LRCX Stock — Lam Research Corp.

Lam Research Corp. (LRCX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LRCX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.50%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.42%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Total return is 140069.9% over the past 42.5 years.

Lam Research Corporation designs and manufactures semiconductor processing equipment used to fabricate integrated circuits, serving customers globally with products for deposition, etch, clean, and other critical manufacturing steps. The company distributes a modest quarterly dividend with a low current yield. This business appeals to investors seeking exposure to semiconductor manufacturing equipment with modest income generation.

LRCX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 140069.9% over the past 42.5 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 86.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.8%.

LRCX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.43%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/04/1984

Distribution rate

0.50%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.42%

5-year average yield

0.79

Last close

$263.94 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$330,300,946,106

Average volume

11343000.0

Dividend

$0.33

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

10/14/2026

Beta

1.854

Payout ratio

19.1%

P/E ratio

45.82

Forward P/E

33.67

EPS

$5.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.50%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.42%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LRCX risks and drawbacks

LRCX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 41.8%.

Who may consider LRCX — and who may not

LRCX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LRCX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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