Lam Research Corporation

WBAG:LRC2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €227.0b

Lam Research Valuation

Is LRC2 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of LRC2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: LRC2 (€187.02) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (€105.92)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: LRC2 is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LRC2?

Key metric: As LRC2 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LRC2. This is calculated by dividing LRC2's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LRC2's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio43.3x
EarningsUS$6.21b
Market CapUS$263.68b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LRC2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LRC2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average40.4x
AMAT Applied Materials
35x13.45%US$269.0b
41.8x14.86%US$187.3b
ASML ASML Holding
48.1x15.81%€462.3b
8035 Tokyo Electron
36.8x15.09%JP¥18.5t
LRC2 Lam Research
43.3x17.09%€263.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LRC2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.3x) compared to the peer average (40.3x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LRC2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Semiconductor Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LRC2 43.3xIndustry Avg. 47.5xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LRC2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.3x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (45.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LRC2's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LRC2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio43.3x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LRC2's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LRC2 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€187.02
€236.69
+26.56%
9.96%€279.83€172.20n/a31
Mar ’27€201.25
€232.71
+15.63%
10.02%€275.28€169.40n/a31
Feb ’27€204.75
€228.07
+11.39%
12.70%€274.04€137.44n/a31
Jan ’27€149.88
€144.59
-3.53%
14.44%€178.79€97.91n/a29
Dec ’26€133.50
€137.58
+3.06%
14.60%€172.28€72.36n/a30
Nov ’26€136.68
€135.68
-0.73%
14.49%€171.72€72.12n/a30
Oct ’26€116.02
€99.31
-14.40%
16.78%€136.29€68.14n/a30
Sep ’26€83.44
€92.94
+11.38%
12.68%€115.25€68.30n/a30
Aug ’26€82.08
€93.74
+14.21%
12.31%€116.59€69.09n/a31
Jul ’26€81.33
€79.29
-2.50%
14.23%€106.03€59.37n/a31
Jun ’26€72.65
€79.96
+10.06%
13.09%€110.73€62.01n/a30
May ’26€61.88
€79.17
+27.95%
12.80%€110.25€61.74n/a30
Apr ’26€66.95
€88.52
+32.22%
12.38%€115.78€69.47n/a30
Mar ’26€73.69
€91.90
+24.71%
12.59%€120.16€72.10€201.2529
Feb ’26€80.67
€87.77
+8.80%
10.48%€106.12€72.35€204.7530
Jan ’26€69.01
€88.81
+28.69%
11.63%€109.60€72.11€149.8830
Dec ’25€71.23
€87.96
+23.49%
11.75%€107.73€70.88€133.5029
Nov ’25€69.41
€85.97
+23.85%
11.40%€104.81€68.96€136.6829
Oct ’25€71.67
€90.61
+26.42%
13.91%€119.00€69.51€116.0229
Sep ’25€73.08
€94.30
+29.03%
12.71%€119.53€74.87€83.4428
Aug ’25€78.88
€97.52
+23.63%
11.75%€122.79€76.92€82.0828
Jul ’25€97.81
€94.43
-3.46%
12.00%€123.76€63.51€81.3329
Jun ’25€84.11
€91.44
+8.71%
10.35%€111.38€63.12€72.6529
May ’25€85.18
€91.58
+7.52%
10.36%€112.42€63.70€61.8829
Apr ’25€88.78
€83.54
-5.90%
10.10%€103.43€60.41€66.9529
Mar ’25€89.34
€81.87
-8.36%
9.38%€90.43€60.90€73.6929
€238.87
Fair Value
21.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
31
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/10 16:42
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/28
Annual Earnings2025/06/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Lam Research Corporation is covered by 51 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Warren LauAletheia Analyst Network Limited
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Christopher MuseBarclays