Growth Metrics

Lam Research (LRCX) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Lam Research has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 18 years, most recently at -$57.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 1226.85% to -$57.9 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $78.2 million through Mar 2026, down 82.17% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $80.8 million for FY2025, 79.63% down from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$57.9 million for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, down from $46.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $351.5 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$147.1 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $52.2 million (2024), against an average of $78.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: surged 902.55% in 2023 and later plummeted 1226.85% in 2026.
  • Tracing LRCX's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then surged by 902.55% to $153.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 80.5% to $30.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 56.42% to $46.8 million in 2025, then plummeted by 223.53% to -$57.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods came in at -$57.9 million, $46.8 million, and $95.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.