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Company snapshot — Lam Research Corp

LRCX in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Lam Research builds the deposition, etch and clean tools that put down and shape the layers on a semiconductor wafer during manufacturing. Its systems handle metal, dielectric and silicon layers for logic and memory chips, sold alongside spares, upgrades and service contracts. Chipmakers buy this equipment to run their fabrication lines. The company is based in Fremont, California.
Where it sits in the stack
In our index, Rubin Build-Out 100, Lam Research sits in Layer 2, Fabrication, within the Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve — the tool list every fab must order to build transistor layers. It is a supplier that fabs depend on for capacity, so its order book is a constraint on how fast wafer output can grow with the build-out.
Who it is priced against
The diary uses Closelooknet's peer group of semiconductor equipment leaders — Applied Materials, KLA, ASML and Tokyo Electron — the names the market prices Lam Research against rather than a broader sector list.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Lam Research holds a seat in Rubin and in the Nasdaq-100. It carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on quality and weakest on valuation. The diary's Morning 10 and Midday 10 formats return to it repeatedly, usually grouped with the other equipment names against the design-phase sort.
What the diary watches
Whether the equipment names keep trading as one block against the design names, and whether fab capacity orders hold up if the build-out's pace slows.

Lam Research Corp (LRCX) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology, and sits in Layer 2 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 55/100 composite (momentum 50, quality 80, valuation 20) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: LRCX news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for LRCX, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by UBS, 2026-09-01

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for LRCX from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target UBS — target 425 from 435 Target cut to $425 from $435 (+41% to spot) 2026-09-01
  • Price target Mizuho — target 365 from 370 Target cut to $365 from $370 (+17.7% to spot) 2026-08-25

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Semiconductor equipment leaders · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Semiconductor equipment leaders

Curated competitor set — who the market prices this name against, not just who shares its sector.

Compared against LRCX on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-09-24

DayWeekMonth3 months
LRCX0.0%+14.1%−2.4%−23.6%
Deposition, Etch & Process−1.3%+7.5%+0.2%—
Rubin Build-Out 100−0.5%+6.3%+3.8%—

Against the index: 7.8 pts ahead on the week, 6.2 pts behind on the month; against its Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve 2.6 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.45%, quarterly · buybacks 3.85 bn USD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What LRCX pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.37 USD per share · a 0.45% yield on the 2026-09-24 close 5 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-24
  • Change on the year +98.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.69 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.33 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-23
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.20 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.86 USD · 2025: 0.98 USD · 2026: 0.85 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-12
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 1.27 bn USD 19% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 3.85 bn USD 1.0% of today's market value
  • Share count −2.3% in FY2026 386 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 5.12 bn USD · 105% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 0.93 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How LRCX has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.93 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Lam Research Corp moved 0.93% on average · correlation 0.13 · higher than 84% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.84 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.43% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −0.04% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 60/100 · S&P 500 fund at 66, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-24
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.1% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-24
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.7% week · +7.3% month · +5.6% quarter · +39.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-24
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.75 · up 0.21 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-24

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-25

Quick answers

What is Lam Research Corp (LRCX)?

Lam Research Corp trades as LRCX on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-25.

Is LRCX in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Lam Research Corp is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100, as of 2026-09-25.

What is Lam Research Corp's Closelooknet composite score?

55 out of 100, with momentum 50, quality 80 and valuation 20 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-25. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does LRCX trade against its moving averages?

Reclaimed its 50-day: Closed back above its 50-day line 2 sessions ago, with the 200-day still rising beneath it. As of 2026-09-23 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is LRCX doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Lam Research Corp is −2.4% against +3.8% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 6.2 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-24. Its Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve is +0.2% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Lam Research Corp do?

Lam Research builds the deposition, etch and clean tools that put down and shape the layers on a semiconductor wafer during manufacturing. Its systems handle metal, dielectric and silicon layers for logic and memory chips, sold alongside spares, upgrades and service contracts. Chipmakers buy this equipment to run their fabrication lines. The diary uses Closelooknet's peer group of semiconductor equipment leaders — Applied Materials, KLA, ASML and Tokyo Electron — the names the market prices Lam Research against rather than a broader sector list.

Where does Lam Research Corp sit in the AI build-out?

In our index, Rubin Build-Out 100, Lam Research sits in Layer 2, Fabrication, within the Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve — the tool list every fab must order to build transistor layers. It is a supplier that fabs depend on for capacity, so its order book is a constraint on how fast wafer output can grow with the build-out. Lam Research holds a seat in Rubin and in the Nasdaq-100. It carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on quality and weakest on valuation. The diary's Morning 10 and Midday 10 formats return to it repeatedly, usually grouped with the other equipment names against the design-phase sort.

Does Lam Research Corp pay a dividend?

Lam Research Corp has paid 1.37 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.45% on the 2026-09-24 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.33 USD on 2026-09-23. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 1.27 bn USD in dividends and bought back 3.85 bn USD of its own shares, 105% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 2.3% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Lam Research Corp trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Lam Research Corp had a beta of 0.93 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 84% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.43% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Lam Research Corp recently?

The most recent analyst action on Lam Research Corp on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by UBS on 2026-09-01 (target 425 from 435). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelooknet written about Lam Research Corp?

Lam Research Corp appears in 12 Closelooknet pieces, most recently Morning 10: Asian Chips — Korea’s chip exports more than tripled and the Kospi touched 7,000, with Tokyo shut (2026-09-21); Midday 10: Expiry Friday — the equipment names join at last: Applied +4.4%, Lam +5.2%, memory ETF over $58, 10-year back at 5% (2026-09-18); Morning 10: Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505 (2026-09-18). What Closelooknet said most recently: The equipment three rose hard on Friday and still lost the week: Applied Materials $444.57, +6.5% on the day and −2.6% over five sessions; Lam Research $288.11, +7.0% and −3.4%; KLA $176.99, +4.7% and −2.0%. (Morning 10, 2026-09-21). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for LRCX, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 12 pieces · newest: Morning 10, “Asian Chips — Korea’s chip exports more than tripled and the Kospi touched 7,000, with Tokyo shut” (2026-09-21)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where LRCX appears in the diary — 12 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Semiconductor Equipment & Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.