Question 1

Which is bigger, LRCX or SUNB?

Accepted Answer

Lam Research Corp is the larger company — market cap $399B vs $30.8B for Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LRCX or SUNB?

Accepted Answer

LRCX keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 31.3% vs 11.9% for SUNB.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX or SUNB?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SUNB trades at a lower P/E — 22.3 vs 54.9 for LRCX. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, LRCX or SUNB?

Accepted Answer

SUNB yields 2.50% vs 0.32% for LRCX.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LRCX or SUNB?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LRCX leads 6 of 9 comparable metrics and SUNB leads 3. StockCV rates LRCX “Strong” and SUNB “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LRCX	SUNB
Price	$318.97	$75.17
Market cap	$399B	$30.8B
Revenue (TTM)	$23.2B	$11.2B
Revenue growth	+10.1%	+4.9%
Net margin	31.3%	11.9%
Free cash flow	$4.89B	$1.59B
Net cash (debt)	$1.46B	—
1-year price return	+126.2%	—
P/E	54.9	22.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	9%	50%
Dividend yield	0.32%	2.50%
Return on equity	67%	18%
Altman Z-score	26.53	—
CV checks passed	10 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	23,300	26,016

Lam Research Corp vs Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc.