Which is more profitable, Fortinet or Lam Research?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Fortinet or Lam Research?

Fortinet grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Fortinet or Lam Research?

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

Which has less debt, Fortinet or Lam Research?

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

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Fortinet 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

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

Side by side

	Fortinet	Lam Research
	$93.5 billion	$282 billion
	27.3%	31.3%
	+21.3%	+9.7%
	50.4×	38.8×
	Net cash	Net cash
	83.5%	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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