Growth Metrics

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

Lam Research has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.62% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 15.0% to 0.62% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.62% through Mar 2026, up 15.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.38% for FY2025, 10.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.62% for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, up from 0.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.68% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.34% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.43% (2025), against an average of 0.47%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 26bps in 2022 and later decreased -26bps in 2023.
  • Tracing LRCX's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.68% in 2022, then crashed by -38bps to 0.42% in 2023, then rose by 9bps to 0.46% in 2024, then increased by 23bps to 0.56% in 2025, then rose by 10bps to 0.62% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.62%, 0.56%, and 0.46% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.