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With a market cap of $253 billion, Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) is a global provider of materials engineering solutions, equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and related industries. It operates through its Semiconductor Systems and Applied Global Services (AGS) segments to support the manufacturing of semiconductor wafers, chips, and other electronic devices.
The Santa Clara, California-based company is slated to announce its fiscal Q1 2026 results soon. Ahead of this event, analysts expect AMAT to report an adjusted EPS of $2.21, a 7.1% decline from $2.38 in the year-ago quarter. However, it has exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations in the past four quarters.