Lam Research Corp

Lam Research builds the machines that make computer chips. Their equipment performs critical manufacturing steps like etching (carving microscopic patterns into silicon wafers), depositing thin films of materials, and cleaning wafers during production. Chipmakers around the world buy Lam's systems to produce the increasingly complex chips required for AI computing, 3D memory, and next-generation transistor designs [Yahoo Finance].

Lam Research designs and manufactures the specialized machinery that chipmakers like TSMC and Samsung use to fabricate advanced semiconductors [Yahoo Finance]. The company reported strong Q1 2026 sales of $5.84 billion (up 24% year-over-year) and raised its full-year industry equipment spending forecast to $140 billion, driven by surging demand for AI chip production equipment [Yahoo Finance]. With a market cap of $341.9 billion, revenue of $18.4 billion, and exceptional profitability metrics (29% net margin, 54% ROIC), Lam sits at the center of the global AI infrastructure buildout [Yahoo Finance] [Sentinellis calculation].

Lam Research is in exceptionally strong financial shape with outstanding profitability and zero net leverage.