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LRCX

NASDAQ · USD
Lam Research Corporation
Technology · Semiconductors
CEO Timothy Archer Employees 23,300 R&D / revenue 10.2%
Last price
$263.94−4.87%last session
Market cap
$330.3B
P/E (TTM)
45.6x
From 52w high
−39.8%
From 52w low
+94.8%
1-year return
+85.7%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
30.3 · −6.4%
IS score
75.7/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

LRCX   SPY   XLK (sector ETF) · weekly closes
100150200250300Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26LRCX 186XLK 129SPY 116

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
96
Profitability
83
Growth
40
Value
86
Momentum
100
Risk (safety)
85
Quality
92
Balance sheet
52
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ Piotroski 8+✓ Net cash
Warnings
▲ Beneish M above -1.78
Observations
Moat model: Wide, Efficient ScalePiotroski 8 / 9Altman Z 30.7Beta 1.862 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
53 open-market sales, $96.6M
Form 144 notices (12m): 23, $187.5M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
0
No disclosed purchases
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
+504
626 new holders, 96 closed
3,126 filers hold 86.2% · 1,074 added, 1,164 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+526
2,233 funds adding shares
1,707 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
36.3%
20-day avg 48.0%, 50-day avg 46.4%
Latest 11.7 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2026

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$23.2B
Revenue growth YoY+26.0%
Gross margin50.5%
Operating income$8.2B
Operating margin35.3%
Net income$7.3B
Net margin31.3%
EPS (diluted)$5.76
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$5.9B
Capital expenditure$966.4M
Free cash flow$4.9B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)83.5%
Stock-based compensation$386.4M
FCF less SBC$4.5B
Buybacks$3.9B
Dividends$1.3B
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$5.6B
Total debt$3.8B
Net cash$1.8B
Shareholders' equity$12.5B
Goodwill & intangibles$1.9B
Debt / equity0.33
ROE (TTM)67.0%
ROIC (TTM)40.8%
Operating margin by fiscal year
31.2%FY202229.7%FY202328.6%FY202432.0%FY202535.3%FY2026
Revenue $17.2B (FY2022) to $23.2B (FY2026), a 7.8% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)45.6x
EV / EBITDA37.8x
Price / sales14.22x
Price / FCF67.5x
FCF yield1.48%
Buyback yield1.17%
SBC / revenue1.7%
Price / book26.56x
Forward P/E FY202727.7x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $367.80 across 10 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

LRCX vs industry median

196 companies in Semiconductors
Gross margin 50.5% 45.0% Operating margin 35.3% 5.8% Net margin 31.3% 5.7% ROIC 40.8% 6.2%
LRCX (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.99 vs industry 0.52 · financial leverage 1.89

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-10-21 · consensus EPS $2.18
92%
beat rate, 11 of 12 quarters
+6.5%
median EPS surprise
9
longest beat streak
+13+6-89+7+6+4+4+10+3+9+8+8
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-10-18 to 2026-07-29. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $330.3B45.6x67.0%31.3%+26.0% +85.7%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $324.8B35.1x41.1%27.8%+7.8% +80.1%
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporat $252.5B41.8x35.2%36.2%+16.7% +61.6%
ARM Arm Holdings plc American De $243.3B234.8x13.4%20.9%+25.1% +33.1%
INTC Intel Corp. $475.0Bn/m-12.2%-68.4%+7.5% +143.9%
KLAC KLA Corporation $216.3B45.0x87.5%37.3%+11.7% —
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. $199.5B74.7x16.5%11.2%+30.6% —
ADI Analog Devices, Inc. $191.6B46.7x12.2%33.3%+33.6% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLK +29.0%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-08-27Officer/Director Change
2026-07-29Earnings Release; Exhibits
2026-04-22Earnings Release; Exhibits
2026-02-04Departure/Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; Financial Statements and Exhibits
2026-02-03Departure/Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; Financial Statements and Exhibits
2026-01-28Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits

Context

Shares outstanding1,251,420,000
Free float99.6%
Institutional ownership86.2%
Beta1.86
Dividend yield0.42%
Last dividend$0.33 on 2026-09-23
50 / 200-day average$309.94 / $281.50
Mega-cap Technology median P/E33.1x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Wide).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where LRCX sits among 76 scored companies in Semiconductors (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.

