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LRCX · Concentration risk · 10-K extracted

Lam Research (LRCX) concentration risks

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The most significant concentration Lam Research discloses is non-U.S. sales at 93%, classified HIGH by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.

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Source: Lam Research’s SEC Form 10-K filed view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

At a glance

Disclosed-size breakdown · 3 disclosed concentrations

HIGH2
MEDIUM1
LOW0
Disclosed concentrations

Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).

HIGHBuilt-inGeographic
93%

non-U.S. sales

10-K Item 1A: 'Non-U.S. sales...accounted for approximately 93%, 93%, and 91% of total revenue in fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.'
SEC 10-K · filed Aug 2025
HIGHOutside partySupplier

single supplier for certain components and sub-assemblies

10-K Item 1: 'Certain components and sub-assemblies that we include in our products may only be obtained from a single supplier.'
SEC 10-K · filed Aug 2025
MEDIUMOutside partyCustomer

Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

10-K Item 1: 'Our most significant customers during the fiscal years ending June 29, 2025, June 30, 2024, and June 25, 2023 included Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.'
SEC 10-K · filed Aug 2025
TrendMatrix Research · concentration synthesis

What these concentrations mean together

updated 2026-08-23

Lam Research's concentration risk is led by its overwhelming reliance on non-U.S. demand. Non-U.S. sales accounted for approximately 93% of total revenue in both fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024, up from 91% in fiscal 2023 — a high-share, structural exposure reflecting where global semiconductor capital equipment demand actually sits rather than dependence on any single customer. On the supply side, certain components and sub-assemblies may only be obtained from a single supplier, a high-share dependency that could disrupt production if that relationship were interrupted, with no diversified alternative disclosed. Customer concentration is present but more moderate: Lam's most significant customers in the recent fiscal years included Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a medium-share dependency on two of the largest foundry and memory players globally. Netted together, the non-U.S. sales concentration is the dominant, macro-structural exposure — tied to the global geography of chip manufacturing rather than any counterparty — while the single-supplier dependency and the Samsung/TSMC customer relationships are the more idiosyncratic risks, where a disruption at one specific supplier or a pullback in capital spending by either named customer would be felt directly rather than diffused across a broad base.

For the engine’s reasoning on LRCX’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.

Industry peers · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Peer concentration profile

SymbolNameHIGHMEDIUMLOWTotal
ACLSAxcelis Technologies, Inc.3104
ACMRACM Research, Inc.3003
AMBAAmbarella, Inc.3003
LRCXLam Research Corporation2103
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.2024
AEHRAehr Test Systems0000

Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.

Concentration disclosures are extracted verbatim from SEC 10-K filings; the disclosed-size classification and the synthesis above are engine-derived. Size reflects how large each exposure is against fixed share thresholds (HIGH >50%, MEDIUM 25–50%, LOW <25% or an explicit diversification statement), not a judgment of how dangerous it is, and is not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or a view on the stock. Not a complete list of risk factors — see the full filing.

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