Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Lam Research Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-23).
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- The debt to equity ratio exhibited a rising trend from September 2018, starting at 0.44 and peaking around March 2020 at approximately 1.12. Following this peak, the ratio progressively declined, reaching 0.47 by March 2025. This indicates an increasing reliance on debt relative to equity in the early period, followed by a gradual deleveraging or equity growth relative to debt in recent quarters.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- The debt to capital ratio followed a similar pattern, increasing from 0.31 in September 2018 to a peak near 0.53 in late 2019 and early 2020. Subsequently, there was a consistent downward movement, falling to 0.32 by March 2025. This suggests a reduction in the proportion of debt within the company’s capital structure after the initial increase.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The debt to assets ratio rose from 0.21 in September 2018 to a maximum near 0.40 in mid-2020. Thereafter, it steadily decreased, reaching 0.22 in March 2025. This decline over the latter period signifies a reduction in overall leverage relative to the asset base.
- Financial Leverage
- Financial leverage increased from 2.06 in September 2018 to a peak of around 2.85 in early 2021, maintaining relatively high levels until mid-2022. Post this period, financial leverage steadily decreased to 2.10 by March 2025. The trend indicates an initial phase of higher leverage that was moderated over the recent periods, potentially reflecting improved balance sheet management or capital structure adjustments.
- Summary of Trends
- Overall, the analyzed leverage ratios reveal a pattern of increasing debt and financial leverage up to roughly 2020-2021, followed by a gradual de-risking process over the subsequent years through to early 2025. This shift suggests a strategic emphasis on strengthening the balance sheet, reducing relative indebtedness, and possibly optimizing capital structure to enhance financial stability.
Debt Ratios
Debt to Equity
Lam Research Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 29, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 23, 2018 | Sep 23, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations | 754,306) | 504,136) | 504,682) | 504,814) | 505,066) | 3,779) | 3,861) | 8,358) | 8,457) | 7,226) | 7,110) | 7,381) | 7,689) | 6,201) | 6,368) | 11,349) | 825,434) | 832,847) | 834,138) | 839,877) | 42,407) | 632,292) | 645,158) | 667,131) | 964,107) | 187,102) | 550,369) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion | 3,730,034) | 4,478,148) | 4,479,087) | 4,478,520) | 4,478,385) | 4,980,005) | 4,980,460) | 5,003,183) | 4,996,920) | 4,996,057) | 4,996,363) | 4,998,449) | 5,000,657) | 4,988,121) | 4,988,964) | 4,990,333) | 4,991,613) | 4,992,496) | 4,993,495) | 4,970,848) | 5,043,931) | 3,786,067) | 3,788,089) | 3,822,768) | 3,801,514) | 1,813,190) | 1,805,091) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 4,484,340) | 4,982,284) | 4,983,769) | 4,983,334) | 4,983,451) | 4,983,784) | 4,984,321) | 5,011,541) | 5,005,377) | 5,003,283) | 5,003,473) | 5,005,830) | 5,008,346) | 4,994,322) | 4,995,332) | 5,001,682) | 5,817,047) | 5,825,343) | 5,827,633) | 5,810,725) | 5,086,338) | 4,418,359) | 4,433,247) | 4,489,899) | 4,765,621) | 2,000,292) | 2,355,460) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 9,511,105) | 8,808,026) | 8,471,891) | 8,539,454) | 8,022,101) | 8,222,478) | 8,047,330) | 8,210,172) | 8,407,388) | 8,304,635) | 7,412,567) | 6,278,366) | 6,026,490) | 6,475,781) | 5,820,043) | 6,027,188) | 5,371,616) | 5,503,033) | 5,419,185) | 5,172,494) | 4,537,607) | 4,379,429) | 4,936,393) | 4,673,865) | 5,291,196) | 5,784,363) | 5,322,825) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.35 | 0.44 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.16 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.54 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.97 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.64 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.32 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.62 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 2.14 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.35 | 3.00 | 4.75 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 1.43 | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.12 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.58 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.59 | 4.82 | 5.24 | 3.53 | 3.25 | 3.01 | 4.24 | 4.53 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-23).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 4,484,340 ÷ 9,511,105 = 0.47
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data reveals notable fluctuations in the company’s capital structure over the examined periods. Total debt exhibits a pronounced increase from approximately $2.36 billion as of September 2018 to consistently above $5 billion starting in early 2020, before declining sharply to about $4.48 billion by March 2025. This suggests a period of increased leverage, peaking around 2020, followed by deleveraging in the subsequent years.