Valuation

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 45.5x 45.9x
49th
32.0x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 2.30 2.30
50th
1.36
Price / sales 14.2x 8.1x
75th
3.9x
Price / book 26.5x 5.5x
96th
4.4x
Price / tangible book 45.2x 10.3x
88th
8.8x
Price / free cash flow 67.5x 57.4x
61st
20.3x
Price / operating cash flow 56.4x 38.7x
69th
17.9x
Enterprise value $328.8B $6.8B
93rd
$5.5B
EV / sales 14.2x 8.4x
74th
4.1x
EV / EBITDA 37.8x 28.1x
61st
18.9x
EV / EBIT 39.8x 38.4x
55th
26.7x
EV / free cash flow 67.2x 57.4x
63rd
21.9x
Earnings yield 2.2% 1.2%
67th
2.0%
FCF yield 1.5% 1.4%
56th
3.3%
Operating cash flow yield 1.8% 2.0%
47th
4.4%
Graham number (per share) $35.80 $34.80
54th
$28.08

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 50.5% 48.5%
57th
55.7%
EBITDA margin 37.5% 18.7%
86th
13.7%
Operating margin 35.3% 10.1%
89th
8.2%
EBIT margin 35.6% 12.1%
86th
8.6%
Net margin 31.3% 9.4%
91st
5.7%
NOPAT margin 31.0% 9.3%
88th
7.0%
FCF margin 21.1% 12.0%
75th
15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 18.3%
71st
18.4%
R&D / revenue 10.2% 17.5%
24th
12.9%
SG&A / revenue 4.9% 14.9%
7th
25.6%
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 3.9%
21st
4.4%
Effective tax rate 12.1% 17.4%
19th
21.0%

Returns on capital

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 65.1% 6.8%
96th
9.4%
ROA 32.4% 4.2%
97th
4.1%
ROIC 65.5% 7.9%
93rd
9.0%
ROCE 47.0% 6.6%
97th
8.6%
Return on tangible assets 36.8% 5.7%
96th
5.9%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 53.2% 14.1%
95th
20.7%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 49.8% 21.5%
96th
30.0%
ROIC, 3-yr average 53.3% 6.8%
96th
7.4%
ROIC, 5-yr average 62.6% 16.5%
87th
7.9%
ROE, 5-yr average 57.1% 10.9%
97th
6.9%
Incremental ROIC 126.6% 13.4%
89th
15.3%

Growth

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 26.0% 17.8%
64th
14.3%
Revenue growth (QoQ) 15.1% 13.2%
56th
6.6%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 10.1% 3.5%
66th
9.6%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 9.7% 6.5%
61st
11.5%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 14.7% 2.6%
70th
10.9%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 16.6% -2.2%
75th
11.3%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 35.6% 35.4%
51st
21.6%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 17.2% 1.9%
74th
9.9%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 37.3% 37.4%
49th
22.3%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 19.7% -0.5%
77th
11.2%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 16.2% 7.5%
68th
12.0%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) -14.4% 31.5%
20th
24.6%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 1.5% 2.9%
49th
19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 4.2% 4.1%
54th
17.9%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 17.4% 7.2%
79th
6.8%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 5.6% 1.9%
70th
3.1%
Sustainable growth rate 53.7% 10.7%
94th
14.2%

Margin history & stability

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 48.8% 47.6%
57th
53.2%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 32.0% 8.0%
90th
6.6%
Net margin, 3-yr average 28.7% 7.9%
90th
5.2%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 26.9% 11.5%
89th
12.7%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.63 0.58
56th
0.87
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.59 0.36
72nd
0.45
Margin stability (0-1) 0.95 0.93
71st
0.95

