Stock Analysis on Net

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Cash Flow Statement 
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Applied Materials Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jul 27, 2025 Apr 27, 2025 Jan 26, 2025 Oct 27, 2024 Jul 28, 2024 Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 25, 2020 Jul 26, 2020 Apr 26, 2020 Jan 26, 2020 Oct 27, 2019 Jul 28, 2019 Apr 28, 2019 Jan 27, 2019
Net income 1,779 2,137 1,185 1,731 1,705 1,722 2,019 2,004 1,560 1,575 1,717 1,591 1,606 1,536 1,792 1,712 1,716 1,330 1,130 1,131 841 755 892 698 571 666 771
Depreciation and amortization 113 103 105 110 95 96 91 130 136 129 120 123 108 111 102 105 98 97 94 97 94 91 94 92 89 94 88
Severance and related charges (4) (1) 1 148
Share-based compensation 158 159 195 141 132 134 170 115 114 113 148 99 95 101 118 74 81 84 107 73 70 71 93 66 67 65 65
Deferred income taxes 280 4 668 (248) (179) (134) (72) 198 (38) (115) (21) (14) 47 (257) 1 36 20 (4) 28 (18) 79 (11) 30 (8) 8 8 41
Other (284) (109) 95 246 48 (12) (235) (149) 15 167 7 22 22 (24) 16 (40) (15) (15) 5 33 7 15 (10) (10) 1
Accounts receivable 415 (189) (764) (264) (192) (78) 465 65 286 (131) 683 (1,112) (67) (478) 548 (1,131) (447) (330) (81) (156) (179) 54 (146) (160) (107) 181 (121)
Inventories (151) (155) (80) 147 123 (45) 79 84 131 114 (122) (426) (464) (483) (217) (192) (64) (128) (21) 48 (217) (254) 2 66 138 26 18
Other current and non-current assets (6) (145) 115 (66) 201 114 38 (75) (86) 4 109 3 11 (377) 347 (587) (18) (91) 94 (18) (31) (13) (99) 7 (84) (85) 76
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 227 337 (429) 301 235 284 (539) 303 172 (46) (567) 195 335 253 (393) 311 309 180 (335) 84 161 88 (6) 90 72 (96) (313)
Contract liabilities (21) 39 (397) 107 131 (536) 172 (522) 124 291 (60) 314 211 193 321 388 (18) 134 251 (69) 55 (66) 64 (94) 37 37 155
Income taxes payable 76 (573) 200 343 63 (145) 128 (565) 149 181 215 56 (430) (133) (34) 468 18 (82) (8) 113 (86) (60) 23 96 1 (94) 41
Other liabilities 48 (37) 32 27 23 (8) 9 (33) 20 10 41 6 (5) (27) 61 5 6 11 14 25 47 (27) 25 (27) 5 8 12
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 588 (723) (1,323) 595 584 (414) 352 (743) 796 423 299 (964) (409) (1,052) 633 (738) (214) (306) (86) 27 (250) (278) (137) (22) 62 (23) (132)
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities 855 (566) (260) 844 680 (330) 306 (449) 1,023 717 553 (734) (137) (1,121) 866 (564) (30) (143) 291 184 26 (120) 95 128 216 134 63
Cash provided by operating activities 2,634 1,571 925 2,575 2,385 1,392 2,325 1,555 2,583 2,292 2,270 857 1,469 415 2,658 1,148 1,686 1,187 1,421 1,315 867 635 987 826 787 800 834
Capital expenditures (584) (510) (381) (407) (297) (257) (229) (309) (255) (255) (287) (223) (210) (210) (144) (206) (137) (204) (121) (162) (87) (71) (102) (97) (93) (118) (133)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1) (28) (7) 2 (20) (441) (12) (80) (27) (5) (23)
Proceeds from asset sale 33
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments 793 1,921 1,223 956 382 582 531 297 302 255 414 350 374 321 318 447 400 266 358 366 353 667 368 555 479 442 464
Purchases of investments (2,176) (1,222) (1,711) (1,620) (745) (474) (749) (477) (465) (324) (406) (317) (339) (524) (312) (828) (457) (281) (441) (345) (178) (404) (428) (544) (543) (430) (397)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities (1,967) 221 (897) (1,071) (660) (149) (447) (489) (425) (322) (299) (190) (616) (413) (138) (587) (194) (219) (216) (141) 8 165 (162) (86) (162) (129) (66)
Debt borrowings, net of issuance costs 694 1,481 1,498
Debt repayments (2,882)
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper 100 100 200 101 100 100 100 99 297 297 298
Repayments of commercial paper (100) (100) (200) (100) (100) (100) (100) (200) (300) (300) (100)
Proceeds from common stock issuances 129 124 119 116 111 103 96 89 86 83 76 15 72 73
Common stock repurchases (1,056) (1,670) (1,318) (1,442) (861) (820) (700) (700) (439) (800) (250) (1,500) (1,000) (1,800) (1,803) (1,500) (1,500) (750) (50) (200) (199) (200) (500) (528) (625) (750)
Tax withholding payments for vested equity awards (33) (35) (142) (33) (25) (41) (192) (14) (11) (18) (136) (7) (3) (21) (235) (7) (12) (17) (142) (6) (3) (10) (153) (3) (3) (6) (74)
Payments of dividends to stockholders (368) (325) (326) (329) (331) (266) (266) (268) (268) (219) (220) (223) (225) (211) (214) (216) (219) (202) (201) (200) (202) (193) (192) (194) (196) (189) (192)
Payments of debt issuance costs (2)
Repayments of principal on finance leases (90) 1 (14) 1 1 1 1 (10)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,457) (1,903) (1,786) (1,769) (522) (1,022) (1,157) (966) (720) (928) (418) (1,627) (1,228) (1,936) (2,252) (1,634) (1,731) (883) (343) (173) (1,806) 1,172 (530) (625) (727) (747) (1,016)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents (790) (111) (1,758) (265) 1,203 221 721 100 1,438 1,042 1,553 (960) (375) (1,934) 268 (1,073) (239) 85 862 1,001 (931) 1,972 295 115 (102) (76) (248)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-27).


