Lam Research Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 5/6
Lam Research has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.5%, while the Semiconductor industry saw earnings growing at 20.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.8% per year. Lam Research's return on equity is 47.9%, and it has net margins of 26%.
Key information
11.5%
Earnings growth rate
13.7%
EPS growth rate
| Semiconductor Industry Growth | 27.7% |
| Revenue growth rate | 9.8% |
| Return on equity | 47.9% |
| Net Margin | 26.0% |
| Next Earnings Update | 29 Jan 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Investors Interested In Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Earnings
Jan 07
Lam Research: Bullish Factors Lining Up For 2025
Dec 31Is There Now An Opportunity In Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)?
Dec 24Lam Research: Semiconductor Giant Still On Sale After Earnings Beat
Dec 04Lam Research: Wait For The Dust To Settle (Technical Analysis)
Nov 28Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively
Nov 14Why Lam Research Is At A Make-Or-Break Level Before Earnings
Oct 22Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Oct 12Lam Research Following Micron's Footsteps In High Bandwidth Memory And Semiconductor Equipments Demand
Oct 11Lam Research: The Recent Pullback Is A Buying Opportunity
Sep 16Is Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Trading At A 36% Discount?
Sep 15Lam Research's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Sep 03Lam Research: Finding Opportunity Amidst Q4 FY 2024 Post Earnings Dip
Aug 16Lam Research: China Risk May Offset Memory Recovery And AI Boost
Aug 03The Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts
Aug 02Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)
Jul 28Lam Research: It's Still All About Memory- Maintaining Buy
Jul 11Why Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Could Be Worth Watching
Jul 03Capitalizing On The Semiconductor Rebound: Lam Research Is A Compelling Buy
Jul 02Lam Research: Headwinds Coming From Chinese And Japanese Competitors
Jun 07Here's Why Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Jun 06Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns
May 23Lam Research: More Wafer Fab Equipment Spend For FY2025, Maintaining Buy
May 18Lam Research Corporation Just Beat EPS By 5.7%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Apr 26Lam Research: Benefiting From HBM-Driven DRAM; Initiate With 'Strong Buy'
Apr 18Lam Research: A Favorite In The Semis - Initiating With A Buy
Apr 09Why We're Not Concerned About Lam Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Share Price
Apr 04Lam Research: Stock Price Runup Justified But Upside Now Limited
Feb 24Here's What's Concerning About Lam Research's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Returns On Capital
Feb 22Investors Can Find Comfort In Lam Research's (NASDAQ:LRCX) Earnings Quality
Feb 09Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$872
Jan 31Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Jan 28Lam Research: Lack Of Clarity On NAND A Significant Headwind In 2024
Jan 25Lam Research: Positioned Strongly (And Expensively) For AI Secular Trends
Jan 17Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Lam Research makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 24 | 15,591 | 4,057 | 904 | 1,975 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 14,905 | 3,828 | 868 | 1,902 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 14,241 | 3,610 | 852 | 1,807 |
| 24 Dec 23 | 14,317 | 3,458 | 829 | 1,724 |
| 24 Sep 23 | 15,836 | 3,972 | 834 | 1,716 |
| 25 Jun 23 | 17,429 | 4,511 | 833 | 1,727 |
| 26 Mar 23 | 18,857 | 4,917 | 843 | 1,736 |
| 25 Dec 22 | 19,048 | 5,125 | 867 | 1,714 |
| 25 Sep 22 | 17,997 | 4,851 | 869 | 1,655 |
| 26 Jun 22 | 17,227 | 4,605 | 886 | 1,604 |
| 27 Mar 22 | 16,737 | 4,541 | 893 | 1,575 |
| 26 Dec 21 | 16,524 | 4,590 | 880 | 1,549 |
| 26 Sep 21 | 15,754 | 4,265 | 862 | 1,520 |
| 27 Jun 21 | 14,626 | 3,908 | 830 | 1,493 |
| 28 Mar 21 | 13,273 | 3,460 | 798 | 1,450 |
| 27 Dec 20 | 11,929 | 2,964 | 759 | 1,377 |
| 27 Sep 20 | 11,056 | 2,609 | 715 | 1,321 |
| 28 Jun 20 | 10,045 | 2,252 | 682 | 1,252 |
| 29 Mar 20 | 9,614 | 2,097 | 665 | 1,209 |
| 29 Dec 19 | 9,549 | 2,070 | 690 | 1,220 |
| 29 Sep 19 | 9,489 | 2,124 | 685 | 1,186 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 9,654 | 2,191 | 702 | 1,191 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 10,418 | 2,671 | 728 | 1,223 |
| 23 Dec 18 | 10,871 | 2,902 | 745 | 1,210 |
| 23 Sep 18 | 10,930 | 2,323 | 753 | 1,206 |
| 24 Jun 18 | 11,077 | 2,381 | 762 | 1,190 |
| 25 Mar 18 | 10,296 | 1,886 | 731 | 1,148 |
| 24 Dec 17 | 9,558 | 1,682 | 691 | 1,108 |
| 24 Sep 17 | 8,859 | 2,025 | 674 | 1,074 |
| 25 Jun 17 | 8,014 | 1,698 | 658 | 1,034 |
| 26 Mar 17 | 7,215 | 1,430 | 593 | 985 |
| 25 Dec 16 | 6,375 | 999 | 585 | 941 |
| 25 Sep 16 | 5,918 | 889 | 592 | 915 |
| 26 Jun 16 | 5,886 | 914 | 631 | 914 |
| 27 Mar 16 | 5,821 | 786 | 628 | 898 |
| 27 Dec 15 | 5,900 | 849 | 612 | 895 |
| 27 Sep 15 | 5,707 | 803 | 596 | 871 |
| 28 Jun 15 | 5,259 | 656 | 592 | 825 |
| 29 Mar 15 | 5,027 | 758 | 615 | 789 |
| 28 Dec 14 | 4,861 | 716 | 593 | 757 |
| 28 Sep 14 | 4,745 | 688 | 598 | 735 |
| 29 Jun 14 | 4,607 | 632 | 605 | 716 |
| 30 Mar 14 | 4,345 | 485 | 573 | 711 |
Quality Earnings: LRCX has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LRCX's current net profit margins (26%) are higher than last year (25%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LRCX's earnings have grown by 11.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LRCX's earnings growth over the past year (2.9%) is below its 5-year average (11.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LRCX earnings growth over the past year (2.9%) exceeded the Semiconductor industry -3.4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: LRCX's Return on Equity (47.9%) is considered outstanding.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/20 04:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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Analyst Sources
Lam Research Corporation is covered by 69 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Christopher Muse | Barclays |