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $5.6B $667.9M
88th
$494.1M
Net cash (− = net debt) $1.5B $201.8M
91st
$49.8M
Working capital $9.7B $953.3M
89th
$391.0M
Current ratio 2.63 3.45
32nd
1.92
Quick ratio 1.91 2.56
33rd
1.67
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.94 1.60
25th
0.95
Defensive interval (days) 1,130 days 778 days
72nd
521 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $4.1B $307.1M
80th
$349.3M
Debt / equity 0.33 0.17
64th
0.29
Net debt / equity −0.12 −0.19
60th
−0.13
Debt / assets 17.5% 11.2%
59th
16.9%
Debt / capital 24.8% 14.8%
64th
22.3%
Debt / EBITDA 0.47 1.14
37th
1.78
Net debt / EBITDA −0.17 −0.82
64th
−0.18
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 66.5x 12.4x
81st
5.8x
Cash interest coverage 47.1x 15.4x
72nd
12.8x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 0.7 yrs 1.2 yrs
40th
1.6 yrs
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 30.8%
69th
48.7%
IS credit model rating AA+ — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 65 125
0th
175

Efficiency

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 1.04 0.52
97th
0.62
Fixed asset turnover 7.86 4.69
79th
9.25
Inventory turnover 2.7 2.7
51st
3.8
Receivables turnover 5.3 6.3
33rd
6.2
Days sales outstanding 68 days 58 days
67th
59 days
Days inventory outstanding 136 days 137 days
49th
94 days
Days payables outstanding 34 days 50 days
12th
46 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) 170 days 129 days
65th
50 days
Capex / revenue 4.2% 4.5%
41st
2.3%
Capex / depreciation 2.19 0.94
85th
0.56
Operating expense ratio 14.4% 32.6%
9th
44.3%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 0.81 1.34
15th
1.61
FCF / net income 0.67 0.88
27th
1.33
FCF / operating cash flow 83.5% 75.0%
67th
88.0%
Capex / operating cash flow 16.5% 25.0%
33rd
12.0%
Accruals ratio 6.3% -4.4%
93rd
-6.3%
Sloan accruals ratio 5.7% 2.2%
57th
-1.8%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75 0.75
15th
0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.0%
73rd
0.0%
Dividend per share (TTM) $1.11 $0.00
84th
$0.00
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 17.5% 5.0%
63rd
0.0%
Dividends / FCF 26.0% 0.0%
70th
0.0%
Dividend growth (YoY) 11.9% 3.6%
70th
4.1%
Buyback yield 1.2% 0.1%
83rd
1.2%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 1.6% 0.3%
72nd
1.7%
Share count change (YoY) -1.2% 1.6%
14th
0.1%
Buybacks, last 5 years $19.7B $67.3M
96th
$215.3M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 76 59
81st
56
IS profitability 96 43
92nd
40
IS growth 83 69
88th
65
IS value 40 36
71st
39
IS momentum 86 79
64th
78
IS risk (safety) 100 100
12th
100
IS quality 85 70
87th
67
IS balance sheet 92 84
73rd
72
IS earnings quality 52 65
31st
61
IS cash flow 62 58
60th
66
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 8 6
91st
6
Altman Z-score 30.7 12.3
81st
4.0
Beneish M-score −1.70 −2.45
79th
−2.58
Ohlson O-score −10.54 −9.33
29th
−8.00
IS credit score 93 78
91st
69

Per share

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $5.76 $1.49
81st
$0.84
Book value per share $9.89 $17.90
27th
$9.77
Tangible book per share $8.43 $11.01
37th
$3.22
Revenue per share $18.42 $13.47
63rd
$13.00
FCF per share $3.88 $1.50
79th
$1.78
Operating cash flow per share $4.64 $2.35
72nd
$2.40
Cash per share $4.42 $6.31
32nd
$4.50

Size (TTM)

MeasureLRCXIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $330.3B $6.8B
93rd
$4.7B
Revenue $23.2B $1.1B
91st
$1.2B
EBITDA $8.7B $207.9M
91st
$185.8M
Net income $7.3B $119.3M
93rd
$84.9M
Free cash flow $4.9B $114.6M
89th
$170.6M
Total assets $23.5B $2.3B
83rd
$2.4B
Shareholders' equity $12.5B $1.4B
84th
$1.1B
Employees 23,300 2,286
83rd
3,000

