Which is more profitable, Adobe or Lam Research?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Adobe or Lam Research?

Adobe grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Adobe or Lam Research?

Adobe costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Adobe or Lam Research?

Lam Research would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Adobe vs Lam Research stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Adobe grows faster and is cheaper for its profits. Lam Research is more profitable and has less debt.

Side by side

	Adobe	Lam Research
	$94.6 billion	$282 billion
	30.0%	31.3%
	+13.1%	+9.7%
	13.3×	38.8×
	0.1 years	Net cash
	39.9%	42.1%
	–	0.3%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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