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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000006951-24-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMAT"
cik: "0000006951"
company_name: "APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE"
filed_at: "2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:09:07.517025+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Materials reports record Q3 revenue of $6.78B, GAAP EPS $2.05, up 11% YoY

## Summary
- Revenue $6.78B, up 5% YoY; GAAP EPS $2.05 (+11%), non-GAAP EPS $2.12 (+12%).
- GAAP operating margin 28.7% (+0.7 pts); non-GAAP operating margin 28.8% (+0.5 pts).
- Generated $2.39B cash from ops; distributed $1.19B to shareholders ($861M buybacks, $331M dividends).
- CEO cites AI leadership fueling demand, positioning company to outperform markets long term.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000006951-24-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMAT
- cik: 0000006951
- company_name: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
- filed_at: 2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000000695124000026/0000006951-24-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000000695124000026/amat-20240815.htm

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