Applied Materials (XSWX:AMAT) Cash Flow from Investing: CHF-2,627 Mil (TTM As of Jul. 2026)

Applied Materials  (XSWX:AMAT) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

Applied Materials's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF-573 Mil. It means Applied Materials spent CHF573 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

Applied Materials's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF0 Mil. It means Applied Materials gained CHF0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

Applied Materials's purchase of business for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF-71 Mil. It means Applied Materials spent CHF71 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

Applied Materials's sale of business for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF0 Mil. It means Applied Materials gained CHF0 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

Applied Materials's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF-1,596 Mil. It means Applied Materials spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}1,596 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

Applied Materials's sale of investment for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF1,095 Mil. It means Applied Materials gained CHF1,095 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

Applied Materials's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF0 Mil. It means Applied Materials paid CHF0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

Applied Materials's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was 0 Mil. It means Applied Materials paid CHF0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

Applied Materials's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was CHF0 Mil. It means Applied Materials received CHF0 Mil from other investing activities.

Applied Materials Cash Flow from Investing Related Terms

The historical data trend for Applied Materials's Cash Flow from Investing can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Applied Materials Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Applied Materials Annual Data
	Trend	Oct16	Oct17	Oct18	Oct19	Oct20	Oct21	Oct22	Oct23	Oct24	Oct25
Cash Flow from Investing		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-1,122.00	-1,350.08	-1,386.87	-2,004.25	-2,218.65

Applied Materials Quarterly Data
	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25	Apr25	Jul25	Oct25	Jan26	Apr26	Jul26
Cash Flow from Investing	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1,571.44	-110.85	-615.73	-755.31	-1,145.10

Applied Materials Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

Applied Materials's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as:

Applied Materials's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF-2,627 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Applied Materials Business Description