Applied Materials number of employees

Applied Materials reported 36,500 employees at October 26, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 800 (2.2%) on the year before. That compares with 27,000 at October 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $777,205.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
October 26, 2025	36,500	+800 (2.2%)	$777,205	10-K, filed December 12, 2025
October 27, 2024	35,700	+1,700 (5.0%)	$761,232	10-K, filed December 13, 2024
October 29, 2023	34,000	+1,000 (3.0%)	$779,912	10-K, filed December 15, 2023
October 30, 2022	33,000	+6,000 (22.2%)	$781,364	10-K, filed December 16, 2022
October 31, 2021	27,000	—	$854,185	10-K, filed December 17, 2021

What the annual reports say

As of October 26, 2025, we employed approximately 36,500 regular full-time employees spanning 25 countries, of whom approximately 46%, 42% and 12% resided in the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe/Middle East, respectively. 2025 annual report
As of October 27, 2024, we employed approximately 35,700 regular full-time employees, of whom approximately 45%, 43% and 12% resided in the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe/Middle East, respectively. 2024 annual report
As of October 29, 2023, we employed approximately 34,000 regular full-time employees, of whom approximately 44%, 43% and 13% resided in the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe, Middle East and Africa, respectively. 2023 annual report
As of October 30, 2022, Applied employed approximately 33,000 regular full-time employees, of whom approximately 46%, 42% and 12% resided in the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe, Middle East and Africa, respectively. 2022 annual report
As of October 31, 2021, Applied employed approximately 27,000 regular full-time employees, of whom approximately 46%, 42% and 12% resided in the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe, Middle East and Africa, respectively. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Applied Materials's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Applied Materials.