Driving the news: Lam Research moved up the Fortune 500, reflecting strong revenue in Lam’s most recent fiscal year as demand for advanced semiconductor accelerates in the AI era.
- Lam ranked 238 on the 2026 Fortune 500, rising 57 spots from #295 last year.
- Lam first entered the Fortune 500 in 2016 at #491.
What is it: The Fortune 500 ranks the largest U.S. companies by total revenue for their respective fiscal years, offering a reference for scale, growth, and industry impact.
- Revenue grew nearly 24% year over year to $18.44 billion in fiscal year 2025, underscoring Lam’s critical role in enabling the next-generation chip manufacturing.
Why AI Is Driving Semiconductor Demand Growth
As AI drives demand for more advanced chips, the semiconductor industry must scale faster than ever. But as chip features shrink to the atomic level, manufacturing becomes more complex, more interconnected, and less forgiving. Each new generation brings harder problems and less time to solve them.
- Lam is helping lead the industry through one of its most transformative periods.
Lam’s Velocity Imperative
This environment is driving Lam’s velocity imperative—the ability to move fast while knowing exactly where we are going. It reflects a deliberate transformation we started post-Covid of how Lam innovates, manufactures, and supports customers.
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