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Lam Research (LRCX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Lam Research has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.47% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 10.0% to 0.47% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.47% through Mar 2026, up 10.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.44% for FY2025, 14.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.47% for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, up from 0.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.47% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.27% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.39% (2023), against an average of 0.38%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: dropped -15bps in 2023 and later increased 12bps in 2025.
  • Tracing LRCX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.42% in 2022, then tumbled by -36bps to 0.27% in 2023, then rose by 24bps to 0.33% in 2024, then soared by 35bps to 0.45% in 2025, then increased by 4bps to 0.47% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.47%, 0.45%, and 0.43% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.