ORCL vs DELL vs LRCX Stock Comparison

Oracle, Dell Technologies and Lam Research Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$456.57 -16.9% 1M +196.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.57B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 5, Dell Technologies 4, Lam Research 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionORCLDELLLRCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $373.36B $301.57B $296.82B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 26.5x 35.1x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 16.7x 23.1x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +49.0% +33.4% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 7.5% 32.3% LRCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 37.4% 49.6% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.3x -0.4x LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% ORCL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.0% +196.0% +56.0% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +51.1%/yr +32.8%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 74.1% 65.6% ORCL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 67/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

ORCLDELLLRCX

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

AxisORCLDELLLRCX
Valuation 56 #45 of 101 77 #27 of 112 53 #45 of 95
Growth 65 #35 of 97 93 #9 of 109 85 #15 of 93
Profitability 87 #13 of 94 78 #24 of 105 94 #6 of 91
Financial Health 40 #66 of 109 12 #103 of 117 46 #56 of 102
Shareholder Returns 21 #51 of 64 82 #16 of 82 59 #32 of 76
Overall 54 68 67
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LRCX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORCLDELLLRCXSPY
1 month -12.8%-16.9%-25.1% -1.0%
3 months +9.6%+4.4%-24.6% +2.9%
6 months -27.2%+111.3%-14.1% +6.4%
Year to date -35.3%+262.7%+34.4% +11.4%
1 year -55.0%+196.0%+56.0% +13.1%
3 years +22.2%+582.0%+281.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.9%+89.7%+56.2% +21.5%
5 years +28.3%+686.5%+313.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.1%+51.1%+32.8% +10.9%
10 years +232.4%+3,343.2%+2,257.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.8%+42.5%+37.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureORCLDELLLRCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%74.1%65.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%62.1%65.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.222.423.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.972.650.85 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-60.0%-56.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.5%-22.4%-46.9% -2.5%
52-week high $283.33$588.49$433.33 $779.14
52-week low $115.01$111.07$139.59 $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.

MultipleORCLDELLLRCX
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 29.9x 25.9xmedian 31.3x 34.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 11.0xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.4x 18.2xmedian 19.6x 28.0xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 16.9x 34.1xmedian 28.3x 44.0xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x -204.8xmedian 2.9x 20.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.86 0.30median 1.15 1.09median 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 monthsORCLDELLLRCX
Revenue $71.78B $151.20B $26.13B
Gross profit – $29.94B $13.34B
Operating income $23.06B $14.25B $9.65B
Net income $18.92B $11.38B $8.45B
Free cash flow -$28.72B $8.56B $6.54B
R&D $10.18B $3.64B $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $17.45 $6.73
Cash & equivalents $36.37B $11.57B $7.44B
Total debt $497.56B $34.47B $16.44B
Shares (diluted) 3.00B 652.00M 1.26B
Enterprise value $245.49B $257.33B $272.87B

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
MetricORCLDELLLRCX
P/E 19.9x 25.9x 34.1x
P/FCF -13.3x 34.1x 44.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 24.0x 37.9x
P/S 5.3x 1.9x 11.0x
P/B 5.7x -204.8x 20.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -50.6x 20.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 18.2x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 22.1x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 2.1x 10.9x
EV/FCF -16.3x 36.8x 43.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 25.9x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 0.30 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORCLDELLLRCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 49.0% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 17.3% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 39.7% 38.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.3% 109.0% 49.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 39.3% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 135.2% 45.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 79.0% 28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.7% 147.5% 47.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 86.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 118.0% 62.5% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 14.5% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -388.4% 76.1% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.4% 17.5% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORCLDELLLRCX
Gross margin – 19.8% 51.1%
EBITDA margin 47.3% 11.4% 38.7%
Operating margin 32.1% 9.4% 37.0%
Pretax margin 30.3% 9.1% 37.2%
Net margin 26.2% 7.5% 32.3%
FCF margin -40.0% 5.7% 25.0%
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% 8.0% 29.0%
Return on equity 34.3% – 64.1%
Return on assets 6.7% 9.4% 33.9%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 37.4% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 38.1% 54.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 0.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORCLDELLLRCX
Debt / assets 41.3% 27.1% 14.2%
Debt / equity 1.9x -24.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 1.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -4.4x 4.0x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 101.1% 47.2%
Equity / assets 22.2% -1.1% 52.8%
Interest coverage 4.5x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.48 3.00 18.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORCLDELLLRCX
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -5.3% 2.9% 1.3%
Shareholder yield -3.7% 3.4% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.4% 13.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -20.7% 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.5% 13.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 15.4% –

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.

ConsensusORCLDELLLRCX
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 23.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $27.26FY2026 $9.95FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +164.7%FY2026 +71.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +20.2% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.06BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $32.59BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +41.1%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +45.6% +8.3% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORCLDELLLRCX
Held by institutions 44.7% 73.2% 85.6%
Institutions holding 3,495 2,118 3,130
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% -3.9% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,807 1,191 1,695
Institutions selling 1,308 746 1,162
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.60 1.46

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.

ORCLDELLLRCX
ORCL 1.00 0.43 0.29
DELL 0.43 1.00 0.36
LRCX 0.29 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORCL, DELL and LRCX?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oracle (ORCL) $373.36B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $301.57B, Lam Research (LRCX) $296.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ORCL, DELL and LRCX?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oracle (ORCL) 19.8x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.5x, Lam Research (LRCX) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 16.7x, Lam Research (LRCX) 23.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lam Research (LRCX) has the highest net margin (Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Oracle (ORCL) -55.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +196.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) +56.0%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Oracle (ORCL) +5.1%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +51.1%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +32.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest dividend yield: Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Lam Research (LRCX) 0.00%. Lam Research (LRCX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oracle (ORCL) has been the steadiest (Oracle (ORCL) 56.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.1%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oracle (ORCL) leads on 5. 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.