Applied Materialsvs.KLA
AMAT vs KLAC · both in Semiconductor equipment & IP, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: The machines and chip IP advanced semiconductor manufacturing cannot do without.
Applied Materials is about 1.6× larger than KLA by market cap; Applied Materials trades at the lower P/E (56.2 vs 64.8); year to date, Applied Materials leads (+134.4% vs +90.5%).
Side by side
| AMAT | KLAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $478B | $303B |
| Price | $602.50 | $231.52 |
| Today | +2.4% | +0.9% |
| Return YTD | +134.4% | +90.5% |
| Return 1Y | +204.2% | +149.3% |
| P/E | 56.2 | 64.8 |
| P/S | 16.5 | 23.1 |
| P/B | 20.0 | 51.9 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Applied MaterialsAMAT
The world's broadest supplier of chip manufacturing equipment: deposition, etching, implantation and inspection.
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Dominates the market for process control and inspection — the equipment that finds defects at the nanometer level so chip factories can improve yield.
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