LRCX

Lam Research
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$307.17
-6.3% on the session
1-year return
+212.4%
+28.2% over six months
Volatility
63.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-41.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Lam Research is a semiconductor materials & equipment name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +212.4%, against +12.4% over three months and -4.6% over one. It trades 22.0% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 63.7% is very high — position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -41.8%, and it has traded a median $3.4B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.66 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#26 of 72
Stronger than 65% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#116 of 500

How LRCX scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in Semiconductor Materials & Equipment.

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Full metrics
1 day-6.3%
1 week-5.8%
1 month-4.6%
3 months+12.4%
6 months+28.2%
1 year+212.4%
12-1 momentum+227.4%
Volatility (1y, annualized)63.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-41.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+22.0%
Return per unit of risk3.34
Median daily dollar volume$3.4B
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