INTC vs LRCX vs AMAT
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
LRCX75.7
Lam Research Corporation
Technology · Semiconductors
$263.94 −4.87%$330.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
AMAT69.4
Applied Materials, Inc.
Technology · Semiconductors
$409.29 −4.82%$324.8B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
INTC LRCX AMAT · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $10.00M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-04 | — | 2026-08-06 |
| 13F net change in holders | +990 | +504 | +572 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 2,069 | 2,233 | 2,149 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,503 | 1,707 | 1,685 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +566 | +526 | +464 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 45.5x
49th
|
35.1x
24th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 2.30
50th
|
2.36
56th
|
| Price / sales | 8.3x
51st
|
14.2x
75th
|
10.5x
57th
|
| Price / book | 5.4x
49th
|
26.5x
96th
|
12.7x
76th
|
| Price / tangible book | 10.1x
49th
|
45.2x
88th
|
20.0x
72nd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 167.8x
89th
|
67.5x
61st
|
57.8x
52nd
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 31.8x
41st
|
56.4x
69th
|
38.7x
50th
|
| Enterprise value | $495.8B
95th
|
$328.8B
93rd
|
$322.9B
92nd
|
| EV / sales | 8.7x
52nd
|
14.2x
74th
|
10.5x
60th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 135.0x
87th
|
37.8x
61st
|
28.0x
49th
|
| EV / EBIT | — | 39.8x
55th
|
29.3x
32nd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 175.1x
94th
|
67.2x
63rd
|
57.4x
50th
|
| Earnings yield | -2.4%
16th
|
2.2%
67th
|
2.9%
84th
|
| FCF yield | 0.6%
36th
|
1.5%
56th
|
1.7%
63rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 3.1%
68th
|
1.8%
47th
|
2.6%
61st
|
| Graham number (per share) | — | $35.80
54th
|
$91.37
88th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.9%
33rd
|
50.5%
57th
|
49.4%
52nd
|
| EBITDA margin | 6.4%
27th
|
37.5%
86th
|
37.4%
85th
|
| Operating margin | 0.1%
31st
|
35.3%
89th
|
30.5%
85th
|
| EBIT margin | -15.3%
12th
|
35.6%
86th
|
35.7%
88th
|
| Net margin | -19.8%
13th
|
31.3%
91st
|
30.1%
87th
|
| NOPAT margin | 0.1%
32nd
|
31.0%
88th
|
26.4%
83rd
|
| FCF margin | 5.0%
37th
|
21.1%
75th
|
18.2%
68th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 26.2%
72nd
|
25.2%
71st
|
27.2%
76th
|
| R&D / revenue | 23.1%
67th
|
10.2%
24th
|
12.9%
35th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 7.9%
16th
|
4.9%
7th
|
5.4%
9th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 4.2%
54th
|
1.7%
21st
|
2.2%
31st
|
| Effective tax rate | 21.0%
64th
|
12.1%
19th
|
13.6%
29th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | -12.2%
12th
|
65.1%
96th
|
41.1%
93rd
|
| ROA | -5.7%
15th
|
32.4%
97th
|
23.8%
91st
|
| ROIC | 0.1%
29th
|
65.5%
93rd
|
34.2%
87th
|
| ROCE | -5.2%
13th
|
47.0%
97th
|
33.2%
92nd
|
| Return on tangible assets | -4.4%
15th
|
36.8%
96th
|
28.3%
91st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 13.8%
49th
|
53.2%
95th
|
35.4%
81st
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 11.0%
15th
|
49.8%
96th
|
35.0%
73rd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | -4.3%
16th
|
53.3%
96th
|
37.0%
89th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 0.1%
17th
|
62.6%
87th
|
51.3%
86th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | -3.0%
16th
|
57.1%
97th
|
41.7%
94th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -154.0%
7th
|
126.6%
89th
|
33.2%
63rd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 7.5%
27th
|
26.0%
64th
|
7.8%
29th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 18.8%
71st
|
15.1%
56th
|
15.2%
60th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 1.8%
43rd
|
10.1%
66th
|
5.1%
56th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -6.0%
6th
|
9.7%
61st
|
7.4%
52nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 2.4%
47th
|
14.7%
70th
|
7.3%
59th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | — | 16.6%
75th
|
7.0%
62nd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | — | 35.6%
51st
|
35.6%
54th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | — | 17.2%
74th
|
12.9%
69th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | — | 37.3%
49th
|
37.5%
51st
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | — | 19.7%
77th
|
14.8%
69th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | 16.2%
68th
|
14.9%
59th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | -14.4%
20th
|
-3.4%
33rd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | 1.5%
49th
|
-7.0%
34th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 15.3%
64th
|
4.2%
54th
|
1.6%
44th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -10.7%
6th
|
17.4%
79th
|
21.4%
81st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 180.2%
100th
|
5.6%
70th
|
5.8%
74th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | — | 53.7%
94th
|
34.4%
92nd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 36.7%
28th
|
48.8%
57th
|
48.4%
54th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | -7.8%
25th
|
32.0%
90th
|
29.9%
89th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | -18.9%
17th
|
28.7%
90th
|
27.2%
86th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -12.8%
11th
|
26.9%
89th
|
21.0%
72nd
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.58
50th
|
0.63
56th
|
0.97
