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Applied Materials, Inc. stock research

Apr 27, 2025

FY2025 Q2

Applied Materials (AMAT) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Apr 27, 2025

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter while gross profit held stable, resulting in a slightly higher gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, both revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin improved.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Apr 27, 2025 · FY2025 Q2

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter while gross profit held stable, resulting in a slightly higher gross margin. Compared to the same quarter last year, both revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin improved.

  • Gross profit was essentially unchanged from the prior quarter despite lower revenue, indicating cost of revenue decreased at a faster rate than revenue. Over the year-ago period, revenue growth outpaced cost of revenue growth, supporting an improved gross margin.
  • Relative to the prior quarter, gross margin modestly improved as cost of revenue declined while gross profit held steady. Compared to the same quarter a year earlier, gross margin was higher, driven by a larger increase in revenue relative to cost of revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

49.1%

Gross profit

$3.5B

Revenue

$7.1B

Cost of revenue

$3.6B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.3 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jul 28, 2024$6.8B$3.2B$3.6B47.3%
Oct 27, 2024$7.0B$3.3B$3.7B47.3%
Jan 26, 2025$7.2B$3.5B$3.7B48.8%
Apr 27, 2025$7.1B$3.5B$3.6B49.1%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Jan 26, 2025

+0.3 pts

Year-over-year change

Apr 28, 2024

+1.6 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

Gross profit was essentially unchanged from the prior quarter despite lower revenue, indicating cost of revenue decreased at a faster rate than revenue. Over the year-ago period, revenue growth outpaced cost of revenue growth, supporting an improved gross margin.

Relative to the prior quarter, gross margin modestly improved as cost of revenue declined while gross profit held steady. Compared to the same quarter a year earlier, gross margin was higher, driven by a larger increase in revenue relative to cost of revenue.

Monitor the cost of revenue trend, as its decline contributed to the gross margin improvement this quarter.