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-09Archer Timothy
President and CEO
Open-market sale 30,000$319.26$9.6M1,075,966
2026-09-09Mayer Bethany
Director
Open-market sale 9,557$314.74$3.0M20,995
2026-09-02Varadarajan Seshasayee
Senior Vice President
Open-market sale 27,480$291.32$8.0M205,546
2026-09-02Varadarajan Seshasayee
Senior Vice President
Option exercise 12,270$59.88$734,740217,816
2026-09-02Varadarajan Seshasayee
Senior Vice President
Option exercise 12,270$59.88$734,7400
2026-08-31Harter Ava
Chief Legal Officer
Open-market sale 5,000$302.46$1.5M42,462
2026-08-06Archer Timothy
President and CEO
Open-market sale 30,000$300.00$9.0M1,075,966
2026-08-05Harter Ava
Chief Legal Officer
Tax withholding 5,790$307.42$1.8M47,462
2026-07-13Talwalkar Abhijit Y
Director
Open-market sale 18,282$335.00$6.1M87,142
2026-07-02Archer Timothy
President and CEO
Open-market sale 30,000$390.01$11.7M1,075,966
2026-06-12Brandt Eric
Director
Open-market sale 300$355.71$106,713198,905
2026-06-12Brandt Eric
Director
Open-market sale 1,393$357.24$497,635197,512

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMayJunJulAugSep

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Open-market saleDisposed53291,158$96.6M
Option exerciseDisposed218,280$1.2M
Option exerciseAcquired218,280$1.2M
Tax withholdingDisposed15,790$1.8M
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 23 notices · 727,522 shares · $187.5M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-09-09Archer Timothy30,000$9.6M
2026-09-09Bethany Mayer9,557$3.0M
2026-09-02Varadarajan Seshasayee59,750$17.4M
2026-08-31Harter Ava5,000$1.5M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 27 trades (6 purchases) · Senate 7 (2 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-08-13Sheldon WhitehouseSenateSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-02
2026-08-13Sheldon WhitehouseSenateSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-02
2026-08-13Sheldon WhitehouseSenateSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,0002026-09-01
2026-06-05David TaylorHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-06-15
2026-06-05David TaylorHouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-06-15
2026-06-04David J. TaylorHouseSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,0002026-06-15
2026-04-27David TaylorHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-05-08
2026-01-08John BoozmanSenateSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-15
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.132,727,776$57.5B10.61%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC81,683,639$35.4B6.53%
STATE STREET CORP60,704,130$26.3B4.85%
Invesco Ltd.52,319,973$22.7B4.18%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO39,574,254$16.3B3.16%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC36,635,534$15.9B2.93%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC34,506,240$14.9B2.76%
FMR LLC33,677,858$14.6B2.69%
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/24,596,295$10.7B1.97%
NORGES BANK18,123,399$7.9B1.45%
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC17,334,906$7.5B1.39%
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC13,064,808$5.7B1.04%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC12,724,387$5.5B1.02%
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP12,269,198$5.3B0.98%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/11,244,147$4.9B0.90%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-0686.2%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-063,126
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-303,12686.2%6261,0741,16496
2026-03-312,62280.7%4068911,062104
2025-12-312,36583.8%454760889116
2025-09-302,07981.1%35375771692
2025-06-301,84784.0%247735656132
2025-03-311,76283.0%303704528131
2024-12-311,61182.1%1,49111278
2024-09-3013214.8%127400
2024-06-3050.0%2010
2024-03-3130.0%1010
2023-12-3130.3%1001
2023-09-3030.0%1000

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-04-30SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management7.5%93,575,293
2025-04-08SCHEDULE 13G/AThe Vanguard Group10.1%129,149,892
2025-04-07SCHEDULE 13GThe Vanguard Group10.1%129,149,892
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.56%$13.0B
VTI0.56%$13.0B
VTSAX0.56%$13.0B
VSMPX0.56%$13.0B
VOO0.62%$10.8B
VFINX0.62%$10.8B

