Special Industry Machinery, NEC · SIC 3559

LAM RESEARCH CORP

LRCX

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Latest revenue

$5.84B

as of 2026-03-29

Latest net income

$1.83B

as of 2026-03-29

Net margin

31.2%

as of 2026-03-29

Price · 5Y

+37.9% / yr 24.1 pts / yr vs S&P 500 395.4% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$305.35
1.03%
Market cap
$381.86B
Enterprise value
$380.85B
P/E (trailing)
71.3×
Forward P/E
P/B
36.08×
Dividend yield
0.3%
52-wk high
$309.98
52-wk low
$79.49
Beta
Shares out
1.25B

5-year trend

What this company does

AI

Lam Research builds the wafer fabrication equipment that semiconductor manufacturers use to deposit and etch microscopic films onto silicon, a critical step in making advanced memory and logic chips. The company earns revenue primarily by selling these tools to chipmakers like TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix, supplemented by recurring service and spare-parts income from its installed base. Quarterly revenue jumped 24% year-over-year to $5.84 billion with net income up 37%, reflecting a strong upcycle driven by AI-related memory and advanced logic spending.

Generated from LRCX's filing dated 2025-08-11

Key risks

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  • China exposure: company operates significant business in China amid ongoing US semiconductor export controls that could restrict tool shipments to key customers.
  • Aggressive capital return depleting cash: $3.6B buybacks plus $945M dividends drove cash down $1.64B to $4.75B over nine months.
  • Customer concentration in WFE cycle: revenue tied to a handful of memory/foundry customers (Samsung, SK Hynix, TSMC, Micron) capex decisions.

Generated from LRCX's filing dated 2025-08-11

Profitability

Gross margin

48.7%

2.9%

Operating margin

32.0%

11.9%

Net margin

29.1%

13.2%

Return on equity

54.3%

21.2%

Return on assets

25.1%

22.9%

Leverage

Debt / equity

1.16×

2.6%

Long-term debt / equity

0.38×

27.9%

Debt / assets

53.8%

1.2%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-29

$5.84B+23.8%$1.83B+37.2%31.2%

Q4 2025

2025-12-28

$5.34B+22.1%$1.59B+33.8%29.8%

Q3 2025

2025-09-28

$5.32B+27.7%$1.57B+40.5%29.5%

Q2 2025

2025-06-29

$5.17B+33.6%$1.72B+68.6%33.3%

Q1 2025

2025-03-30

$4.72B+24.4%$1.33B+37.8%28.2%

Q4 2024

2024-12-29

$4.38B+16.4%$1.19B+24.8%27.2%

Q3 2024

2024-09-29

$4.17B+19.7%$1.12B+25.8%26.8%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$3.87B$1.02B26.4%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

Industry trend

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$77.5M

Net activity

−$77.5M

Distinct insiders

7

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-01

Neil J Fernandes

Senior Vice President

Sale18,170$255.14$4.6M
2026-04-27

Ava Harter

Chief Legal Officer

Sale6,010$258.66$1.6M
2026-03-04

Douglas R Bettinger

Chief Financial Officer & EVP

Sale50,057$224.03$11.2M
2026-03-04

Ava Harter

Chief Legal Officer

Sale1,500$222.66$334.0K
2026-03-02

Douglas R Bettinger

Chief Financial Officer & EVP

Sale40,329$230.22$9.3M
2026-03-02

Ava Harter

Chief Legal Officer

Sale4,000$232.50$930.0K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns LRCX

Institutional value

$62.78B

Total shares held

300.2M

Distinct holders

721

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC81.2M$17.34BNew
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC37.1M$7.92BNew
3Invesco Ltd.24.3M$5.18BNew
4Legal & General Group Plc11.1M$2.36BNew
5Bank of New York Mellon Corp8.9M$1.91BNew
6VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO7.2M$1.54BNew
7UBS Group AG6.5M$1.39BNew
8DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP6.3M$1.35BNew
9California Public Employees Retirement System5.9M$1.25BNew
10WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN5.1M$1.10BNew
11DEUTSCHE BANK AG\4.5M$961.3MNew
12Voya Investment Management LLC4.0M$849.9MNew
13Swiss National Bank3.7M$787.6MNew
14CITIGROUP INC3.6M$771.0MNew
15JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC3.4M$720.7MNew
16National Pension Service3.4M$718.9MNew
17Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.3.2M$676.8MNew
18TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC3.1M$653.1MNew
19Allianz Asset Management GmbH3.0M$632.0MNew
20ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC2.9M$611.0MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

AI
  1. 1

    Revenue grew 24% YTD but deferred profit fell to $2.09B from $2.57B—is shipment timing masking weakening backlog into FY27?

  2. 2

    With $3.6B in buybacks YTD versus $4.4B operating cash flow, why prioritize repurchases over capacity for NAND/HBM upcycle demand?

  3. 3

    What percentage of the $16.5B revenue is China-exposed, and how do tightening U.S. export controls threaten gross margin sustainability above 49%?

Refreshed when LRCX files a new report · last from 2025-08-11