Lam Research (LRCX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Lam Research's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 46.86% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1019.0% year-over-year to 46.86%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 46.86% (up 1019.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 43.79%, up 1423.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 46.86%, up from 44.98% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 46.86% in Q1 2026, with the low at 26.95% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 39.23% (2023), against an average of 37.78%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1502 bps in 2023, then jumped 1180 bps in 2025.
• Lam Research's Return on Capital Employed stood at 41.96% in 2022, then tumbled by 36 bps to 26.95% in 2023, then grew by 24 bps to 33.36% in 2024, then jumped by 35 bps to 44.98% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 46.86% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows LRCX's Return on Capital Employed at 46.86% in Q1 2026, 44.98% in Q4 2025, and 43.35% in Q3 2025.