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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Applied Materials Inc /de · 10-Q · Q3 FY2026 · Period ended Jul 26, 2026
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We are exposed to financial market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. For information about our exposure to market risks as of October 26, 2025, see Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 26, 2025.
Interest Rate Risk
Available-for-sale Debt Securities – We are subject to interest rate risk related to our investments in debt securities. The market value of our investments in available-for-sale securities was approximately $5.0 billion at July 26, 2026. An immediate hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair value of investments as of July 26, 2026 of approximately $49 million.
Debt - We are subject to interest rate volatility with regard to existing and future issuances of debt. At July 26, 2026, the aggregate principal amount of long-term senior unsecured notes issued by us was $5.3 billion with an estimated fair value, excluding the associated interest rate swaps, of $4.7 billion. A hypothetical decrease in interest rates of 100 basis points would result in an increase in the fair value of our long-term senior note issuances of approximately $390 million at July 26, 2026. From time to time, we use interest rate swaps or rate lock agreements to mitigate the potential impact of changes in benchmark interest rates on interest expense and cash flows. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair value of these hedging contracts of $34 million at July 26, 2026.
Foreign Currency Risk
Certain of our operations are conducted in foreign currencies, such as Japanese yen, Israeli shekel, euro and Taiwanese dollar. Hedges are used to reduce, but not eliminate, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on the consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations, and statement of cash flows. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. Dollar would result in a decrease in the fair value of these hedging contracts of $301 million at July 26, 2026.
We use primarily foreign currency forward contracts to offset the impact of foreign exchange movements on non-U.S. dollar denominated monetary assets and liabilities. The foreign exchange gains and losses on the assets and liabilities are recorded in interest and other income (expense), net and are offset by the gains and losses on the hedges.
We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to hedge a portion of anticipated non-U.S. dollar denominated revenues and expenses expected to occur within the next 24 months. Gains and losses on these hedging contracts generally mitigate the effect of currency movements on our revenue, cost of products sold, and operating expenses.
We do not use foreign currency forward or option contracts for trading or speculative purposes.
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