Which is more profitable, Applied Materials or Lam Research?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Applied Materials or Lam Research?

Applied Materials grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Applied Materials or Lam Research?

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

Which has less debt, Applied Materials or Lam Research?

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

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Applied Materials 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

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

Side by side

	Applied Materials	Lam Research
	$294 billion	$282 billion
	24.7%	31.3%
	+10.5%	+9.7%
	42.0×	38.8×
	Net cash	Net cash
	28.1%	42.1%
	0.4%	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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