LRCX vs ORCL vs WDAY Stock Comparison

Lam Research, Oracle and Workday Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$254.39 -21.5% 1M +58.3% 1Y
Market cap
$317.77B
P/E
37.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
0.44%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
6 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$139.56 +1.2% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$422.03B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
1.43%
ERP Software Technology
4 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$195.46 +3.3% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$47.14B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lam Research leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lam Research 6, Oracle 4, Workday 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLRCXORCLWDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.77B $422.03B $47.14B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.7x 22.0x 38.1x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 16.3x 17.1x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.4% +21.6% +11.2% LRCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 26.2% 12.6% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% 11.0% 9.8% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.6x -0.3x LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.44% 1.43% — ORCL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.3% -49.3% -15.5% LRCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.2%/yr +7.8%/yr -7.6%/yr LRCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 58.0% 53.6% WDAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 70/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

LRCXORCLWDAY

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

AxisLRCXORCLWDAY
Valuation 47 #50 of 94 53 #48 of 101 51 #50 of 101
Growth 82 #17 of 92 59 #40 of 97 93 #8 of 97
Profitability 94 #6 of 88 86 #14 of 93 82 #18 of 93
Financial Health 45 #53 of 96 38 #67 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Shareholder Returns 62 #28 of 72 18 #52 of 63 –
Overall 66 51 70
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLRCXORCLWDAYSPY
1 month -21.5%+1.2%+3.3% +0.7%
3 months -14.6%+9.4%+23.6% +3.7%
6 months -1.3%-13.5%+59.7% +7.1%
Year to date +48.6%-28.4%-9.0% +12.8%
1 year +58.3%-49.3%-15.5% +11.9%
3 years +336.0%+37.3%-5.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +63.4%+11.2%-1.9% +22.8%
5 years +351.4%+45.5%-32.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +35.2%+7.8%-7.6% +10.9%
10 years +2,544.4%+265.6%+126.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +38.8%+13.8%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLRCXORCLWDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%58.0%53.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%57.1%50.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.262.270.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.85-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-65.0%-63.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.3%-49.3%-18.5% -1.2%
52-week high $433.33$275.30$239.92 $779.14
52-week low $139.59$115.01$112.50 $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.

MultipleLRCXORCLWDAY
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 46.4x 22.0xmedian 28.0x 38.1xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 7.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 27.5x 15.0xmedian 16.9x 28.8xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.6xmedian 40.1x -14.7xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 4.7x 6.3xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 2.10 0.93median 0.89 0.28median 0.89

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 monthsLRCXORCLWDAY
Revenue $26.13B $71.78B $9.96B
Gross profit $13.34B – $7.53B
Operating income $9.65B $23.06B $994.00M
Net income $8.45B $18.92B $1.26B
Free cash flow $6.54B -$28.72B –
R&D $2.47B $10.18B $2.76B
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $6.27 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $7.44B $36.37B $661.00M
Total debt $16.44B $125.34B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.26B 3.00B 246.31M
Enterprise value $293.82B $294.58B $23.27B

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
MetricLRCXORCLWDAY
P/E 37.7x 22.0x 38.1x
P/FCF 48.6x -14.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 41.9x 9.0x –
P/S 12.2x 5.9x 4.7x
P/B 22.8x 6.3x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 22.8x 6.3x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 15.0x 28.8x
EV/EBIT 32.5x 22.1x 47.0x
EV/Revenue 12.0x 7.1x 4.7x
EV/FCF 48.0x -17.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 41.5x 10.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.93 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLRCXORCLWDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.4% 21.6% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 12.1% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.1% – 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% – 14.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.3% 28.3% 88.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 18.8% 129.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.4% 52.1% 115.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 26.4% 131.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.0% 46.7% 136.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 23.6% 135.7%
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
MetricLRCXORCLWDAY
Gross margin 51.1% – 75.5%
EBITDA margin 38.7% 47.3% 16.3%
Operating margin 37.0% 32.1% 10.0%
Pretax margin 37.2% 30.3% 12.4%
Net margin 32.3% 26.2% 12.6%
FCF margin 25.0% -40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 65.4% –
Return on equity 64.1% 34.3% 17.6%
Return on assets 33.9% 6.7% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 11.0% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 54.8% 9.8% 9.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 6.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLRCXORCLWDAY
Debt / assets 14.2% 41.3% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.6x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.6x -4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 77.8% 59.3%
Equity / assets 52.8% 22.2% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 19.99 1.59 3.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLRCXORCLWDAY
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% -4.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% -3.4% –
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.

ConsensusLRCXORCLWDAY
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2027 16.3xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.12FY2027 $8.57FY2026 $11.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +73.9%FY2027 +12.3%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +23.0% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.96BFY2027 $95.06BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.9%FY2027 +41.1%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +45.4% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLRCXORCLWDAY
Held by institutions 85.6% 44.7% 98.1%
Institutions holding 3,133 3,499 911
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +6.5% +5.3%
Institutions buying 1,697 1,809 488
Institutions selling 1,163 1,310 323
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.38 1.51

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.

LRCXORCLWDAY
LRCX 1.00 0.30 -0.37
ORCL 0.30 1.00 0.21
WDAY -0.37 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRCX, ORCL and WDAY?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lam Research (LRCX) $317.77B, Oracle (ORCL) $422.03B, Workday (WDAY) $47.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX, ORCL and WDAY?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lam Research (LRCX) 37.7x, Oracle (ORCL) 22.0x, Workday (WDAY) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Lam Research (LRCX) 25.1x, Oracle (ORCL) 16.3x, Workday (WDAY) 17.1x). 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%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Workday (WDAY) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%, Workday (WDAY) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lam Research (LRCX) returned the most: Lam Research (LRCX) +58.3%, Oracle (ORCL) -49.3%, Workday (WDAY) -15.5%. Over five years, Lam Research (LRCX) compounded fastest (Lam Research (LRCX) +35.2%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +7.8%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest dividend yield: Lam Research (LRCX) 0.44%, Oracle (ORCL) 1.43%. Workday (WDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workday (WDAY) has been the steadiest (Lam Research (LRCX) 65.7%, Oracle (ORCL) 58.0%, Workday (WDAY) 53.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.