Stockholders’ equity shows steady growth overall, starting from about $5.32 billion in September 2018 and rising to over $9.51 billion by March 2025. There are some fluctuations along the way; for instance, a decline in equity is noted at the end of 2019. However, from mid-2021 onward, equity generally trends upward, indicating retained earnings accumulation or successful capital contributions, reinforcing the company’s financial base.
The debt to equity ratio underscores the interplay between debt and equity trends. Initially low at 0.44 in September 2018, it climbs significantly, reaching above 1.1 during 2020, reflecting increased borrowing relative to equity. After this peak, the ratio decreases steadily, falling below 0.5 by early 2025, aligned with the reduction in total debt and growth in equity. This decline indicates improved financial leverage and potentially a lower risk profile associated with debt obligations.
- Total Debt
- Increased markedly from 2018 to 2020, plateaued near $5.8 billion, then declined towards 2025.
- Stockholders’ Equity
- Experienced overall growth, with some short-term volatility, culminating in a near doubling by 2025.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- Grew to over 1 in 2020, indicating high leverage, then steadily decreased to below 0.5, suggesting a more conservative capital structure.
Debt to Capital
Lam Research Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 29, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 23, 2018 | Sep 23, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations | 754,306) | 504,136) | 504,682) | 504,814) | 505,066) | 3,779) | 3,861) | 8,358) | 8,457) | 7,226) | 7,110) | 7,381) | 7,689) | 6,201) | 6,368) | 11,349) | 825,434) | 832,847) | 834,138) | 839,877) | 42,407) | 632,292) | 645,158) | 667,131) | 964,107) | 187,102) | 550,369) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion | 3,730,034) | 4,478,148) | 4,479,087) | 4,478,520) | 4,478,385) | 4,980,005) | 4,980,460) | 5,003,183) | 4,996,920) | 4,996,057) | 4,996,363) | 4,998,449) | 5,000,657) | 4,988,121) | 4,988,964) | 4,990,333) | 4,991,613) | 4,992,496) | 4,993,495) | 4,970,848) | 5,043,931) | 3,786,067) | 3,788,089) | 3,822,768) | 3,801,514) | 1,813,190) | 1,805,091) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 4,484,340) | 4,982,284) | 4,983,769) | 4,983,334) | 4,983,451) | 4,983,784) | 4,984,321) | 5,011,541) | 5,005,377) | 5,003,283) | 5,003,473) | 5,005,830) | 5,008,346) | 4,994,322) | 4,995,332) | 5,001,682) | 5,817,047) | 5,825,343) | 5,827,633) | 5,810,725) | 5,086,338) | 4,418,359) | 4,433,247) | 4,489,899) | 4,765,621) | 2,000,292) | 2,355,460) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 9,511,105) | 8,808,026) | 8,471,891) | 8,539,454) | 8,022,101) | 8,222,478) | 8,047,330) | 8,210,172) | 8,407,388) | 8,304,635) | 7,412,567) | 6,278,366) | 6,026,490) | 6,475,781) | 5,820,043) | 6,027,188) | 5,371,616) | 5,503,033) | 5,419,185) | 5,172,494) | 4,537,607) | 4,379,429) | 4,936,393) | 4,673,865) | 5,291,196) | 5,784,363) | 5,322,825) | ||||||||
| Total capital | 13,995,445) | 13,790,310) | 13,455,660) | 13,522,788) | 13,005,552) | 13,206,262) | 13,031,651) | 13,221,713) | 13,412,765) | 13,307,918) | 12,416,040) | 11,284,196) | 11,034,836) | 11,470,103) | 10,815,375) | 11,028,870) | 11,188,663) | 11,328,376) | 11,246,818) | 10,983,219) | 9,623,945) | 8,797,788) | 9,369,640) | 9,163,764) | 10,056,817) | 7,784,655) | 7,678,285) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.31 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.59 | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.11 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.82 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-23).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 4,484,340 ÷ 13,995,445 = 0.32
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data illustrates the company's total debt, total capital, and debt-to-capital ratio over multiple quarterly periods, spanning from September 2018 to March 2025. A detailed examination of these metrics reveals meaningful trends and shifts in capital structure management over time.
- Total Debt
- The total debt fluctuated significantly across the analyzed periods. Initially, total debt was at approximately 2.36 billion USD in September 2018, followed by a decline to 2.00 billion USD in December 2018. Subsequently, a sharp increase was observed in early 2019, peaking near 5.09 billion USD in March 2020. After reaching this peak, total debt remained relatively stable around 5.00 billion USD through most of 2021 and 2022, with minor variations within a narrow range. Notably, in the most recent data point at March 2025, total debt decreased to approximately 4.48 billion USD, indicating a reduction in debt exposure compared to prior peaks.
