Lam Research LRCX
Lam Research reports $8.22B revenue
Quarterly report, 17 new risk factors
- Form
- 10-Q
- Filed
- Importance
- Major
- Accession
- 0000707549-26-000054
- Revenue: $8.22 billion for the three months ended Sep 27, 2026
- Net income: $2.75 billion for the three months ended Sep 27, 2026
- Diluted EPS: $2.19 for the three months ended Sep 27, 2026
- Cash and equivalents: $7.44 billion at Sep 27, 2026
Written from the 10-Q on EDGAR. AI can make mistakes. Check the filing.
What changed since last quarter
17 new risk factors · 15 removed
Compared with the 10-Q for the period ended Mar 29, 2026.
| This filing | Previous | Change vs prior 10-Q | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.22B | $6.72B | +22% |
| Operating income and margin | $3.28B · 40% | $2.51B · 37.4% | +31%, margin +2.6 pts |
| Net income | $2.75B | $2.28B | +21% |
| Operating cash flow | $3.5B | $1.46B | +140% |
| Cash | $7.44B | $5.58B | +33% |
| Backlog (remaining performance obligations) | $2.66B | $2.22B | +20% |
New risk factors (17)
- With increased consolidation efforts in our industry, as well as the emergence and strengthening of new, regional competitors and the impact of AI, we may face increasing competitive pressures. Other companies continue to develop systems and/or acquire businesses and products that are competitive to ours and may…
- components of our business on a timely basis. If we do not adequately meet these challenges during periods of increasing or declining demand, our results of operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted. +1 more paragraph
- For example, the growth of AI technologies and related infrastructure has been and is expected to continue to be a significant driver of capital equipment expenditures of semiconductor manufacturers across the market segments we serve. However, customer decisions regarding the amount and timing of capital… +2 more paragraphs
- the impact of stagnating or worsening business and economic conditions, including inflationary pressures, general economic slowdown or a recession, actual or anticipated changes in interest rates, reductions in government spending or other changes in monetary policy, or adverse financial or commodity markets activity…
- the failure of our suppliers or outsource providers to perform their obligations in a manner consistent with our expectations or to meet increases in demand for their products or services, including due to limited production capacity or constrained access to raw materials or components (such as rare earth elements)… +1 more paragraph
- and 12 more in the filing
Removed risk factors (15)
- With increased consolidation efforts in our industry, as well as the emergence and strengthening of new, regional competitors and the potentially disruptive impact of AI, we may face increasing competitive pressures. Other companies continue to develop systems and/or acquire businesses and products that are…
- We regularly assess our strategic resource allocation choices in response to the changing business environment. If we do not adequately adapt to the changing business environment, we may lack the infrastructure and resources to scale up our business to +1 more paragraph
- Fluctuating levels of investment by semiconductor manufacturers may materially affect our aggregate shipments, revenues, operating results, and earnings. Where appropriate, we will attempt to respond to these fluctuations with cost management programs aimed at aligning our expenditures with anticipated revenue…
- macroeconomic, industry and market conditions, including those caused by war, conflict in the Middle East, bank failures; uncertainty regarding economic and other policies and priorities; and geopolitical issues;
- the failure of our suppliers or outsource providers to perform their obligations in a manner consistent with our expectations;
- and 10 more in the filing
The reading, claim by claim
- Diluted net income per share was $2.19, compared with $1.24.
- The statements of operations show research and development expense of $666,398 thousand and selling, general, and administrative expense of $348,728 thousand.
- The cash flow statement (in thousands) shows net cash provided by operating activities of $3,497,652 thousand.
- Treasury stock purchases, including excise tax payments, were $1,024,965 thousand and dividends paid were $325,402 thousand.
- The balance sheet shows cash and cash equivalents of $7,437,384 thousand at September 27, 2026, against $5,579,171 thousand at June 28, 2026.
- Total assets were $26,353,056 thousand and total stockholders' equity was $13,908,474 thousand.
- The cautionary statement in the filing mentions the September 2026 ASRs under its stock repurchase program.
7 of 7 claims matched the filing text.
From the filing's financial data, not stated in its text
From this 10-Q's financial data (XBRL) for the quarter ended September 27, 2026
- The XBRL data state a gross margin of 52.3%, an operating margin of 40.0% and a net margin of 33.5%.