Share structure

Shares outstanding1,251,420,000
Float1,246,478,388
Free float99.6%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue$17.2B$17.4B$14.9B$18.4B$23.2B
Cost of revenue$9.4B$9.7B$7.9B$9.5B$11.5B
Gross profit$7.9B$7.8B$7.1B$9.0B$11.7B
R&D$1.6B$1.7B$1.9B$2.1B$2.4B
SG&A$885.7M$832.8M$868.2M$981.7M$1.1B
Operating income$5.4B$5.2B$4.3B$5.9B$8.2B
EBITDA$5.7B$5.6B$4.9B$6.3B$8.7B
Pretax income$5.2B$5.1B$4.4B$6.0B$8.3B
Income tax$587.8M$598.3M$532.5M$599.9M$997.1M
Net income$4.6B$4.5B$3.8B$5.4B$7.3B
EPS, diluted$3.28$3.32$2.90$4.15$5.76
Diluted shares1.4B1.4B1.3B1.3B1.3B

Balance sheet

FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Cash & short-term investments$3.7B$5.4B$5.8B$6.4B$5.6B
Receivables$4.3B$2.8B$2.5B$3.4B$5.3B
Inventory$4.0B$4.8B$4.2B$4.3B$4.3B
Total current assets$12.3B$13.2B$12.9B$14.5B$15.6B
PP&E, net$1.6B$1.9B$2.2B$2.4B$3.0B
Goodwill & intangibles$1.6B$1.8B$1.8B$1.8B$1.9B
Total assets$17.2B$18.8B$18.7B$21.3B$23.5B
Accounts payable$1.0B$470.7M$614.0M$854.2M$1.3B
Total current liabilities$4.6B$4.2B$4.3B$6.6B$5.9B
Long-term debt$5.0B$5.0B$4.5B$3.7B$3.7B
Total liabilities$10.9B$10.6B$10.2B$11.5B$11.1B
Shareholders' equity$6.3B$8.2B$8.5B$9.9B$12.5B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Net income$4.6B$4.5B$3.8B$5.4B$7.3B
Depreciation & amortization$333.7M$342.4M$359.7M$386.3M$441.5M
Stock-based compensation$259.1M$286.6M$293.1M$343.4M$386.4M
Change in working capital−$1.8B$158.7M$360.5M$441.8M−$1.9B
Operating cash flow$3.1B$5.2B$4.7B$6.2B$5.9B
Capital expenditure−$546.0M−$501.6M−$396.7M−$759.2M−$966.4M
Free cash flow$2.6B$4.7B$4.3B$5.4B$4.9B
Investing cash flow$612.3M−$534.6M−$370.6M−$708.1M−$922.2M
Net debt issued / repaid−$11.9M−$23.2M−$256.1M−$507.5M−$755.4M
Buybacks−$3.9B−$2.0B−$2.8B−$3.4B−$3.9B
Dividends paid−$815.3M−$907.9M−$1.0B−$1.1B−$1.3B

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Gross margin45.7%44.6%47.3%48.7%50.5%
Operating margin31.2%29.7%28.6%32.0%35.3%
Net margin26.7%25.9%25.7%29.1%31.3%
FCF margin14.8%26.8%28.6%31.0%21.1%
ROE74.8%62.3%45.7%58.2%65.1%
ROIC62.6%58.2%48.8%64.5%65.5%
ROA27.8%25.1%20.4%26.7%32.4%
Debt / equity0.800.610.580.480.33
Interest coverage29.1x28.4x24.5x34.2x66.5x
Current ratio2.693.162.972.212.63
Revenue growth+17.8%+1.2%−14.5%+23.7%+26.0%
EPS growth+22.3%+0.8%−13.6%+44.7%+37.3%
P/E at year end12.3x18.7x36.2x23.1x65.8x
EV / EBITDA at year end10.2x14.9x28.0x18.8x54.8x
FCF yield at year end4.51%5.55%3.07%4.62%1.02%
Dividend payout17.7%20.1%26.6%21.5%17.5%