96th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.81
89th
|
0.59
72nd
|
0.75
83rd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.77
14th
|
0.95
71st
|
0.97
83rd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $29.7B
97th
|
$5.6B
88th
|
$9.2B
93rd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$20.8B
1st
|
$1.5B
91st
|
$1.9B
93rd
|
| Working capital | $21.5B
96th
|
$9.7B
89th
|
$14.7B
93rd
|
| Current ratio | 1.60
7th
|
2.63
32nd
|
2.42
25th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.25
9th
|
1.91
33rd
|
1.79
27th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.83
19th
|
0.94
25th
|
0.89
23rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 557 days
32nd
|
1,130 days
72nd
|
1,060 days
65th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $50.5B
99th
|
$4.1B
80th
|
$7.3B
91st
|
| Debt / equity | 0.58
75th
|
0.33
64th
|
0.29
60th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.24
80th
|
−0.12
60th
|
−0.07
64th
|
| Debt / assets | 25.0%
68th
|
17.5%
59th
|
16.9%
55th
|
| Debt / capital | 36.6%
75th
|
24.8%
64th
|
22.3%
60th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 13.76
95th
|
0.47
37th
|
0.64
39th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.67
100th
|
−0.17
64th
|
−0.16
66th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | −7.6x
15th
|
66.5x
81st
|
39.7x
74th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 13.0x
43rd
|
47.1x
72nd
|
30.3x
67th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.4 yrs
76th
|
0.7 yrs
40th
|
0.9 yrs
43rd
|
| Liabilities / assets | 49.0%
77th
|
47.0%
69th
|
41.1%
63rd
|
| IS credit model rating | BB+ | AA+ | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 400
92nd
|
65
0th
|
65
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.29
16th
|
1.04
97th
|
0.79
84th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.54
3rd
|
7.86
79th
|
4.80
53rd
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.9
65th
|
2.7
51st
|
2.5
41st
|
| Receivables turnover | 17.8
100th
|
5.3
33rd
|
4.6
23rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 20 days
0th
|
68 days
67th
|
80 days
77th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 125 days
35th
|
136 days
49th
|
145 days
59th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 102 days
92nd
|
34 days
12th
|
49 days
48th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 44 days
5th
|
170 days
65th
|
176 days
68th
|
| Capex / revenue | 21.2%
91st
|
4.2%
41st
|
9.0%
74th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.98
57th
|
2.19
85th
|
5.30
99th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 29.2%
46th
|
14.4%
9th
|
16.6%
16th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | — | 0.81
15th
|
0.91
25th
|
| FCF / net income | — | 0.67
27th
|
0.61
17th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 19.0%
9th
|
83.5%
67th
|
67.0%
35th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 81.0%
91st
|
16.5%
33rd
|
33.0%
65th
|
| Accruals ratio | -13.3%
12th
|
6.3%
93rd
|
2.2%
85th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 0.4%
37th
|
5.7%
57th
|
6.1%
59th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | — | 0.75
15th
|
0.75
15th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 47
31st
|
76
81st
|
69
69th
|
| IS profitability | 20
28th
|
96
92nd
|
95
89th
|
| IS growth | 73
62nd
|
83
88th
|
66
45th
|
| IS value | 31
20th
|
40
71st
|
38
59th
|
| IS momentum | 69
38th
|
86
64th
|
79
49th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
12th
|
100
12th
|
100
12th
|
| IS quality | 49
27th
|
85
87th
|
83
79th
|
| IS balance sheet | 39
11th
|
92
73rd
|
92
76th
|
| IS earnings quality | 49
25th
|
52
31st
|
61
39th
|
| IS cash flow | 30
15th
|
62
60th
|
58
48th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
65th
|
8
91st
|
6
43rd
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.5
16th
|
30.7
81st
|
18.3
65th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.68
29th
|
−1.70
79th
|
−2.04
68th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −9.07
53rd
|
−10.54
29th
|
−10.71
25th
|
| IS credit score | 45
4th
|
93
91st
|
91
83rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $475.0B
95th
|
$330.3B
93rd
|
$324.8B
92nd
|
| Revenue | $57.0B
96th
|
$23.2B
91st
|
$30.8B
92nd
|
| EBITDA | $3.7B
83rd
|
$8.7B
91st
|
$11.5B
95th
|
| Net income | −$11.3B
0th
|
$7.3B
93rd
|
$9.3B
96th
|
| Free cash flow | $2.8B
84th
|
$4.9B
89th
|
$5.6B
93rd
|
| Total assets | $202.4B
99th
|
$23.5B
83rd
|
$43.5B
91st
|
| Shareholders' equity | $87.5B
96th
|
$12.5B
84th
|
$25.6B
91st
|
| Employees | 85,100
99th
|
23,300
83rd
|
36,500
92nd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −5.8% | −4.9% | −4.8% |
| 1 week | −14.2% | −17.2% | −19.3% |
| 1 month | −17.4% | −1.9% | −1.9% |
| 3 months | −7.4% | −14.0% | −22.1% |
| 6 months | +31.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Year to date | +128.2% | +42.8% | +52.4% |
| 1 year | +141.9% | +82.6% | +80.2% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +147.7% | +320.6% | +193.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +81.3% | +403.4% | +236.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | INTC | LRCX | AMAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 31.4 | 30.3 | 29.2 |
| From 52-week high | −36.9% | −39.8% | −44.7% |
| From 52-week low | +173.2% | +95.1% | +101.6% |
| Beta | 2.23 | 1.85 | 1.59 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17