Applied Materials CFO Brice Hill Sells $3.6M in Company Stock

Brice Hill, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Materials, Inc., reported a significant sale of company stock. On August 25, 2026, Hill sold 7,500 shares of Common Stock at an average price of $479.2501 per share, resulting in a total transaction value of approximately $3.6 million.

Following this sale, Hill's direct holdings in the company decreased to 128,613 shares. According to a footnote in the filing, this remaining ownership figure includes 85,503 performance and restricted stock units that are scheduled to vest between 2026 and 2028, contingent upon continued employment and, for performance units, the achievement of specific company goals.

A multi-million dollar sale by a key C-suite executive like the CFO is a notable event. While such sales can be part of pre-arranged trading plans or for personal financial management, the size of this disposition is significant and often monitored by investors for insights into executive sentiment.