Which is more profitable, Lam Research or SAP?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Lam Research or SAP?

Lam Research grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Lam Research or SAP?

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

Which has less debt, Lam Research or SAP?

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

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Lam Research vs SAP 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, grows faster and has less debt. SAP is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Lam Research	SAP
	$282 billion	$271 billion
	31.3%	19.5%
	+9.7%	+7.6%
	38.8×	34.3×
	Net cash	Net cash
	42.1%	16.7%
	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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