Does AMAT pay a dividend?

Yes. Applied Materials, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.41% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.98 per share.

How much does AMAT pay in dividends?

$1.98 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next AMAT ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is November 19, 2026, with payment on December 10, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

AMAT Dividend

Applied Materials, Inc.

NASDAQTechnologyStockData as of August 20, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.41%
Annual dividend: $1.98
Payout ratio: 0.12
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $485.00
Market cap: $385B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: November 19, 2026Pay date: December 10, 2026Amount: $0.5300

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is AMAT a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.41% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.12 means roughly 12% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 21 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 8 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

AMAT dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2005 to 2025.

Peak $1.84 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for AMAT, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 20, 2026	September 10, 2026	$0.5300	Quarterly
May 21, 2026	June 11, 2026	$0.5300	Quarterly
February 19, 2026	March 12, 2026	$0.4600	Quarterly
November 20, 2025	December 11, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
August 21, 2025	September 11, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
May 22, 2025	June 12, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
February 20, 2025	March 13, 2025	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 21, 2024	December 12, 2024	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 22, 2024	September 12, 2024	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 22, 2024	June 13, 2024	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 21, 2024	March 14, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
November 22, 2023	December 14, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
August 23, 2023	September 14, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
May 24, 2023	June 15, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
February 22, 2023	March 16, 2023	$0.2600	Quarterly
November 23, 2022	December 15, 2022	$0.2600	Quarterly
August 24, 2022	September 15, 2022	$0.2600	Quarterly
May 25, 2022	June 16, 2022	$0.2600	Quarterly
February 22, 2022	March 16, 2022	$0.2400	Quarterly
November 24, 2021	December 16, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
August 25, 2021	September 16, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
May 26, 2021	June 17, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
February 24, 2021	March 18, 2021	$0.2200	Quarterly
November 18, 2020	December 10, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
August 19, 2020	September 10, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
May 20, 2020	June 11, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
February 18, 2020	March 11, 2020	$0.2100	Quarterly
November 20, 2019	December 12, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
August 21, 2019	September 12, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
May 22, 2019	June 13, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
February 20, 2019	March 14, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 21, 2018	December 13, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 22, 2018	September 13, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 23, 2018	June 14, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 20, 2018	March 14, 2018	$0.1000	Quarterly
November 22, 2017	December 14, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 22, 2017	September 14, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 23, 2017	June 15, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly
February 17, 2017	March 15, 2017	$0.1000	Quarterly
November 22, 2016	December 15, 2016	$0.1000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does AMAT pay a dividend?: Yes. Applied Materials, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.41% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.98 per share.
How much does AMAT pay in dividends?: $1.98 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next AMAT ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is November 19, 2026, with payment on December 10, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.