Revenue by segment

FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
System$11.3B$10.7B$8.9B$11.5B$14.9B
Customer Support and Other$5.9B$6.7B$6.0B$6.9B$8.3B

Revenue by region · FY2026

CHINA$7.9B · 34%
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA$5.2B · 22%
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF$4.5B · 19%
JAPAN$2.2B · 9%
UNITED STATES$1.5B · 7%
South East Asia$1.2B · 5%
Europe$698.7M · 3%

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-10-21 · consensus EPS $2.18 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$23.2B$23.1B – $23.4B$5.70$5.66 – $5.752146.3x
2026$23.2B$23.1B – $23.4B$5.70$5.66 – $5.752146.3x
2027$35.0B$31.6B – $37.2B$9.53$8.61 – $10.242227.7x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-07-29$1.69$1.82+7.7%$6.7B$6.7B+0.9%
2026-04-22$1.36$1.47+8.1%$5.8B$5.8B+1.6%
2026-01-28$1.17$1.27+8.5%$5.2B$5.3B+2.1%
2025-10-22$1.22$1.26+3.3%$5.2B$5.3B+1.9%
2025-07-30$1.21$1.33+9.9%$5.0B$5.2B+3.3%
2025-04-23$1.00$1.04+4.0%$4.6B$4.7B+1.7%
2025-01-29$0.88$0.91+3.6%$4.3B$4.4B+1.4%
2024-10-23$0.81$0.86+6.2%$4.1B$4.2B+2.7%
2024-07-31$0.76$0.81+6.9%$3.8B$3.9B+1.3%
2024-04-24$7.30$0.78−89.3%$3.7B$3.8B+1.9%
2024-01-24$0.71$0.75+5.6%$3.7B$3.8B+1.3%
2023-10-18$0.61$0.69+13.1%$3.5B$3.5B−0.9%
2023-07-26$0.50$0.60+20.0%$3.1B$3.2B+2.5%
2023-04-19$0.65$0.70+7.7%$3.1B$3.9B+23.6%
2023-01-25$1.00$1.07+7.0%$5.1B$5.3B+3.5%
2022-10-19$0.95$1.04+9.5%$4.9B$5.1B+3.1%
2022-07-27$0.73$0.88+20.5%$4.2B$4.6B+9.6%
2022-04-20$0.75$0.74−1.3%$4.2B$4.1B−4.4%
2022-01-26$0.85$0.850.0%$4.4B$4.2B−4.2%
2021-10-20$0.81$0.84+3.7%$4.3B$4.3B−0.4%
2021-07-28$0.75$0.81+8.0%$4.3B$4.1B−4.1%
2021-04-21$0.66$0.75+13.6%$3.7B$3.8B+4.2%
2021-01-27$0.56$0.60+7.1%$3.3B$3.5B+5.5%
2020-10-21$0.52$0.57+9.6%$2.9B$3.2B+9.0%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
4.006-156.006-226.706-294.507-064.207-133.207-206.307-273.808-032.908-103.208-172.508-242.508-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$2.5B8,545,133165,506
2026-08-24$2.5B7,989,104156,537
2026-08-17$3.2B10,120,866212,258
2026-08-10$2.9B9,060,545189,551
2026-08-03$3.8B12,477,183228,422
2026-07-27$6.3B22,217,147351,577

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1536.3%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1536.3%1,896,3065,227,987
2026-10-1438.6%1,269,0233,291,317
2026-10-1340.9%1,241,9963,040,037
2026-10-1228.7%575,8962,003,855
2026-10-0946.4%853,6361,837,945
2026-10-0849.4%1,737,3323,514,945
2026-10-0748.5%1,104,3732,275,450
2026-10-0649.3%1,507,0733,058,901
2026-10-0547.3%1,100,1192,326,809
2026-10-0257.5%1,649,8792,871,544
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
+2.2Jan+1.0Feb+1.6Mar+3.1Apr+2.3May+0.3Jun+4.2Jul-2.4Aug+2.5Sep+3.6Oct+3.3Nov+1.6Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan+2.2%55%20
Feb+1.0%55%20
Mar+1.6%57%21
Apr+3.1%60%20
May+2.3%60%20
Jun+0.3%55%20
Jul+4.2%65%20
Aug−2.4%40%20
Sep+2.5%55%20
Oct+3.6%70%20
Nov+3.3%50%20
Dec+1.6%60%20
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1430.3
MFI29.7
ADX18.2
Stochastic %K / %D5.7 / 10.0
Williams %R-99.3
CCI-182
TSI / signal-9.7 / 3.4
Chaikin money flow0.20
ATR$14.37
Bollinger width26.8%
Volume vs 20-day avg1.28x
SupertrendDown

