Question 1

Which is bigger, LRCX or SWBI?

Accepted Answer

Lam Research Corp is the larger company — market cap $399B vs $640M for Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LRCX or SWBI?

Accepted Answer

LRCX keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 31.3% vs 2.4% for SWBI.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX or SWBI?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SWBI trades at a lower P/E — 25.6 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 SWBI?

Accepted Answer

SWBI yields 3.72% vs 0.32% for LRCX.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LRCX or SWBI?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LRCX leads 9 of 12 comparable metrics and SWBI leads 3. StockCV rates LRCX “Strong” and SWBI “Strong”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LRCX	SWBI
Price	$318.97	$14.18
Market cap	$399B	$640M
Revenue (TTM)	$23.2B	$1.09B
Revenue growth	+10.1%	+3.0%
Net margin	31.3%	2.4%
Free cash flow	$4.89B	$69.6M
Net cash (debt)	$1.46B	($47.5M)
1-year price return	+126.2%	+39.3%
P/E	54.9	25.6
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	9%	18%
Dividend yield	0.32%	3.72%
Return on equity	67%	7%
Altman Z-score	26.53	4.18
CV checks passed	10 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	23,300	1,386

Lam Research Corp vs Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.