Applied Materials Dividend yield




   USD/share 
 Price  152.76
 Dividend  1.28
 Earnings  7.75
 Cash-flow  6.39
 Book value  14.41
 Equity  14.43

Applied Materials is part of Technology Hardware and Equip. business, which is part of Technology industry. Applied Materials is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Applied Materials stock dividend

Applied Materials paid a total dividend of 1,082 million USD last year, for a market value of 129,082 millions (Market Cap 128,787 millions). Applied Materials dividend per share is 1.28 USD, and his stock market price 152.76 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Applied Materials has a dividend yield of 0.84%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Technology industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Applied Materials stocks dividend with other Technology Hardware and Equip. companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Applied Materials

Applied Materials Dividend Payout

About the ability of Applied Materials to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.28 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.84%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Applied Materials payout on ernings is currently 16.52%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Applied Materialscan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Applied Materials is USD 6.39 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.28, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Applied Materials, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Technology industry and Technology Hardware and Equip. sector companies.

Applied Materials payout

Applied Materials Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Applied Materials's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  USD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present0.84%1.2816.52%845
20221.07%1.0413.67%860
20210.61%0.9614.59%903
20201.02%0.8822.00%918
20191.38%0.8428.38%924
20182.44%0.8017.09%983
20170.78%0.4011.73%1,067
20161.24%0.4025.32%1,089
20152.13%0.4038.10%1,201

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Applied Materials dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Technology Hardware and Equip. stocks.

Applied Materials stock dividend history

Applied Materials Stock performance

Finally, last moth Applied Materials showed a return of 0.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 62.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Technology Hardware and Equip. firms.

Applied Materials stock and market return