LRCX vs BRSL vs ONTO Stock Comparison

Lam Research, Brightstar Lottery and Onto Innovation Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$240.85 -23.6% 1M +53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$317.93B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
7 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$214.16 -25.5% 1M +59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
83.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 7, Brightstar Lottery 3, Onto Innovation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLRCXBRSLONTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.93B $1.82B $11.05B LRCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 7.4x 83.3x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 16.9x 25.4x BRSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.4% +0.7% +8.1% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 10.0% 11.8% 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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.5% -43.9% +59.5% ONTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.6%/yr -20.1%/yr +22.4%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.6% 32.6% 72.2% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 42/100 60/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

LRCXBRSLONTO

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

AxisLRCXBRSLONTO
Valuation 52 #46 of 94 62 #39 of 101 61 #37 of 94
Growth 85 #15 of 92 24 #74 of 97 31 #64 of 92
Profitability 94 #6 of 90 59 #39 of 94 58 #38 of 90
Financial Health 43 #57 of 99 28 #78 of 108 57 #43 of 99
Shareholder Returns 61 #29 of 73 35 #42 of 64 94 #5 of 73
Overall 67 42 60
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ONTO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLRCXBRSLONTOSPY
1 month -23.6%-4.6%-25.5% -0.2%
3 months -10.7%-9.4%-11.5% +3.9%
6 months -4.1%-26.4%-24.2% +8.2%
Year to date +40.7%-38.7%+35.7% +12.9%
1 year +53.5%-43.9%+59.5% +12.3%
3 years +312.4%-64.8%+86.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +60.4%-29.4%+23.1% +23.3%
5 years +325.5%-67.5%+174.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +33.6%-20.1%+22.4% +10.9%
10 years +2,390.7%-66.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +37.9%-10.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLRCXBRSLONTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.6%32.6%72.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.0%34.2%73.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.250.843.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.82-1.350.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-72.7%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.4%-44.2%-43.4% -1.2%
52-week high $433.33$17.00$378.45 $779.14
52-week low $139.59$9.22$124.09 $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.

MultipleLRCXBRSLONTO
P/E now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 45.6x 7.5xmedian 28.3x 79.8xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 7.7x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 9.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.0x 3.5xmedian 17.3x 39.5xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 40.6x -1.2xmedian 15.8x 41.6xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 4.6x 0.9xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 2.28 -0.81median 0.85 -9.07median 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 monthsLRCXBRSLONTO
Revenue $26.13B $2.47B $1.12B
Gross profit $13.34B $1.32B $564.06M
Operating income $9.65B $1.07B $134.61M
Net income $8.45B $366.00M $132.61M
Free cash flow $6.54B -$1.47B $252.47M
R&D $2.47B $52.00M $142.63M
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $1.26 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $7.44B $558.00M $1.25B
Total debt $16.44B $4.35B –
Shares (diluted) 1.26B 197.00M 49.68M
Enterprise value $293.98B -$3.03B $6.89B

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
MetricLRCXBRSLONTO
P/E 35.7x 7.5x 79.8x
P/FCF 46.0x -1.2x 41.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.7x -1.0x 39.4x
P/S 11.5x 0.7x 9.4x
P/B 21.6x 0.9x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 21.6x 0.9x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 29.4x 3.5x 39.5x
EV/EBIT 30.8x 5.2x 64.0x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 2.3x 7.7x
EV/FCF 45.5x -3.8x 34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.2x -3.0x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 -0.81 -9.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLONTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.4% 0.7% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 9.1% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.1% -4.0% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 151.4% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.3% 88.2% -29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% -2.1% -8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.4% 8.9% -33.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -4.5% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.0% 33.1% -34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -9.4% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% -265.1% -2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -60.6% 17.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% -207.8% 5.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -58.7% 22.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLONTO
Gross margin 51.1% 53.5% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 38.7% 65.3% 19.5%
Operating margin 37.0% 43.2% 12.0%
Pretax margin 37.2% 24.4% 14.1%
Net margin 32.3% 10.0% 11.8%
FCF margin 25.0% -59.6% 22.5%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% -74.7% 23.8%
Return on equity 64.1% 17.7% 6.5%
Return on assets 33.9% 4.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 54.8% 14.2% 4.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -5.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLONTO
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% 48.0%
Equity / assets 52.8% 25.1% 52.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.1x 9.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 8.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x 6.9x
Altman Z-score 19.18 0.86 5.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLRCXBRSLONTO
Dividend yield 0.5% 9.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% -17.8% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.7% -8.2% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusLRCXBRSLONTO
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2027 16.9xFY2026 25.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.12FY2027 $0.56FY2026 $8.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.9%FY2027 -38.5%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +28.6% +43.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.96BFY2027 $2.56BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.9%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% -2.1% +41.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLRCXBRSLONTO
Held by institutions 85.6% 44.1% 98.3%
Institutions holding 3,131 200 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.8% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,695 97 376
Institutions selling 1,163 58 232
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.67 1.62

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.

LRCXBRSLONTO
LRCX 1.00 0.07 0.83
BRSL 0.07 1.00 0.07
ONTO 0.83 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRCX, BRSL and ONTO?

Lam Research (LRCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lam Research (LRCX) $317.93B, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.82B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $11.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX, BRSL and ONTO?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lam Research (LRCX) 37.6x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.4x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 83.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) is cheapest (Lam Research (LRCX) 23.8x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 16.9x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 25.4x). 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: Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%). 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 Onto Innovation (ONTO) returned the most: Lam Research (LRCX) +53.5%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -43.9%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +59.5%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Lam Research (LRCX) +33.6%/yr, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.1%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.6%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.