Lam Research (LRCX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Lam Research (LRCX) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 35.04% for Q1 2026, up 196.0% year-over-year from 11.84% in Q1 2025, and up 3.47% on a QoQ basis from 33.87% in Q4 2025.

Lam Research (LRCX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lam Research (LRCX) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 35.04% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 196.0% year-over-year to 35.04%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 34.26% (up 341.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 32.01%, up 340.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 35.04% for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, up from 33.87% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 35.04% in Q1 2026, with the low at 24.35% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 30.76%, with a median of 30.48% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 527 bps in 2023 and surged 522 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 31.84% in 2022, then decreased by 12 bps to 28.13% in 2023, then rose by 8 bps to 30.48% in 2024, then grew by 11 bps to 33.87% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 35.04% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 35.04%, 33.87%, and 34.35% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn 31.90%
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn 35.04%
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn 41.21%
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn 36.88%
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn 26.69%
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 17.44%
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn 5.95%
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 7.36%
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 15.64%
10 Kulicke & Soffa Industries 7.00 Bn 6.51 Bn 119.70 Mn 15.90%

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 35.04%
Dec 28, 2025 33.87%
Sep 28, 2025 34.35%
Jun 29, 2025 33.67%
Mar 30, 2025 33.09%
Dec 29, 2024 30.48%
Sep 29, 2024 30.33%
Jun 30, 2024 29.10%
Mar 31, 2024 27.87%
Dec 24, 2023 28.13%
Sep 24, 2023 29.38%
Jun 25, 2023 26.65%
Mar 26, 2023 24.35%
Dec 25, 2022 31.84%
Sep 25, 2022 33.46%
Jun 26, 2022 31.91%
Mar 27, 2022 29.36%
Dec 26, 2021 31.66%
Sep 26, 2021 31.88%
Jun 27, 2021 31.75%