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

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

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

Lam Research's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.04% for 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 was 35.04% for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, up from 33.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 35.04% in Q1 2026 to a low of 24.35% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 30.76% across 5 years, with a median of 30.48% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 527 bps in 2023, then surged 522 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 31.84% in 2022, then declined by 12 bps to 28.13% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 30.48% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 33.87% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 35.04% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 35.04% (Q1 2026), 33.87% (Q4 2025), and 34.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,963,355.55 Bn 14,963,340.04 Bn 5.90 Bn 51.98%
2 Lam Research 408.02 Bn 403.27 Bn 2.91 Bn 35.04%
3 Applied Materials 391.00 Bn 384.25 Bn 3.95 Bn 31.90%
4 Kla 277.01 Bn 272.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 41.21%
5 Teradyne 58.18 Bn 57.94 Bn 780.95 Mn 36.88%
6 Qnity Electronics 30.25 Bn 30.41 Bn 618.00 Mn 26.69%
7 Entegris 20.20 Bn 19.76 Bn 380.80 Mn 17.44%
8 Amkor Technology 16.87 Bn 15.05 Bn 239.03 Mn 5.95%
9 Onto Innovation 13.38 Bn 12.72 Bn 146.39 Mn 11.48%
10 Formfactor 9.68 Bn 9.38 Bn 86.79 Mn 7.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%