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$314.21 (−16.0%)
SMA 50$309.03 (−14.6%)
SMA 200$281.87 (−6.4%)
EMA 21$306.07 (−13.8%)
EMA 50$309.29 (−14.7%)
EMA 200$275.61 (−4.2%)
Bollinger upper$356.25 (−25.9%)
Bollinger lower$272.18 (−3.0%)
Parabolic SAR$334.04 (−21.0%)
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About Lam Research Corporation

Lam Research Corporation is a prominent supplier of equipment vital for semiconductor processing, encompassing its design, production, sales, repair, and ongoing maintenance. These sophisticated systems are fundamental for the creation of integrated circuits. The company's extensive product catalog features a variety of deposition technologies. For tungsten metallization, they provide ALTUS systems that deposit conformal films. SABRE products excel in electrochemical deposition, crucial for copper interconnect transitions and enabling copper damascene manufacturing. SOLA utilizes ultraviolet thermal processing for film treatments, while VECTOR delivers plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) solutions. Furthermore, SPEED addresses gapfill applications with its high-density plasma CVD products, and Striker is engineered for single-wafer atomic layer deposition of dielectric films. Beyond deposition, Lam Research offers a comprehensive suite of etching tools. Flex is designed for dielectric etch applications, Kiyo handles conductor etch processes, Syndion specializes in through-silicon via etching, and Versys metal products are used for metal etch processes. The company's offerings also extend to specialized solutions like Coronus, which enhances die yield through bevel cleaning. For various wafer cleaning requirements, Lam Research supplies multiple product lines, including Da Vinci, DV-Prime, EOS, and SP series. Additionally, Metryx mass metrology systems provide precise, in-line mass measurement capabilities for semiconductor wafer manufacturing. Lam Research serves the global semiconductor industry, distributing its technologies and services across the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and other international markets. Established in 1980, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Fremont, California.

https://www.lamresearch.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Timothy ArcherPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director$6.8M1967
Douglas R. BettingerExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$2.6M1967
Seshasayee VaradarajanExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$2.3M1975
Vahid VahediSenior Vice President, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer$1.9M1966
Neil J. FernandesSenior Vice President of Global Customer Operations$1.9M1967
Ava HarterSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$1.7M1970
Karthik RammohanSenior Vice President of Global Operations & Enterprise Solutions—1969
Mary Teresa HassettSenior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer—1974

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Timothy M. Archer President, Chief Executive Officer2026$1.3M$33.5M$5.4M$40.4M
Douglas R. Bettinger Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2026$785,962$8.2M$1.6M$10.8M
Seshasayee (Sesha) Varadarajan Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer2026$778,423$8.2M$1.5M$10.6M
Vahid Vahedi Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer2026$668,269$5.2M$1.2M$7.1M
Neil J. Fernandes Senior Vice President, Global Customer Operations2026$650,096$4.8M$1.2M$6.6M

Employees

11k201911k202014k202118k202217k202317k202419k202523k2026

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-09-23$0.332026-10-14
2026-06-17$0.262026-07-08
2026-03-04$0.262026-04-08
2025-12-03$0.262026-01-07
2025-09-24$0.262025-10-15
2025-06-18$0.232025-07-09
2025-03-05$0.232025-04-09
2024-12-11$0.232025-01-08

Moat model

Wide · Efficient Scale · 2026-06-28
Cost advantage83
Intangibles59
Switching costs55
Network effect75
Efficient scale100
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 71.4; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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