LRCX vs BRSL vs KLIC Stock Comparison

Lam Research, Brightstar Lottery and Kulicke & Soffa Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$237.50 -24.7% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$300.03B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 6, Brightstar Lottery 3, Kulicke & Soffa Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLRCXBRSLKLICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $300.03B $1.86B $4.07B LRCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x 7.5x 35.2x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 17.0x 18.6x BRSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.4% +0.7% +44.4% KLIC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 10.0% 12.2% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% 14.1% — LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.4x — LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% -42.7% +85.0% KLIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.8%/yr -20.4%/yr +6.8%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 32.7% 58.9% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 41/100 57/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

LRCXBRSLKLIC

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

AxisLRCXBRSLKLIC
Valuation 50 #48 of 95 60 #41 of 102 62 #37 of 95
Growth 84 #16 of 93 24 #75 of 98 66 #32 of 93
Profitability 94 #6 of 91 60 #39 of 95 57 #40 of 91
Financial Health 45 #56 of 101 29 #78 of 109 60 #41 of 101
Shareholder Returns 58 #32 of 75 35 #42 of 64 39 #46 of 75
Overall 66 41 57
  • LRCX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • BRSL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • KLIC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLRCXBRSLKLICSPY
1 month -24.7%-4.4%-17.2% -0.8%
3 months -18.6%-9.2%-23.1% +3.5%
6 months -8.5%-26.0%-12.7% +7.0%
Year to date +38.7%-38.6%+65.7% +12.2%
1 year +56.6%-42.7%+85.0% +13.0%
3 years +306.7%-64.7%+78.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +59.7%-29.4%+21.2% +23.1%
5 years +329.0%-68.1%+39.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +33.8%-20.4%+6.8% +11.0%
10 years +2,325.9%-66.5%+461.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +37.6%-10.4%+18.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLRCXBRSLKLICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%32.7%58.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.0%34.3%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.250.842.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-1.311.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-72.7%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%-44.1%-43.6% -1.8%
52-week high $433.33$17.00$133.81 $779.14
52-week low $139.59$9.22$35.29 $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.

MultipleLRCXBRSLKLIC
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 42.1x 7.6xmedian 28.8x 34.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 7.1x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 27.5x 3.5xmedian 17.7x 24.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 37.2x -1.2xmedian 15.8x 96.1xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 4.2x 0.9xmedian 3.2x 4.3xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 2.23 -0.81median 0.85 4.23median 2.23

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 monthsLRCXBRSLKLIC
Revenue $26.13B $2.47B $950.21M
Gross profit $13.34B $1.32B $457.82M
Operating income $9.65B $1.07B $125.54M
Net income $8.45B $366.00M $115.74M
Free cash flow $6.54B -$1.47B $41.13M
R&D $2.47B $52.00M $161.53M
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $1.26 $2.17
Cash & equivalents $7.44B $558.00M $368.57M
Total debt $16.44B $19.09B –
Shares (diluted) 1.26B 197.00M 53.43M
Enterprise value $276.08B -$2.99B $2.07B

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
MetricLRCXBRSLKLIC
P/E 35.2x 7.6x 34.1x
P/FCF 45.4x -1.2x 96.1x
P/Operating cash flow 39.2x -1.0x 71.7x
P/S 11.4x 0.7x 4.2x
P/B 21.3x 0.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 21.3x 0.9x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.0x 3.5x 24.3x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 5.2x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 11.2x 2.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF 44.8x -3.8x 83.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.7x -3.0x 62.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 -0.81 4.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLKLIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.4% 0.7% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 9.1% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.1% -4.0% 61.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 151.4% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.3% 88.2% 8,922%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% -2.1% 12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.4% 8.9% 1,845%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -4.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.0% 33.1% 1,818%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -9.4% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% -265.1% -59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -60.6% -36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% -207.8% -65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -58.7% -37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLKLIC
Gross margin 51.1% 53.5% 48.2%
EBITDA margin 38.7% 65.3% 14.9%
Operating margin 37.0% 43.2% 13.2%
Pretax margin 37.2% 24.4% 15.2%
Net margin 32.3% 10.0% 12.2%
FCF margin 25.0% -59.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% -74.7% 5.8%
Return on equity 64.1% 17.7% 13.1%
Return on assets 33.9% 4.2% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 54.8% 14.2% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -5.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLKLIC
Debt / assets 14.2% 54.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x -3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 74.9% 30.9%
Equity / assets 52.8% 25.1% 69.1%
Interest coverage – – 836.9x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.1x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 18.98 0.86 8.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLKLIC
Dividend yield 0.5% 9.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -17.7% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.7% -8.2% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 104.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%

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.

ConsensusLRCXBRSLKLIC
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2027 17.0xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.12FY2027 $0.56FY2026 $4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.9%FY2027 -38.5%FY2026 +1,838.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +28.6% +38.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.96BFY2027 $2.56BFY2026 $1.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.9%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026 +82.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% -2.1% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLRCXBRSLKLIC
Held by institutions 85.6% 44.1% 92.8%
Institutions holding 3,130 200 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,695 97 267
Institutions selling 1,162 58 150
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.67 1.78

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.

LRCXBRSLKLIC
LRCX 1.00 0.07 0.68
BRSL 0.07 1.00 0.12
KLIC 0.68 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRCX, BRSL and KLIC?

Lam Research (LRCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lam Research (LRCX) $300.03B, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.86B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX, BRSL and KLIC?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lam Research (LRCX) 35.5x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.5x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 35.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) is cheapest (Lam Research (LRCX) 23.5x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 17.0x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) returned the most: Lam Research (LRCX) +56.6%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -42.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +85.0%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Lam Research (LRCX) +33.8%/yr, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.4%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lam Research (LRCX) 0.00%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 0.00%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 0.01%. Lam Research (LRCX) and Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Lam Research (LRCX) 65.7%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.7%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.