Which is more profitable, Lam Research or Sony?

Lam Research keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Lam Research or Sony?

Lam Research grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Lam Research or Sony?

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

Which has less debt, Lam Research or Sony?

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

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Lam Research vs Sony 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. Sony is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Lam Research	Sony
	$282 billion	$158 billion
	31.3%	8.8%
	+9.7%	+9.3%
	38.8×	22.1×
	Net cash	0.5 years
	42.1%	12.1%
	0.3%	0.5%

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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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