Which is more profitable, Lam Research or Qualcomm?

Qualcomm keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Lam Research or Qualcomm?

Lam Research grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Lam Research or Qualcomm?

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

Which has less debt, Lam Research or Qualcomm?

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

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

Side by side

	Lam Research	Qualcomm
	$282 billion	$185 billion
	31.3%	31.6%
	+9.7%	+5.1%
	38.8×	13.5×
	Net cash	0.9 years
	42.1%	30.0%
	0.3%	1.5%

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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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