Financing
Share Buybacks
Lam Research Share Buybacks decreased by 24.5% to $975.79M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.1%, from $997.04M to $975.79M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 17.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 24, 2025
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
16 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $431.26M | $1.24B | $2.42B | $876.09M | $109.78M | $1.38B | $869.01M | $843.24M | $851.49M | $774.53M | $373.55M | $997.04M | $1.44B | $0.00 | $1.29B | $975.79M |
| QoQ Change | — | +186.8% | +96.0% | -63.9% | -87.5% | >999% | -37.0% | -3.0% | +1.0% | -9.0% | -51.8% | +166.9% | +44.9% | -100.0% | — | -24.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +103.1% | -91.1% | — | -0.8% | +668.1% | -38.2% | — | -57.0% | +18.2% | +69.7% | -100.0% | +245.9% | -2.1% |
Range$0.00 – $2.42B
CAGR+24.3%
Avg YoY Growth+74.2%
Median YoY Growth-0.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lam Research's share buybacks?
- Lam Research (LRCX) reported share buybacks of $975.79M in Q3 2025.
- How has Lam Research's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Lam Research's share buybacks decreased by 2.1% year-over-year, from $997.04M to $975.79M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lam Research's share buybacks?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Lam Research's share buybacks has grown at a 17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.70B to $3.73B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.