From the filing
Item 6. Exhibits
Item 6. Exhibits
Signatures
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q ") contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this report are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "assume," "become," "believe," "can," "commit," "continue," "could," "depend," "drive," "estimate," "expect," "focus," "forecast," "future," "goal," "grow," "increase," "intend," "likely," "maintain," "may," "objective," "ongoing," "opportunity," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "probable," "project," "remain," "require," "seek," "should," "strategy," "sustain," "target," "transition," "will," "would," or variations of these words or other similar expressions. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this report include, but are not limited to, statements concerning: our future results of operations and financial condition; our commitment to driving semiconductor breakthroughs; trends related to demand for electronic systems, including for high performance, energy efficient and highly integrated semiconductor devices, semiconductor manufacturer adoption of vertical scaling and advanced integration approaches, technology inflections, including increasing manufacturing complexity and precision requirements, and demand for our technologies and services; our belief regarding our position in deposition, etch, and clean markets and perceived opportunities for sustainable differentiation for us due to several specified factors; our research and development strategy, and beliefs and expectations regarding perceived opportunities and continued investments in research and development; our stock repurchase program, including the performance of the September 2026 ASRs and the available amount under the program for repurchase7, our capital allocation strategy, including our intention to pay quarterly dividends, our focus to return a portion of our free cash flow to stockholders over time through dividends and share repurchases, and expected sources of funds for capital return activities; continued growth of wafer fabrication investment in calendar year 2026, including the role of the artificial intelligence ("AI") market in driving higher spending across both the memory and non-memory market segments; our belief regarding demand for semiconductors and technology inflections in the semiconductor industry driving sustainable growth and increasing market opportunities for our products and services in the deposition, etch, and clean businesses; customer investments driving demand for our products and services; beliefs, estimates, and assumptions relating to our significant accounting policies, including with respect to revenue recognition, inventory valuation, and income taxes; our expectations regarding the sufficiency of our liquidity to support our anticipated business activities through the next twelve months based on anticipated cash flows and our current business outlook; our ability to access the capital markets; the dependence of our liquidity on our future revenues and ability to manage costs; expectations regarding deferred revenue; our evaluation of uncertain tax positions and related effects if recognized; financial instruments and related fair value estimates and assumptions, and credit concentration risks; commitments and contingencies, including our beliefs regarding the materiality of legal proceedings and probability of a material loss ; a nd other statements included in Part I, Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause our actual results or outcomes, or the timing of our results or outcomes, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this Form 10-Q. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others, the following:
• our assumptions related to continued expansion of the wafer fabrication equipment market, growth of deposition and etch intensity, and scaling of our operations may prove invalid;
• business, economic, political, and/or regulatory conditions in the consumer electronics industry, the semiconductor industry and the overall economy, including wafer fabrication equipment spending or demand related to artificial intelligence ("AI"), may deteriorate or change;
• the actions, performance, or investment levels of our customers and competitors may be inconsistent with our expectations;
• customer and product mix, including across market segments and geographical regions, may change;
• we may be unable to realize the value of our products and technology, successfully commercialize new products and technologies, implement pricing initiatives, or execute on perceived opportunities;
• we may be unable to achieve anticipated operational, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and scale efficiencies;
• customer technology transitions, capacity expansions, and fab construction projects may have different timing or be less successful than we expect;
• we may be unable to manage operating expenses effectively while continuing to invest in research and development ("R&D"), product innovation, customer support, and future growth opportunities;
• trade regulations, export controls (including entity listings, end use/user controls, technology controls, and foreign direct product rules), tariffs, trade disputes, and other geopolitical developments may inhibit our ability to sell our products or services;
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ITEM 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 27,
2026 September 28,
2025
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 27,
2026 September 28,
2025
Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized (losses) gains during the period ( 3,695 ) 8,570
Net gains reclassified into net income ( 6,421 ) ( 7,095 )
( 10,116 ) 1,475
Defined benefit plans, net change in unrealized component 90 83
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax ( 197 ) ( 11,168 )
Comprehensive income $ 2,752,941 $ 1,557,492
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
September 27,
ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 477,805 415,741
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 1,911,547 1,895,859
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Trade accounts payable $ 1,592,208 $ 1,302,467
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 3,287,463 2,351,541
Deferred profit 2,429,342 2,279,168
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations 3,486 4,073
Total current liabilities 7,312,499 5,937,249
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations 3,731,958 3,730,490
Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 12)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, at par value of $ 0.001 per share; authorized, 5,000 shares, none outstanding
— —
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 26,353,056 $ 23,529,743
(1) Derived from audited financial statements
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 27,
2026 September 28,
2025
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 2,753,138 $ 1,568,660
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 535,413 76,184
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,497,652 1,778,9643
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures and intangible assets ( 257,697 ) ( 185,121 )
Other, net ( 9,292 ) ( 927 )
Net cash used for investing activities ( 266,989 ) ( 186,048 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on debt, including finance lease obligations and payments for debt issuance costs ( 34,489 ) ( 1,417 )
Treasury stock purchases, including excise tax payments ( 1,024,965 ) ( 975,791 )4
Dividends paid ( 325,402 ) ( 291,981 )4
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs 4,263 —
Other, net ( 1,786 ) ( 12,449 )
Net cash used for financing activities ( 1,382,379 ) ( 1,281,638 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 4,663 ( 7,059 )
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 1,852,947 304,219
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period (1)
5,597,943 6,407,656
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period (1)
$ 7,450,890 $ 6,711,875
Schedule of non-cash transactions:
Accrued payables for stock repurchases, including applicable excise tax $ 31,512 $ 58,827
Accrued payables for capital expenditures 141,965 95,745
Dividends payable 412,218 327,507
Transfers of finished goods inventory to property and equipment 37,053 22,897
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash September 27,
2026 September 28,
2025
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,437,384 $ 6,693,046
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)
13,506 18,829
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 7,450,890 $ 6,711,875
(1) Restricted cash is rep
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