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Lam Research stock buybacks

LRCX
$3.9Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 27, 2026

Lam Research bought back $3.9B of its stock in the last twelve months, $3.5B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.1% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$750M$1.5BQ4 '20Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q3 '26
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PeriodValue
Q4 '20$723.3M
Q1 '21$1.1B
Q2 '21$431.3M
Q3 '21$1.2B
Q4 '21$414.8M
Q1 '22$1.3B
Q2 '22$876.1M
Q3 '22$109.8M
Q4 '22$456.3M
Q1 '23$581.9M
Q2 '23$869.0M
Q3 '23$843.2M
Q4 '23$645.5M
Q1 '24$980.6M
Q2 '24$373.6M
Q3 '24$997.0M
Q4 '24$697.7M
Q1 '25$435.3M
Q2 '25$1.3B
Q3 '25$975.8M
Q4 '25$1.5B
Q1 '26$1.2B
Q2 '26$246.6M
Q3 '26$1.0B
Diluted shares outstanding
1.26B1.36B1.45BQ4 '20Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q4 '25Q3 '26
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PeriodValue
Q4 '201.46B
Q1 '211.45B
Q2 '211.44B
Q3 '211.43B
Q4 '211.42B
Q1 '221.40B
Q2 '221.38B
Q3 '221.37B
Q4 '221.36B
Q1 '231.35B
Q2 '231.34B
Q3 '231.33B
Q4 '231.32B
Q1 '241.32B
Q2 '241.31B
Q3 '241.30B
Q4 '241.29B
Q1 '251.29B
Q2 '251.28B
Q3 '251.27B
Q4 '251.26B
Q1 '261.26B
Q2 '261.26B
Q3 '261.26B
$1.0Blast quarter (Q3 2026)
$3.5Bnet of stock compensation ($404M)
−1.1%diluted shares, 1 year
−13.2%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.3Bdividends, 12 months
60%of free cash flow ($6.5B) spent on buybacks
$22Mraised by issuing stock, 12 months
1.25Bshares outstanding (Oct 20, 2026)

Share counts are adjusted for a stock split (10-for-1).

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2026$3.9B$1.3B$386M$4.9B1.26B10-K
2025$3.4B$1.1B$343M$5.4B1.29B10-K
2024$2.8B$1.0B$293M$4.3B1.32B10-K
2023$2.0B$908M$287M$4.7B1.36B10-K
2022$3.9B$815M$259M$2.6B1.41B10-K
2021$2.7B$727M$220M$3.2B1.45B10-K
2020$1.4B$657M$189M$1.9B1.49B10-K
2019$3.8B$678M$187M$2.9B1.60B10-K
2018$2.7B$308M$172M$2.4B1.81B10-K
2017$812M$243M$150M$1.9B1.84B10-K

Questions

Does Lam Research buy back its stock?
Lam Research bought back $3.9B of its stock in the last twelve months, $3.5B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.1% from a year earlier.
How much did Lam Research spend on buybacks in fiscal 2026?
$3.9B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Jun 28, 2026.
Is Lam Research's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed −13.2% over five fiscal years and −1.1% over the last year.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 27, 2026, filed Oct 22, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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