8.7 | -0.3 | -11.9 | 11.9 | 9.9 |
| 1992 | 8.9 | 13.4 | -8.3 | -7.2 | 21.6 | -11.1 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 16.0 | 8.3 | 22.9 | -6.9 |
| 1991 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 7.2 | -14.9 | 14.0 | -8.5 | -11.8 | -7.6 | 11.3 | 30.6 |
| 1990 | -4.4 | -4.6 | 9.6 | -4.8 | 37.3 | 2.0 | -8.6 | -21.6 | -15.6 | -23.9 | 4.3 | 17.8 |
| 1989 | 16.9 | -9.6 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 13.5 | -18.3 | -3.9 | -1.0 | 9.2 | -4.7 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
| 1988 | -5.1 | 41.9 | -2.9 | 13.7 | -1.7 | 21.1 | -10.9 | -8.1 | -3.5 | -18.4 | -17.4 | 21.1 |
| 1987 | 39.5 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 35.3 | 0.5 | -14.6 | 17.7 | 31.2 | -4.1 | -47.0 | -6.5 | 34.5 |
| 1986 | 13.3 | 23.9 | -6.9 | 17.1 | -8.7 | -20.7 | -19.6 | 16.2 | -11.6 | 7.9 | -4.9 | -2.6 |
| 1985 | 29.6 | -15.7 | -6.8 | -16.4 | 10.9 | -17.6 | 19.1 | -12.0 | -13.6 | 5.3 | 13.8 | -8.8 |
| 1984 | -20.1 | -2.4 | 3.3 | -2.4 | -7.4 | 10.7 | -14.5 | 33.0 | -17.4 | -17.6 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| 1983 | 30.8 | 10.9 | -3.0 | 2.3 | 23.7 | 11.1 | -5.6 | -10.0 | 9.8 | -13.7 | -9.7 | 17.6 |
| 1982 | 17.9 | -16.7 | -1.8 | 16.7 | -1.6 | -6.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 32.8 | -2.3 | 4.6 |
| 1981 | -17.5 | -10.2 | 13.4 | 20.4 | 16.1 | -25.4 | -17.5 | -20.0 | -6.3 | 11.7 | -10.4 | -6.7 |
| 1980 | · | · | -0.9 | 3.2 | 12.0 | -6.0 | 43.0 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 10.3 | 30.2 | -8.3 |
| Avg | 7.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -2.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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AMAT seasonality — average by calendar month
Applied Materials has monthly history back to 1980. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 29 of 46 years, median +7.3%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 27 of 46 with a median of -3.5%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±13.5% in an average month and has fallen 85.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +7.7% | +5.3% | +1.2% | +3.3% | +5.0% | +0.2% | +2.0% | -0.7% | -2.7% | +0.9% | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| Win rate | 63%/46 | 63%/46 | 51%/47 | 57%/47 | 64%/47 | 43%/47 | 49%/47 | 43%/47 | 41%/46 | 48%/46 | 63%/46 | 57%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
AMAT risk & extremes
AMAT drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Applied Materials's best month?+
Applied Materials's strongest completed month on record is June 2026, at +60.65%.
What was Applied Materials's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 1987, at -47.01%.
Is Applied Materials up this year?+
Applied Materials is up 82.89% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Applied Materials's 1-year return?+
+188.04% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Applied Materials's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 85.2%, measured on month-end closes since 1980.
Which calendar month is historically best for Applied Materials?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1980. An average is not a forecast.
About Applied Materials
Applied Materials is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $372 billion. It sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $669,732 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was June 2026 at +60.65%; its worst, October 1987 at -47.01%.
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