Net Income Trend
Net income exhibits a generally increasing trend over the periods, with fluctuations. Starting from 771 million USD in early 2019, it experienced growth peaks around early 2021 and mid-2023, reaching over 2000 million USD in some quarters. However, there are occasional dips, notably in early 2025, where net income dropped to 1185 million USD before recovering again.
Depreciation and Amortization
This expense item remains relatively stable with slight upward movement over time. Values mostly range between 88 and 136 million USD quarterly, with some minor fluctuations but no distinct trend of sharp increases or decreases.
Share-Based Compensation
There is a persistent increase in share-based compensation over the time frame. Starting from around 65 million USD quarterly in 2019, the figure rises steadily, reaching peaks above 190 million USD by early 2025, indicating increased expenses related to equity awards.
Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes exhibit significant volatility, with swings between positive and negative values. Large negative values appear in mid-2022 and late 2024, and positive spikes occur early in 2025, signaling changes in tax asset or liability positions.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable changes are highly variable, showing large swings between positive and negative values. Particularly notable are significant negative movements in late 2021 and early 2023, followed by positive recoveries. The volatility suggests fluctuating collections and sales timing issues.
Inventories
Inventory levels show a declining trend from early 2019 through much of 2022, with negative values indicating reductions. However, some positive values in 2023 point to replenishments or build up, followed by negative values again in 2024 and 2025, reflecting possible inventory management adjustments.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
These liabilities demonstrate alternating increases and decreases, with negative spikes indicating payments exceeding accruals and positive spikes indicating accrual build-up. The data reveals some large negative and positive swings, implying variable supplier payment cycles and expense recognition.
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities fluctuate significantly, with sharp declines in some quarters and increases in others, reflecting timing differences in revenue recognition and cash receipts. A notable sharp decrease occurs in early 2023, suggesting a recognition of previously deferred revenue or contract settlements.
Income Taxes Payable
Income taxes payable also display volatility with large negative and positive values, including a notable large negative value in early 2023. This variability indicates timing differences in tax payments and accruals.
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Operating cash flow remains generally strong, with values consistently above 600 million USD and spikes reaching as high as 2658 million USD in early 2022 and other high points in mid-2023 and late 2024. However, some dips are present, such as in mid-2022 and early 2025.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures show a rising trend in absolute value (negative cash outflow), increasing from approximately 90-130 million USD down to between 250 and nearly 600 million USD by later periods. This indicates increased investments in fixed assets over time.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities is generally negative, reflecting ongoing investments and acquisitions. Some quarters show positive cash impacts due to proceeds from asset sales and investments maturities, but overall, cash outflows dominate with periodic spikes in investments.
Debt Activity
Debt borrowings and repayments indicate significant activity in 2020, with high borrowings followed by large repayments, suggesting refinancing or debt restructuring. Commercial paper issuance and repayments in later years show active short-term debt management.
Shareholder-Related Cash Flows
Common stock issuances occur sporadically but trending slightly upward in amount, while stock repurchases are frequent and substantial, with repurchase amounts peaking in periods around 2021 to 2024. Dividend payments are steadier but show slight increases over time.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities is mostly negative, with some positive quarters such as in 2020 linked to debt borrowings. Negative cash flow from financing indicates ongoing debt repayments, stock repurchases, dividend payments, and other financing outflows exceeding inflows.
Overall Cash Position Changes
The net change in cash and equivalents is volatile with alternating positive and negative quarters. Large positive increases occur during mid-2020 and several periods in 2023, while sizeable decreases appear in early 2022 and late 2024, underscoring fluctuating liquidity movements influenced by operational performance, investing, and financing activities.