BRSL vs LRCX vs NVMI Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Lam Research and Nova Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$240.85 -23.6% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$318.29B
P/E
37.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
8 wins
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$327.60 -11.0% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 8, Brightstar Lottery 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLLRCXNVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.83B $318.29B $10.02B LRCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 37.7x 37.1x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 23.8x 29.0x BRSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +33.4% +16.2% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 32.3% 28.8% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 49.6% — LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.4x — LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% +53.5% -6.7% LRCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr +33.6%/yr +25.6%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 65.6% 59.5% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 67/100 55/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLLRCXNVMI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBRSLLRCXNVMI
Valuation 62 #39 of 101 52 #46 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Growth 24 #74 of 97 85 #15 of 92 70 #28 of 92
Profitability 59 #39 of 94 94 #6 of 90 76 #22 of 90
Financial Health 28 #78 of 108 43 #57 of 99 14 #85 of 99
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 61 #29 of 73 –
Overall 42 67 55
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVMI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBRSLLRCXNVMISPY
1 month -4.6%-23.6%-11.0% -0.2%
3 months -9.4%-10.7%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months -26.4%-4.1%-34.3% +8.2%
Year to date -38.7%+40.7%-0.2% +12.9%
1 year -43.9%+53.5%-6.7% +12.3%
3 years -64.8%+312.4%+260.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -29.4%+60.4%+53.4% +23.3%
5 years -67.5%+325.5%+211.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.1%+33.6%+25.6% +10.9%
10 years -66.4%+2,390.7%+2,596.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.3%+37.9%+39.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRSLLRCXNVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%65.6%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%65.0%67.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.843.252.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.350.82-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-56.8%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.2%-44.4%-45.9% -1.2%
52-week high $17.00$433.33$605.65 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$139.59$275.78 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBRSLLRCXNVMI
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 28.3x 35.7xmedian 45.6x 36.5xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 11.5xmedian 7.7x 11.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 17.3x 29.4xmedian 29.0x 33.7xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.8x 46.0xmedian 40.6x 42.5xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 21.6xmedian 4.6x 7.1xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.85 1.14median 2.28 1.48median 2.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBRSLLRCXNVMI
Revenue $2.47B $26.13B $937.50M
Gross profit $1.32B $13.34B $535.50M
Operating income $1.07B $9.65B $271.61M
Net income $366.00M $8.45B $270.51M
Free cash flow -$1.47B $6.54B $244.83M
R&D $52.00M $2.47B $151.05M
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $6.73 $8.24
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $7.44B $124.85M
Total debt $4.35B $16.44B –
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 1.26B 32.80M
Enterprise value -$3.03B $294.34B $7.19B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBRSLLRCXNVMI
P/E 7.5x 35.7x 36.5x
P/FCF -1.2x 46.0x 42.5x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x 39.7x 46.0x
P/S 0.7x 11.5x 11.1x
P/B 0.9x 21.6x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 21.6x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 29.4x 33.7x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 30.8x 36.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 11.4x 10.4x
EV/FCF -3.8x 45.5x 40.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x 39.2x 43.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 1.14 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLLRCXNVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 33.4% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 18.2% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% 38.1% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% 23.4% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 49.3% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 29.0% 24.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 45.4% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 28.6% 25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 47.0% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 31.1% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% 18.7% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% 15.3% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% 17.8% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% 13.2% 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLLRCXNVMI
Gross margin 53.5% 51.1% 57.1%
EBITDA margin 65.3% 38.7% 31.0%
Operating margin 43.2% 37.0% 29.0%
Pretax margin 24.4% 37.2% 34.1%
Net margin 10.0% 32.3% 28.8%
FCF margin -59.6% 25.0% 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% 29.0% 24.1%
Return on equity 17.7% 64.1% 19.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 33.9% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 49.6% –
Return on capital employed 14.2% 54.8% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLLRCXNVMI
Debt / assets 54.2% 14.2% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -3.0x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 47.2% 41.1%
Equity / assets 25.1% 52.8% 58.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.86 19.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLLRCXNVMI
Dividend yield 9.6% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -17.8% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield -8.2% 1.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBRSLLRCXNVMI
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 23.8xFY2027 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $10.12FY2027 $11.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +12.6% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +25.0% +23.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLLRCXNVMI
Held by institutions 44.1% 85.6% 69.0%
Institutions holding 200 3,131 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +6.2% -4.1%
Institutions buying 97 1,695 175
Institutions selling 58 1,163 129
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.46 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BRSLLRCXNVMI
BRSL 1.00 0.07 0.12
LRCX 0.07 1.00 0.84
NVMI 0.12 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, LRCX and NVMI?

Lam Research (LRCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.83B, Lam Research (LRCX) $318.29B, Nova (NVMI) $10.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, LRCX and NVMI?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.4x, Lam Research (LRCX) 37.7x, Nova (NVMI) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 16.9x, Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x, Nova (NVMI) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lam Research (LRCX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Nova (NVMI) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Nova (NVMI) 28.8%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lam Research (LRCX) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -43.9%, Lam Research (LRCX) +53.5%, Nova (NVMI) -6.7%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.1%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.6%/yr, Nova (NVMI) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.6%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%, Nova (NVMI) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, LRCX and NVMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lam Research (LRCX) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.