Lam Research (LRCX) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Lam Research (LRCX) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and up 18.43% quarter-over-quarter from 0.02% in Q4 2025.
Lam Research (LRCX) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lam Research's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.03% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.08%, down 6.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.03%, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 1.85% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.02% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.1% (2022), against an average of 0.68%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital jumped 181 bps in 2022, then slumped 158 bps in 2024.
- Lam Research's Return on Invested Capital stood at 1.85% in 2022, then declined by 29 bps to 1.31% in 2023, then tumbled by 98 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then gained by 18 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LRCX's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.02% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding | 683.77 Bn | 668.27 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 2 | Lam Research | 393.97 Bn | 388.39 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 0.04% |
| 3 | Applied Materials | 389.80 Bn | 381.56 Bn | 3.95 Bn | 0.03% |
| 4 | Kla | 240.86 Bn | 239.21 Bn | 2.24 Bn | - |
| 5 | Teradyne | 58.87 Bn | 58.52 Bn | 794.62 Mn | 0.03% |
| 6 | Qnity Electronics | 27.06 Bn | 26.10 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 0.16% |
| 7 | Entegris | 21.93 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 0.11% |
| 8 | Onto Innovation | 14.50 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 183.25 Mn | - |
| 9 | Amkor Technology | 12.45 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 318.59 Mn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Nova | 11.32 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 144.16 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.04% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.03% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.13% |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 1.31% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 1.35% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.49% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.71% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.85% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.80% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 1.61% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.10% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 0.04% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 0.02% |