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Sep 29, 2024

FY2025 Q1

Lam Research (LRCX) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 29, 2024

Revenue and cost of revenue both increased from the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter. Gross profit grew more than cost of revenue, leading to an improved gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 29, 2024 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue and cost of revenue both increased from the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter. Gross profit grew more than cost of revenue, leading to an improved gross margin.

  • The strongest observable driver was the proportionally larger increase in gross profit relative to the increase in cost of revenue.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved slightly from a lower level. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin also improved from the same lower level.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

48.0%

Gross profit

$2.0B

Revenue

$4.2B

Cost of revenue

$2.2B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.5 pts

Year-over-year change

+0.5 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 24, 2023$3.8B$1.8B$2.0B46.8%
Mar 31, 2024$3.8B$1.8B$2.0B47.5%
Jun 30, 2024$3.9B$1.8B$2.0B47.5%
Sep 29, 2024$4.2B$2.0B$2.2B48.0%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2024

+0.5 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 24, 2023

+0.5 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The strongest observable driver was the proportionally larger increase in gross profit relative to the increase in cost of revenue.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin improved slightly from a lower level. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin also improved from the same lower level.

Monitor the change in deferred gross profit, which increased significantly during the quarter as noted in the liquidity discussion.