AMAT

Applied Materials
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$496.17
-3.5% on the session
1-year return
+205.6%
+34.7% over six months
Volatility
59.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-39.6%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Applied Materials is a semiconductor materials & equipment name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +205.6%, against +22.1% over three months and -12.1% over one. It trades 26.4% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 59.0% is very high — position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -39.6%, and it has traded a median $4.5B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.60 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#16 of 72
Stronger than 79% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#35 of 500

How AMAT scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in Semiconductor Materials & Equipment.

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Full metrics
1 day-3.5%
1 week-9.5%
1 month-12.1%
3 months+22.1%
6 months+34.7%
1 year+205.6%
12-1 momentum+247.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)59.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-39.6%
Distance vs 200-day average+26.4%
Return per unit of risk3.49
Median daily dollar volume$4.5B
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