Lam Research Corp vs Onto Innovation Inc

Lam Research Corp (LRCX) is overvalued and Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. ONTO is the closer of the two: -36%, against -57% for LRCX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Lam Research Corp (LRCX)

A 10.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $197.54; the price of $310.96 is 57% above that value.

Leak Score 65/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $209.23; the price of $283.81 is 36% above that value.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricLRCXONTO
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$310.96$283.81
Intrinsic value$197.54$209.23
Margin of safety-57%-36%
Leak Score65/100 (10/12)27/100 (3/12)
Market cap$389.1B$13.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.7%12.6%
Operating margin35.3%19.8%
Net margin31.3%11.8%
Return on equity65.1%6.8%
Debt to equity0.330.77
P/E54.0x106.2x
Forward P/E26.2x24.1x
P/B31.2x7.2x
Dividend yield0.4%

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