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LRCX vs AAPL // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LRCX 7
— AAPL 8
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: LRCX
LAST: $239.11 (-6.01%) • MKT CAP: $317.78B
net-margins
31.30%
LAST: $344.63 (-1.23%) • MKT CAP: $5.03T
net-margins
27.62%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LRCX VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LRCX | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 50.50% | 48.65% | +1.85 | LRCX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 25.50% | 81.38% | -55.88 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 34.8x | 30.1x | +4.69 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.51% | 2.72% | -1.21 | AAPL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 35.30% | 33.17% | +2.13 | LRCX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 31.30% | 27.62% | +3.68 | LRCX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 26.00% | 14.24% | +11.76 | LRCX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.40% | 0.31% | +0.09 | LRCX | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 21.80 | 13.54 | +8.26 | LRCX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.76% | +2.14 | AAPL | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 33.8 | 55.4 | -21.55 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.29 | 1.14 | +0.15 | LRCX | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 36.7x | 35.3x | +1.36 | AAPL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $317.78B | $5.03T | -$4.71T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LRCX REV | AAPL REV | LRCX GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | LRCX FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $23.23B | $416.16B | 50.5% | 46.9% | $4.81B | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $18.44B | $391.04B | 48.7% | 46.2% | $5.34B | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | — | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | — | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LRCX // BETA 1.29
AAPL // BETA 1.14