Applied Materials (AMAT) vs Lam Research (LRCX)
AMAT leads LRCX on the current QuantLink comparison, based on the rows where both companies have available metrics and a fixed comparison direction.
Side-by-side scorecard
As of Sep 4, 2026. Unavailable values are shown as — and excluded from the comparable-metric tally.
| Metric | Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) | Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
PriceContext only | — | — |
Market capContext only | $361.0B | $384.7B |
| Valuation | ||
P/E ratio | ✓38.95x | 53.24x |
PEG ratio | ✓1.00x | 1.38x |
Price/book | ✓14.08x | 31.01x |
Price/sales | ✓11.70x | 16.65x |
EV/EBITDA | ✓31.22x | 43.99x |
| Profitability | ||
Gross margin | 49.4% | ✓50.5% |
Operating margin | 30.5% | ✓35.3% |
Net margin | 30.1% | ✓31.3% |
ROIC | 28.3% | ✓50.0% |
ROE | 36.2% | ✓58.3% |
EPS | — | — |
| Leverage | ||
Debt/equity | ✓0.26x | 0.30x |
| Dividend | ||
Dividend yield | — | — |
How the comparison is scored
QuantLink marks a row leader only when both companies have a numeric value and the metric has a fixed comparison direction. Lower values lead on valuation multiples and debt/equity, while higher values lead on profitability and dividend yield.
Price and market capitalization are shown for context only, so they do not receive a leader checkmark and do not affect the tally.