Applied Materials
AMAT

Applied Materials (AMAT) dividend history and yield

Dividend summary

Frequency
Quarterly
Trailing 12 months
$1.98
Forward yield
0.40%
Payout ratio
18.1%
Growth streak
5 years

Applied Materials pays a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share. Its next payment is already scheduled, with an ex-date of November 19, 2026 and a pay date of December 10, 2026. The most recent paid dividend went ex on August 20, 2026 and was paid on September 10. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.98 per share, a yield of about 0.37% at a share price of $540.04.

Applied Materials has raised its dividend once a year, each time with the payment that goes ex-dividend in late May. The rate went from $0.24 to $0.26 in 2022, then to $0.32 in 2023, $0.40 in 2024, $0.46 in 2025 and $0.53 in 2026. Raises were 8.3% in 2022, 23.1% in 2023, 25.0% in 2024 and about 15% in each of the last two years. Since early 2022, the quarterly rate is up about 121%, roughly 18% a year. Payments by calendar year rose from $1.02 in 2022 to $1.78 in 2025. The company has increased its dividend for five consecutive years.

If the pattern holds, the payment after December's would go ex-dividend in late February 2027 and be paid in mid-March. Past raises have come with the May payment.

Dividend per share by year

2026
$2.05
2025
$1.78
2024
$1.52
2023
$1.22
2022
$1.02
2021
$0.94
2020
$0.87

Dividend history

DeclaredEx-dividend datePay dateAmount
Sep 10, 2026Nov 19, 2026Dec 10, 2026$0.53
Jun 9, 2026Aug 20, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.53
Mar 12, 2026May 21, 2026Jun 11, 2026$0.53
Dec 11, 2025Feb 19, 2026Mar 12, 2026$0.46
Sep 11, 2025Nov 20, 2025Dec 11, 2025$0.46
Jun 10, 2025Aug 21, 2025Sep 11, 2025$0.46
Mar 10, 2025May 22, 2025Jun 12, 2025$0.46
Dec 13, 2024Feb 20, 2025Mar 13, 2025$0.40
Sep 12, 2024Nov 21, 2024Dec 12, 2024$0.40
Jun 13, 2024Aug 22, 2024Sep 12, 2024$0.40
Mar 11, 2024May 22, 2024Jun 13, 2024$0.40
Dec 8, 2023Feb 21, 2024Mar 14, 2024$0.32
Sep 7, 2023Nov 22, 2023Dec 14, 2023$0.32
Jun 8, 2023Aug 23, 2023Sep 14, 2023$0.32
Mar 13, 2023May 24, 2023Jun 15, 2023$0.32
Dec 12, 2022Feb 22, 2023Mar 16, 2023$0.26
Sep 8, 2022Nov 23, 2022Dec 15, 2022$0.26
Jun 9, 2022Aug 24, 2022Sep 15, 2022$0.26
Mar 11, 2022May 25, 2022Jun 16, 2022$0.26
Dec 2, 2021Feb 22, 2022Mar 16, 2022$0.24

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Applied Materials (AMAT) pay a dividend?

    Yes. Applied Materials pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.53 per share.

  • What is AMAT's dividend yield?

    Applied Materials paid $1.98 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.40% at the last price of $497.53. Click here to learn more

  • When is AMAT's next ex-dividend date?

    Applied Materials's next ex-dividend date is Nov 19, 2026, payable on Dec 10, 2026.

  • What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

    An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more

  • Has AMAT been raising its dividend?

    Yes — Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years.

Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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