Lam Research (LRCX) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.20
- Estimate
- $2.18
- Surprise
- +0.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-27)
- $8.22B
- Score today
- 6.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Lam Research (LRCX) beat the $2.18 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.20 — a modest 0.9% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LRCX Buy (Wait) at 6.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +0.9% surprise compares with a +6.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-27.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.5 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single supplier components
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $222.39
- Entry target
- $210.56
- Price target
- $333.99
- Stop
- $195.82
- Upside to target
- +50.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.4:1
The stock trades at 33.1× trailing but 18.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-11 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LRCX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
- Market cap
- $277.80B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.1
- 52-week range
- $135.50–$438.50
- Off 52-week high
- 49.3%
- RSI (14)
- 39
- Volume vs avg
- 0.83×
- Score today
- 6.7/10