LRCX vs ORCL vs ASML Stock Comparison

Lam Research, Oracle and Asml Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$230.10 -25.1% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$296.82B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
7 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.08 -12.8% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$373.36B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
ASML Asml Holding Nv
$1,571.80 -9.9% 1M +51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$616.92B
P/E
56.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.62B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 7, Asml Holding 2, Oracle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLRCXORCLASMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $296.82B $373.36B $616.92B ASML
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.1x 19.8x 56.4x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 14.7x 34.7x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.4% +21.6% +22.9% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 26.2% 29.1% 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% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.0% -55.0% +51.7% LRCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.8%/yr +5.1%/yr +14.4%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.6% 56.9% 46.8% ASML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 54/100 45/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

LRCXORCLASML

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

AxisLRCXORCLASML
Valuation 53 #45 of 95 56 #45 of 101 18 #78 of 95
Growth 85 #15 of 93 65 #35 of 97 82 #18 of 93
Profitability 94 #6 of 91 87 #13 of 94 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 46 #56 of 102 40 #66 of 109 13 #89 of 102
Shareholder Returns 59 #32 of 76 21 #51 of 64 36 #49 of 76
Overall 67 54 45
  • LRCX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ASML ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLRCXORCLASMLSPY
1 month -25.1%-12.8%-9.9% -1.0%
3 months -24.6%+9.6%-10.5% +2.9%
6 months -14.1%-27.2%+7.8% +6.4%
Year to date +34.4%-35.3%+46.9% +11.4%
1 year +56.0%-55.0%+51.7% +13.1%
3 years +281.0%+22.2%+161.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +56.2%+6.9%+37.8% +21.5%
5 years +313.3%+28.3%+96.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +32.8%+5.1%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +2,257.6%+232.4%+1,393.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +37.2%+12.8%+31.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLRCXORCLASMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.6%56.9%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.0%56.7%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.252.222.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.971.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-65.0%-56.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.9%-55.5%-21.0% -2.5%
52-week high $433.33$283.33$1,989.44 $779.14
52-week low $139.59$115.01$966.57 $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.

MultipleLRCXORCLASML
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 41.5x 19.9xmedian 29.9x 55.8xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 6.9x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 16.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 27.3x 13.8xmedian 17.4x —median 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 35.6x -13.3xmedian 16.9x 48.4xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 4.2x 5.7xmedian 3.1x 26.3xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 2.31 0.84median 0.86 2.31median 2.31

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 monthsLRCXORCLASML
Revenue $26.13B $71.78B $37.62B
Gross profit $13.34B – $19.58B
Operating income $9.65B $23.06B –
Net income $8.45B $18.92B –
Free cash flow $6.54B -$28.72B –
R&D $2.47B $10.18B –
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $6.27 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $7.44B $36.37B $15.17B
Total debt $16.44B $497.56B $5.16B
Shares (diluted) 1.26B 3.00B 388.90M
Enterprise value $272.87B $245.49B $572.61B

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
MetricLRCXORCLASML
P/E 34.1x 19.9x 55.8x
P/FCF 44.0x -13.3x 48.4x
P/Operating cash flow 37.9x 8.1x –
P/S 11.0x 5.3x 16.1x
P/B 20.7x 5.7x 26.3x
P/Tangible book 20.7x 5.7x 27.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT 29.4x 20.4x –
EV/Revenue 10.9x 6.5x 15.8x
EV/FCF 43.4x -16.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 37.4x 10.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 0.84 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLRCXORCLASML
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.4% 21.6% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 12.1% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.1% – 24.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% – 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.3% 28.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 18.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 45.4% 52.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 26.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 47.0% 46.7% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 23.6% 24.2%
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
MetricLRCXORCLASML
Gross margin 51.1% – 52.0%
EBITDA margin 38.7% 47.3% –
Operating margin 37.0% 32.1% –
Pretax margin 37.2% 30.3% –
Net margin 32.3% 26.2% 29.1%
FCF margin 25.0% -40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 65.4% –
Return on equity 64.1% 34.3% –
Return on assets 33.9% 6.7% –
Return on invested capital 49.6% 11.0% –
Return on capital employed 54.8% 9.8% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 6.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLRCXORCLASML
Debt / assets 14.2% 41.3% 8.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x -4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 77.8% 61.2%
Equity / assets 52.8% 22.2% 38.8%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 18.53 1.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLRCXORCLASML
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -5.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% -3.7% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusLRCXORCLASML
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2027 14.7xFY2026 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.95FY2027 $8.57FY2026 $45.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.0%FY2027 +12.3%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% +23.0% +43.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.59BFY2027 $95.06BFY2026 $47.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.3%FY2027 +41.1%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +45.6% +41.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLRCXORCLASML
Held by institutions 85.6% 44.7% 19.8%
Institutions holding 3,130 3,495 2,488
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +6.5% +8.0%
Institutions buying 1,695 1,807 1,356
Institutions selling 1,162 1,308 781
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.38 1.74

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.

LRCXORCLASML
LRCX 1.00 0.29 0.85
ORCL 0.29 1.00 0.28
ASML 0.85 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRCX, ORCL and ASML?

Asml Holding (ASML) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lam Research (LRCX) $296.82B, Oracle (ORCL) $373.36B, Asml Holding (ASML) $616.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX, ORCL and ASML?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lam Research (LRCX) 35.1x, Oracle (ORCL) 19.8x, Asml Holding (ASML) 56.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Lam Research (LRCX) 23.1x, Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Asml Holding (ASML) 34.7x). 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%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Asml Holding (ASML) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Asml Holding (ASML) 29.1%). 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: Lam Research (LRCX) +56.0%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.0%, Asml Holding (ASML) +51.7%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Lam Research (LRCX) +32.8%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.1%/yr, Asml Holding (ASML) +14.4%/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%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Asml Holding (ASML) 0.00%. Lam Research (LRCX) and Asml Holding (ASML) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Asml Holding (ASML) has been the steadiest (Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%, Oracle (ORCL) 56.9%, Asml Holding (ASML) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.