Which is more profitable, Lam Research or Western Digital?

Western Digital keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Lam Research or Western Digital?

Lam Research grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Lam Research or Western Digital?

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

Which has less debt, Lam Research or Western Digital?

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

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Lam Research vs Western Digital 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. Western Digital is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Lam Research	Western Digital
	$282 billion	$111 billion
	31.3%	72.9%
	+9.7%	−5.3%
	38.8×	11.7×
	Net cash	Net cash
	42.1%	82.3%
	0.3%	0.1%

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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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