Growth Metrics

Lam Research (LRCX) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Lam Research has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 8.0% to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $6.9 billion through Mar 2026, up 70.1% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $6.1 billion for FY2025, 43.16% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $2.6 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $318.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.2 billion (2026), against an average of $1.2 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 76.1% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 401.23% in 2025.
  • Tracing LRCX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 15.59% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then crashed by 45.24% to $712.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 101.29% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then fell by 16.32% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $1.2 billion, $1.4 billion, and $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.