Growth Metrics

Lam Research (LRCX) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Lam Research has reported Return on Sales over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.31% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales rose 3.0% to 0.31% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.31% through Mar 2026, up 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.29% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.31% for Q1 2026 at Lam Research, up from 0.3% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.33% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.21% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.27% (2024), against an average of 0.27%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: dropped -4bps in 2023 and later rose 7bps in 2025.
  • Tracing LRCX's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.28% in 2022, then fell by -9bps to 0.25% in 2023, then increased by 7bps to 0.27% in 2024, then grew by 10bps to 0.3% in 2025, then rose by 5bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.31%, 0.3%, and 0.29% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.