CAMT vs LRCX vs ORCL Stock Comparison

Camtek, Lam Research and Oracle Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAMT Camtek Ltd
$108.25 -34.5% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.96B
P/E
131.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.02M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$227.56 -34.5% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$284.26B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
0.49%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
7 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$119.10 -16.4% 1M -54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$360.16B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
1.68%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 7, Oracle 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAMTLRCXORCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.96B $284.26B $360.16B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 131.3x 33.7x 18.8x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 22.5x 13.9x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +33.4% +21.6% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 32.3% 26.2% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.6% 11.0% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 2.6x LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.49% 1.68% ORCL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% +44.5% -54.6% LRCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +31.4%/yr +4.4%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.1% 66.3% 58.7% ORCL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 67/100 52/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

CAMTLRCXORCL

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

AxisCAMTLRCXORCL
Valuation 40 #57 of 94 51 #47 of 94 56 #45 of 100
Growth 30 #65 of 92 84 #16 of 92 59 #40 of 97
Profitability 53 #43 of 90 96 #5 of 90 86 #14 of 94
Financial Health 53 #48 of 101 45 #56 of 101 39 #68 of 111
Shareholder Returns – 60 #30 of 74 21 #51 of 64
Overall 44 67 52
  • CAMT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAMTLRCXORCLSPY
1 month -34.5%-34.5%-16.4% -2.3%
3 months -22.6%-22.8%-16.1% -0.7%
6 months -40.8%-12.0%-33.9% +4.8%
Year to date +1.8%+32.9%-38.9% +10.3%
1 year -12.6%+44.5%-54.6% +10.3%
3 years +91.7%+258.9%+10.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.2%+53.1%+3.3% +20.1%
5 years +169.1%+291.4%+23.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +21.9%+31.4%+4.4% +10.1%
10 years +3,632.8%+2,272.9%+213.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +43.6%+37.3%+12.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAMTLRCXORCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.1%66.3%58.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.0%65.9%58.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.923.302.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.67-0.93 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.2%-56.8%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.8%-47.5%-53.8% -3.5%
52-week high $207.46$433.33$257.85 $779.14
52-week low $94.40$139.59$115.01 $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.

MultipleCAMTLRCXORCL
P/E now vs peer median 131.3xmedian 41.3x 33.7xmedian 41.3x 18.8xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 6.6x 10.9xmedian 6.6x 5.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 26.2x 27.7xmedian 26.2x 13.2xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 37.7x 43.5xmedian 37.7x -12.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.3x 20.4xmedian 4.3x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -5.91median 1.81 1.08median 1.81 0.80median 0.90

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 monthsCAMTLRCXORCL
Revenue $509.02M $26.13B $71.78B
Gross profit $254.77M $13.34B –
Operating income $118.02M $9.65B $23.06B
Net income $56.14M $8.45B $18.92B
Free cash flow – $6.54B -$28.72B
R&D $57.52M $2.47B $10.18B
EPS (diluted) $0.76 $6.73 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $215.23M $7.44B $36.37B
Total debt – $3.74B $125.34B
Shares (diluted) 49.37M 1.26B 3.00B
Enterprise value $3.85B $260.31B $232.71B

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
MetricCAMTLRCXORCL
P/E 131.3x 33.7x 18.8x
P/FCF – 43.5x -12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 37.5x 7.7x
P/S 9.7x 10.9x 5.0x
P/B 7.0x 20.4x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 20.4x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA – 27.7x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 39.5x 29.1x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 10.7x 6.2x
EV/FCF – 42.9x -15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 37.0x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.91 1.08 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAMTLRCXORCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 33.4% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 18.2% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 38.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 23.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% 49.3% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 29.0% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.6% 45.4% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.3% 28.6% 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.8% 47.0% 46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.2% 31.1% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.7% 118.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.3% 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.8% -388.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% -71.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAMTLRCXORCL
Gross margin 50.1% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin – 38.7% 47.3%
Operating margin 23.2% 37.0% 32.1%
Pretax margin 9.2% 37.2% 30.3%
Net margin 7.4% 32.3% 26.2%
FCF margin – 25.0% -40.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.0% 65.4%
Return on equity 8.1% 64.1% 34.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 33.9% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 49.6% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 9.9% 54.8% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAMTLRCXORCL
Debt / assets – 14.2% 41.3%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 47.2% 77.8%
Equity / assets 53.0% 52.8% 22.2%
Interest coverage – – 4.5x
Current ratio 7.4x 2.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.6x 1.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.58 18.38 1.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAMTLRCXORCL
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.8% -3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%

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.

ConsensusCAMTLRCXORCL
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 22.5xFY2027 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.46FY2026 $10.12FY2027 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +12.6% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $568.64MFY2026 $32.96BFY2027 $95.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027 +41.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.5% +25.0% +45.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAMTLRCXORCL
Held by institutions 41.7% 85.6% 44.7%
Institutions holding 235 3,134 3,500
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.5% +6.2% +6.5%
Institutions buying 126 1,698 1,809
Institutions selling 68 1,163 1,311
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.46 1.38

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.

CAMTLRCXORCL
CAMT 1.00 0.74 0.34
LRCX 0.74 1.00 0.32
ORCL 0.34 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAMT, LRCX and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Camtek (CAMT) $4.96B, Lam Research (LRCX) $284.26B, Oracle (ORCL) $360.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAMT, LRCX and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Camtek (CAMT) 131.3x, Lam Research (LRCX) 33.7x, Oracle (ORCL) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Camtek (CAMT) 31.3x, Lam Research (LRCX) 22.5x, Oracle (ORCL) 13.9x). 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: Camtek (CAMT) +7.9%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Camtek (CAMT) 7.4%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lam Research (LRCX) returned the most: Camtek (CAMT) -12.6%, Lam Research (LRCX) +44.5%, Oracle (ORCL) -54.6%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Camtek (CAMT) +21.9%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +31.4%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest dividend yield: Camtek (CAMT) 0.00%, Lam Research (LRCX) 0.49%, Oracle (ORCL) 1.68%. Camtek (CAMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oracle (ORCL) has been the steadiest (Camtek (CAMT) 72.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 66.3%, Oracle (ORCL) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAMT, LRCX and ORCL?

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 7. 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.