- Total Capital
- Total capital demonstrated an overall increasing trend, starting at approximately 7.68 billion USD in September 2018 and gradually rising with some volatility to reach nearly 14.00 billion USD by March 2025. The capital base experienced notable growth particularly after 2021, traversing upward from about 11.03 billion USD to beyond 13.99 billion USD in the final quarter. Despite some quarter-to-quarter fluctuations, this suggests continuous capital expansion, reflecting possible accumulation of equity or other capital components alongside stable or managed debt levels.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- This ratio shows the proportion of total debt relative to total capital, indicating leverage levels. The ratio declined from 0.31 in September 2018 to a low of 0.26 at the end of 2018, then rose sharply to 0.53 in early 2020, marking the period with the highest leverage. From mid-2020 onward, the debt-to-capital ratio trended downward steadily, dropping from a high 0.53 to approximately 0.32 by March 2025. This decreasing trend in leverage suggests the company progressively reduced its relative debt burden compared to its total capital, enhancing financial stability and possibly improving credit risk profiles.
Overall, the data reflects a period of increased debt load culminating in early 2020, followed by stabilization and a gradual deleveraging process, alongside consistent growth in total capital. The movement in the debt-to-capital ratio highlights a strategic shift toward lower leverage over the last several years, coinciding with expansion of the capital base. This financial behavior may indicate prudent financial management aimed at strengthening the balance sheet and reducing financial risk exposure.
Debt to Assets
Lam Research Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 29, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 23, 2018 | Sep 23, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations | 754,306) | 504,136) | 504,682) | 504,814) | 505,066) | 3,779) | 3,861) | 8,358) | 8,457) | 7,226) | 7,110) | 7,381) | 7,689) | 6,201) | 6,368) | 11,349) | 825,434) | 832,847) | 834,138) | 839,877) | 42,407) | 632,292) | 645,158) | 667,131) | 964,107) | 187,102) | 550,369) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion | 3,730,034) | 4,478,148) | 4,479,087) | 4,478,520) | 4,478,385) | 4,980,005) | 4,980,460) | 5,003,183) | 4,996,920) | 4,996,057) | 4,996,363) | 4,998,449) | 5,000,657) | 4,988,121) | 4,988,964) | 4,990,333) | 4,991,613) | 4,992,496) | 4,993,495) | 4,970,848) | 5,043,931) | 3,786,067) | 3,788,089) | 3,822,768) | 3,801,514) | 1,813,190) | 1,805,091) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 4,484,340) | 4,982,284) | 4,983,769) | 4,983,334) | 4,983,451) | 4,983,784) | 4,984,321) | 5,011,541) | 5,005,377) | 5,003,283) | 5,003,473) | 5,005,830) | 5,008,346) | 4,994,322) | 4,995,332) | 5,001,682) | 5,817,047) | 5,825,343) | 5,827,633) | 5,810,725) | 5,086,338) | 4,418,359) | 4,433,247) | 4,489,899) | 4,765,621) | 2,000,292) | 2,355,460) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 19,968,310) | 19,839,916) | 19,532,489) | 18,744,728) | 18,279,650) | 18,783,852) | 18,538,457) | 18,781,643) | 19,243,361) | 19,206,381) | 18,721,282) | 17,195,632) | 16,589,031) | 16,685,428) | 15,565,552) | 15,892,152) | 15,284,913) | 15,370,374) | 15,057,008) | 14,559,047) | 12,938,635) | 11,914,122) | 12,343,502) | 12,001,333) | 12,895,262) | 10,768,458) | 10,957,577) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.21 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-23).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 4,484,340 ÷ 19,968,310 = 0.22
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Debt
- The data shows that total debt exhibited a fluctuating pattern over the periods analyzed. Initially, there was a decline from approximately 2,355 million USD in September 2018 to about 2,000 million USD in December 2018. This was followed by a sharp increase reaching a peak of around 5,827 million USD in the third quarter of 2020. After this high point, debt levels remained relatively stable, hovering near 5,000 million USD through mid-2023. A notable decline occurs towards the final periods, with total debt dropping to approximately 4,484 million USD by March 2025.
- Total Assets
- Total assets demonstrated a steady growth trajectory over the entire timeframe. Starting from approximately 10,958 million USD in September 2018, the assets expanded gradually with some periods of accelerated increases, especially noticeable between 2020 and 2024. The asset base reached nearly 19,968 million USD by March 2025, indicating significant asset growth and potentially reflecting investments or acquisitions fueling expansion.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The debt to assets ratio follows the trends observed in debt and assets. Initially around 0.21 in September 2018, the ratio rose sharply to approximately 0.40 by June 2020, coinciding with the peak in debt levels. Thereafter, a gradual and consistent decline is observed, descending to about 0.22 by March 2025. This trend suggests an improvement in the company’s leverage position over time, with debt growing more slowly than assets or debt repayments occurring. The reduction in leverage in later periods may signal a strategic focus on strengthening the balance sheet and reducing financial risk.
