Which is more profitable, Salesforce or Lam Research?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Salesforce or Lam Research?

Salesforce grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Salesforce or Lam Research?

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

Which has less debt, Salesforce or Lam Research?

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

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Salesforce 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

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

Side by side

	Salesforce	Lam Research
	$179 billion	$282 billion
	18.0%	31.3%
	+14.3%	+9.7%
	24.0×	38.8×
	0.8 years	Net cash
	9.5%	42.1%
	0.9%	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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