Lam Research Corporation

NasdaqGS:LRCX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$179.5b

Lam Research Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Lam Research's CEO is Tim Archer, appointed in Jan 2018, has a tenure of 7.75 years. total yearly compensation is $28.30M, comprised of 4.4% salary and 95.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.069% of the company’s shares, worth $123.12M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.6 years and 6.3 years respectively.

Key information

Tim Archer

Chief executive officer

US$28.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage4.37%
CEO tenure7.8yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure2.6yrs
Board average tenure6.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Lam Research: Priced For Perfection

Oct 13

There's Reason For Concern Over Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Massive 26% Price Jump

Sep 19
There's Reason For Concern Over Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Massive 26% Price Jump

Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Jul 27
Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?

Jul 02
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?

Does This Valuation Of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Jun 18
Does This Valuation Of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Lam Research Q3: NAND Upgrade Cycle Drives Growth; Downgrade To 'Hold'

Apr 27

The Price Is Right For Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Apr 18
The Price Is Right For Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Lam Research: Tides Have Turned, Buy This Semiconductor Refurbisher

Apr 17

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?

Mar 27
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?

Lam Research: Phenomenal Long Term Outlook For This Semi Equipment Giant

Mar 14

Lam Research: Time To Buy Despite Tariff Concerns

Mar 07

Estimating The Fair Value Of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Feb 17
Estimating The Fair Value Of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Results: Lam Research Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Feb 04
Results: Lam Research Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

I Was Wrong; Lam Research Is A Top Semiconductor Pick (Technical Analysis, Rating Upgrade)

Feb 02

Investors Interested In Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Earnings

Jan 07
Investors Interested In Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Earnings

Lam Research: Bullish Factors Lining Up For 2025

Dec 31

Is There Now An Opportunity In Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?

Dec 24
Is There Now An Opportunity In Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?

Lam Research: Semiconductor Giant Still On Sale After Earnings Beat

Dec 04

Lam Research: Wait For The Dust To Settle (Technical Analysis)

Nov 28

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

Nov 14
Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

Why Lam Research Is At A Make-Or-Break Level Before Earnings

Oct 22

Lam Research Following Micron's Footsteps In High Bandwidth Memory And Semiconductor Equipments Demand

Oct 11

Lam Research: The Recent Pullback Is A Buying Opportunity

Sep 16

Lam Research: Finding Opportunity Amidst Q4 FY 2024 Post Earnings Dip

Aug 16

Lam Research: China Risk May Offset Memory Recovery And AI Boost

Aug 03

Lam Research: It's Still All About Memory- Maintaining Buy

Jul 11

Capitalizing On The Semiconductor Rebound: Lam Research Is A Compelling Buy

Jul 02

Lam Research: Headwinds Coming From Chinese And Japanese Competitors

Jun 07

Lam Research: More Wafer Fab Equipment Spend For FY2025, Maintaining Buy

May 18

Lam Research: Benefiting From HBM-Driven DRAM; Initiate With 'Strong Buy'

Apr 18

Lam Research: A Favorite In The Semis - Initiating With A Buy

Apr 09

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Tim Archer's remuneration changed compared to Lam Research's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 29 2025n/an/a

US$5b

Mar 30 2025n/an/a

US$5b

Dec 29 2024n/an/a

US$4b

Sep 29 2024n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 30 2024US$30mUS$1m

US$4b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$4b

Dec 24 2023n/an/a

US$3b

Sep 24 2023n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 25 2023US$18mUS$1m

US$5b

Mar 26 2023n/an/a

US$5b

Dec 25 2022n/an/a

US$5b

Sep 25 2022n/an/a

US$5b

Jun 26 2022US$17mUS$1m

US$5b

Mar 27 2022n/an/a

US$5b

Dec 26 2021n/an/a

US$5b

Sep 26 2021n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 27 2021US$15mUS$1m

US$4b

Mar 28 2021n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 27 2020n/an/a

US$3b

Sep 27 2020n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 28 2020US$12mUS$1m

US$2b

Mar 29 2020n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 29 2019n/an/a

US$2b

Sep 29 2019n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2019US$14mUS$810k

US$2b

Compensation vs Market: Tim's total compensation ($USD28.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.46M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Tim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Tim Archer (58 yo)

7.8yrs
Tenure
US$28,298,161
Compensation

Mr. Timothy M. Archer, also known as Tim, is Independent Director of Johnson Controls International plc from March 13, 2024. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Lam Research Corporation si...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Archer
President7.8yrsUS$28.30m0.069%
$ 123.1m
Douglas Bettinger
Executive VP & CFO12.6yrsUS$8.59m0.078%
$ 139.4m
Patrick Lord
Executive VP & COO2.6yrsUS$7.14m0.0029%
$ 5.2m
Ava Harter
Senior VP1.3yrsUS$10.59m0.00072%
$ 1.3m
Seshasayee Varadarajan
Senior VP of The Global Products Group7.7yrsUS$7.18m0.012%
$ 21.3m
Christina Correia
Chief Accounting Officer & Group VP2.6yrsno data0.0041%
$ 7.3m
Vahid Vahedi
Senior VP2.6yrsUS$5.27m0.017%
$ 30.9m
Ram Ganesh
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Steve Fine
Corporate VP & Chief Communication Officer1.6yrsno datano data
Mary Hassett
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer5.2yrsno datano data
Audrey Charles
Senior VP of Corporate Strategy and Advanced Packaging & President of lam Capital4.8yrsno datano data
Neil Fernandes
Senior VP of Global Customer Operations2.6yrsno data0.0057%
$ 10.2m
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: LRCX's management team is considered experienced (2.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Timothy Archer
President6.8yrsUS$28.30m0.069%
$ 123.1m
Mark Fields
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$423.23k0.00010%
$ 179.5k
Michael Cannon
Independent Director14.7yrsUS$358.09k0.015%
$ 26.6m
Eric Brandt
Independent Director15.1yrsUS$373.09k0.023%
$ 40.4m
Abhijit Talwalkar
Independent Chairman of the Board14.7yrsUS$510.59k0.0084%
$ 15.0m
Bethany Mayer
Independent Director6.4yrsUS$363.09k0.0023%
$ 4.1m
John Dineen
Independent Director2.2yrsUS$343.09k0.00036%
$ 646.3k
Sohail Ahmed
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$338.09k0.0024%
$ 4.4m
Ita Brennan
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$429.48k0.000060%
$ 107.7k
Jyoti Mehra
Independent Director3.9yrsUS$358.09k0.0011%
$ 2.0m
Ho Kang
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$348.09k0.00046%
$ 825.9k
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: LRCX's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/17 11:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/17 00:00
Earnings2025/06/29
Annual Earnings2025/06/29

Data Sources

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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. 31 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Christopher MuseBarclays
Thomas O'MalleyBarclays