Lam Researchvs.Teradyne
LRCX vs TER · both in Semiconductor equipment & IP, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: The machines and chip IP advanced semiconductor manufacturing cannot do without.
Lam Research is about 6.4× larger than Teradyne by market cap; year to date, Teradyne leads (+106.0% vs +87.3%).
Side by side
| LRCX | TER | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $401B | $62.5B |
| Price | $318.84 | $402.68 |
| Today | −0.5% | +1.0% |
| Return YTD | +87.3% | +106.0% |
| Return 1Y | +124.9% | +175.7% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −15.9% | −7.8% |
| P/E | 55.2 | 54.3 |
| P/S | 17.3 | 14.0 |
| P/B | 32.2 | 18.2 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
Lam ResearchLRCX
Etch and deposition tools, strongest where HBM memory and 3D stacking need them.
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Two businesses: automated chip test systems, and the Universal Robots cobot line.
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