Lam Research Corporation

BIT:1LRCX Stock Report

Market Cap: €250.9b

Lam Research Valuation

Is 1LRCX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • 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 1LRCX 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: 1LRCX (€198.58) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (€75.32)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1LRCX 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 1LRCX?

Key metric: As 1LRCX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1LRCX. This is calculated by dividing 1LRCX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1LRCX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio47.7x
EarningsUS$6.21b
Market CapUS$296.58b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1LRCX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1LRCX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average66.8x
TPRO Technoprobe
144.2x40.33%€10.1b
AMAT Applied Materials
36.1x11.65%US$260.7b
KLAC KLA
39x14.42%US$184.9b
ASML ASML Holding
47.8x15.68%€459.7b
1LRCX Lam Research
47.7x16.55%€296.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1LRCX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.7x) compared to the peer average (64.3x).

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 1LRCX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Semiconductor Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1LRCX 47.7xIndustry Avg. 40.4xNo. of Companies3PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1LRCX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.7x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (40.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1LRCX'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.

1LRCX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio47.7x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 1LRCX'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 1LRCX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€198.58
€228.07
+14.85%
12.70%€274.04€137.44n/a31
Jan ’27€149.02
€144.59
-2.97%
14.44%€178.79€97.91n/a29
Dec ’26€133.40
€137.58
+3.14%
14.60%€172.28€72.36n/a30
Nov ’26€136.48
€135.68
-0.59%
14.49%€171.72€72.12n/a30
Oct ’26€115.98
€99.31
-14.37%
16.78%€136.29€68.14n/a30
Sep ’26€85.00
€92.94
+9.34%
12.68%€115.25€68.30n/a30
Aug ’26€82.06
€93.74
+14.24%
12.31%€116.59€69.09n/a31
Jul ’26€81.01
€79.29
-2.12%
14.23%€106.03€59.37n/a31
Jun ’26€72.70
€79.96
+9.98%
13.09%€110.73€62.01n/a30
May ’26€61.94
€79.17
+27.82%
12.80%€110.25€61.74n/a30
Apr ’26€66.80
€88.52
+32.52%
12.38%€115.78€69.47n/a30
Mar ’26€74.13
€91.90
+23.97%
12.59%€120.16€72.10n/a29
Feb ’26€80.80
€87.77
+8.62%
10.48%€106.12€72.35€204.2530
Jan ’26€69.10
€88.81
+28.53%
11.63%€109.60€72.11€149.0230
Dec ’25€71.05
€87.96
+23.80%
11.75%€107.73€70.88€133.4029
Nov ’25€69.40
€85.97
+23.87%
11.40%€104.81€68.96€136.4829
Oct ’25n/a
€90.61
0%
13.91%€119.00€69.51€115.9829
Sep ’25n/a
€94.30
0%
12.71%€119.53€74.87€85.0028
Aug ’25n/a
€97.52
0%
11.75%€122.79€76.92€82.0628
Jul ’25n/a
€94.43
0%
12.00%€123.76€63.51€81.0129
Jun ’25n/a
€91.44
0%
10.35%€111.38€63.12€72.7029
May ’25n/a
€91.58
0%
10.36%€112.42€63.70€61.9429
Apr ’25n/a
€83.54
0%
10.10%€103.43€60.41€66.8029
Mar ’25n/a
€81.87
0%
9.38%€90.43€60.90€74.1329
Feb ’25n/a
€80.48
0%
10.74%€90.48€60.94€80.8029
€226.16
Fair Value
12.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
31
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/03 17:15
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/03 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 52 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