Insider trade

CFO sold ~$3.59M of AMAT shares in the open market

Traded Aug 25, 2026 · Filed Aug 27, 2026

Applied MaterialsAMAT

~$3.59M
Reported value · 7,500 sh @ $479.2501: 129K
Holds after · shares reported: +10.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.3%, $480.04 → $529.30 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Applied Materials sold $3.59M of Applied Materials shares. It happened by itself, for taxes or pay.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 25, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 27, 2026

CFO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$3,594,376

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

12 days after results of Aug 13, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $480.04 on Aug 25, 2026, 207% above its 52-week low and 34% below its high, after a 19% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $156.25 (Sep 3, 2025) to $723.00 (Jun 30, 2026), 57% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $595.70 on Jul 14, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references vesting of compensation awards

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.5%	+0.1%	-1.6%
30 days	+5.4%	-0.5%	+5.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001628280-26-059277
Filed / recorded: Aug 27, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE
Issuer CIK: 6951
Ticker: AMAT
Reporting person: Brice Hill
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: SVP, CFO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 25, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 7,500
Price per share: $479.2501
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 128,613
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Number of shares includes 85,503 performance share units and restricted stock units previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur as follows: (a) 33,272 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2026 through 2028, and (b) 52,231 performance share units are scheduled to vest in installments in December of 2026 through 2028, which number of shares is the target amount, and the actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending on achievement of specified performance goals (all vesting is subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date).

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Why it stands out Official record

Director sold4w ago

~$465KReported value · 1,000 sh @ $465.00

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Why it stands out Official record

Director plans to sell ~$465K of Applied Materials

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