Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Price vs Diluted EPS
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In the year ending July 2021, Applied Materials' Diluted EPS grew 67% to $5.75/share compared to $3.44/share in Q3 2020. Over that same one-year period, the stock price increased 130% from $60.62 to $139.93. Because the stock price rose faster than earnings per share, the valuation multiple expanded, indicating investors were willing to pay more per dollar of earnings by August 2021. The long-term correlation between stock price and Diluted EPS from March 1980 through June 2026 stands at 0.89, reflecting a strong historical relationship between the company's profitability and its market valuation.
Diluted EPS was $5.75/share as of 2021-08-01, +67% year over year. The stock moved +131% over the same window ($60.62 -> $139.93). The stock is now more richly valued relative to Diluted EPS than a year ago (multiple expansion).
Latest close: 483.14 USD (2026-06-02).
Diluted EPS | recent SEC reports
| Report date | Diluted EPS | Period |
|---|
| 2021-08-01 | 5.75 USD/share | Q3 10-Q |
| 2021-05-02 | 4.79 USD/share | Q2 10-Q |
| 2021-01-31 | 4.18 USD/share | Q1 10-Q |
| 2020-10-25 | 3.92 USD/share | FY 10-K |
| 2020-07-26 | 3.44 USD/share | Q3 10-Q |
| 2020-04-26 | 3.14 USD/share | Q2 10-Q |
| 2020-01-26 | 3.02 USD/share | Q1 10-Q |
| 2019-10-27 | 2.86 USD/share | FY 10-K |
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