Question 1

Which is bigger, LRCX or TDG?

Accepted Answer

Lam Research Corp is the larger company — market cap $399B vs $61.4B for TransDigm Group Incorporated.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, LRCX or TDG?

Accepted Answer

LRCX keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 31.3% vs 21.3% for TDG.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, LRCX or TDG?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, TDG trades at a lower P/E — 28.8 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 TDG?

Accepted Answer

TDG yields 8.64% vs 0.32% for LRCX.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — LRCX or TDG?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, LRCX leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and TDG leads 4. StockCV rates LRCX “Strong” and TDG “Mixed”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	LRCX	TDG
Price	$318.97	$1 111.33
Market cap	$399B	$61.4B
Revenue (TTM)	$23.2B	$10.0B
Revenue growth	+10.1%	+17.6%
Net margin	31.3%	21.3%
Free cash flow	$4.89B	$1.93B
Net cash (debt)	$1.46B	($26.4B)
1-year price return	+126.2%	-12.9%
P/E	54.9	28.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	9%	100%
Dividend yield	0.32%	8.64%
Return on equity	67%	37%
Altman Z-score	26.53	—
CV checks passed	10 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	23,300	16,500

Lam Research Corp vs TransDigm Group Incorporated