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Valued at a market cap of $156.3 billion, Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) provides innovative manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries, enabling improvements in device performance, yield, and cost. With a global presence and expertise in advanced technologies, it supports manufacturers in producing cutting-edge semiconductor chips, displays, and electronic components. The Santa Clara, California-based company is slated to announce its fiscal Q1 2025 earnings results on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Ahead of this event, analysts expect the semiconductor equipment maker to report a profit of $2.28 per share, a 7% growth from $2.13 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations in the past four quarters. In the most recent quarter, AMAT surpassed the consensus EPS estimate by a 6.4% margin.