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accession: "0000006951-21-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMAT"
cik: "0000006951"
company_name: "APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE"
filed_at: "2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T07:11:18.411188+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Materials reports record annual revenue of $23.06B, up 34% YoY; Q4 EPS $1.89 GAAP

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $6.12B (+31% YoY) at low-end of guidance due to supply constraints; GAAP EPS $1.89, non-GAAP $1.94.
- FY2021 revenue $23.06B (+34% YoY); GAAP EPS $6.40, non-GAAP $6.84; record GAAP op margin 29.9%.
- Semiconductor Systems backlog grew from $5.5B to $6.7B in Q4; overall orders up 62% YoY.
- FY2021 cash from operations record $5.44B; returned $4.59B to shareholders ($3.75B buybacks, $838M dividends).
- CEO cites pandemic-driven demand, but near-term supply shortages of certain silicon components persist.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000006951-21-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMAT
- cik: 0000006951
- company_name: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
- filed_at: 2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000000695121000038/0000006951-21-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000000695121000038/amat-20211118.htm

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