Financial Leverage
Lam Research Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 30, 2025 | Dec 29, 2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 24, 2023 | Sep 24, 2023 | Jun 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | Dec 25, 2022 | Sep 25, 2022 | Jun 26, 2022 | Mar 27, 2022 | Dec 26, 2021 | Sep 26, 2021 | Jun 27, 2021 | Mar 28, 2021 | Dec 27, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 29, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 23, 2018 | Sep 23, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 19,968,310) | 19,839,916) | 19,532,489) | 18,744,728) | 18,279,650) | 18,783,852) | 18,538,457) | 18,781,643) | 19,243,361) | 19,206,381) | 18,721,282) | 17,195,632) | 16,589,031) | 16,685,428) | 15,565,552) | 15,892,152) | 15,284,913) | 15,370,374) | 15,057,008) | 14,559,047) | 12,938,635) | 11,914,122) | 12,343,502) | 12,001,333) | 12,895,262) | 10,768,458) | 10,957,577) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 9,511,105) | 8,808,026) | 8,471,891) | 8,539,454) | 8,022,101) | 8,222,478) | 8,047,330) | 8,210,172) | 8,407,388) | 8,304,635) | 7,412,567) | 6,278,366) | 6,026,490) | 6,475,781) | 5,820,043) | 6,027,188) | 5,371,616) | 5,503,033) | 5,419,185) | 5,172,494) | 4,537,607) | 4,379,429) | 4,936,393) | 4,673,865) | 5,291,196) | 5,784,363) | 5,322,825) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.20 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.53 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.58 | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.85 | 2.79 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.72 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.44 | 1.86 | 2.06 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 1.99 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.88 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.11 | 2.21 | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.29 | 2.31 | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.45 | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.53 | 3.04 | 3.24 | 3.26 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.41 | 3.32 | 2.71 | 3.24 | 3.20 | 3.10 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 1.93 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 3.79 | 4.19 | 4.41 | 4.58 | 4.83 | 4.69 | 4.73 | 4.82 | 5.10 | 5.27 | 6.24 | 8.99 | 2.95 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 3.04 | 3.19 | 3.34 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.83 | 3.46 | 3.47 | 3.39 | 3.22 | 3.51 | 3.60 | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.37 | 1.32 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 2.00 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.26 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 2.93 | 3.32 | 3.78 | 4.14 | 4.74 | 5.01 | 5.08 | 5.86 | 9.78 | 10.49 | 7.34 | 6.71 | 6.25 | 8.80 | 9.47 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.93 | 2.11 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 2.23 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-24), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-23), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-23).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 19,968,310 ÷ 9,511,105 = 2.10
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total assets
- The total assets exhibit an overall upward trend from September 2018 to March 2025. Initially, there is some fluctuation between September 2018 and June 2019, with a slight decline in December 2018 and June 2019. From June 2019 onward, total assets generally increase, reaching peaks around December 2022 to March 2024. There is a small decrease in September 2023 and again in March 2024, but the overall trajectory remains positive. The growth in total assets suggests consistent expansion or accumulation of company resources over the observed periods.
- Stockholders’ equity
- Stockholders’ equity shows more variability compared to total assets. There is a noticeable decline from September 2018 through June 2019. After June 2019, equity fluctuates but with a gradual upward trend becoming more pronounced from late 2020 into 2024. The equity reaches new highs towards the end of the data series in March 2025, indicating increased net asset value attributed to shareholders. The intermittent declines and recoveries might reflect varying profitability and capital activity, but the general movement signifies strengthening equity position in recent years.
- Financial leverage
- The financial leverage ratio starts at 2.06 in September 2018 and fluctuates considerably during the early periods up to mid-2020, peaking around March 2020 at approximately 2.85. From mid-2020 onwards, the leverage tends to decline steadily, reaching a low near 2.1 by March 2025. This downward trend implies a gradual reduction in the reliance on debt financing relative to equity. The decline in leverage ratio, combined with the equity growth, indicates an improvement in the company’s capital structure and potentially lower financial risk over time.
- Summary
- In summary, total assets have generally increased, reflecting growth in company resources. Stockholders’ equity reveals initial volatility but a subsequent uptrend, suggesting improved financial strength and shareholder value. The decreasing financial leverage ratio over recent years points to a reduced proportion of debt in the capital mix, indicating a stronger and more conservative financial position. Together, these trends depict a company moving towards enhanced capitalization and balance sheet robustness.