Which is more profitable, Lam Research or Oracle?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Lam Research or Oracle?

Oracle grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Lam Research or Oracle?

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

Which has less debt, Lam Research or Oracle?

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

Lam ResearchLRCXvs

OracleORCL

Lam Research vs Oracle stock

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

In one sentence

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

Side by side

	Lam Research	Oracle
	$282 billion	$391 billion
	31.3%	25.4%
	+9.7%	+10.7%
	38.8×	22.9×
	Net cash	4.2 years
	42.1%	9.8%
	0.3%	1.1%

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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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