Lam Research Corporation (LRCX): one to watch?

Wait for tonight's earnings — the drop is a sector-wide AI/chip-equipment selloff and profit-taking, not a Lam-specific problem, but the stock is still priced for perfection.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals85/100

Fell 22% in 11 trading day(s) — now $269.61

Why LRCX dropped

Lam's stock fell alongside ASML, Applied Materials, and KLA amid fears that AI-driven chip-equipment demand is cooling and unease over China building its own lithography tools, not because of any Lam-specific bad news; Lam actually reports its own earnings tonight (July 29, after this session's drop).

Fwd P/E 32.3Op margin 35.0%Rev growth 23.8%Debt/equity 35.3%Analyst upside 40.9%

How this scored 85/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 30.9%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $4.4B

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 35.3% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 2.5 (needs 1+)

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Profitability Does it actually make money? 25/25

Operating margin 35.0% 9/9

Net profit margin 30.9% 8/8

Return on equity 66.8% 8/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 25/25

Revenue growth 23.8% 9/9

Earnings growth 40.8% 8/8

Expected profit change 67.6% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 11/25

Forward P/E 32.3 2/10

PEG ratio 1.7 4/8

Analyst target upside 40.9% 5/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 24/25

Debt / equity 35.3% 9/10

Current ratio 2.5 8/8

Free cash flow $4.4B 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-29. Research only — not financial advice.