Seasonality
LRCX seasonality — Lam Research
Over the last 11 years, LRCX's strongest month on average has been November (+10.1%) and its weakest August (-3.7%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +9.66% | +6.99% | 90% | +36.4% | -18.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.37% | +0.18% | 60% | +17.2% | -5.3% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.29% | +2.60% | 60% | +9.1% | -18.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +2.72% | +1.55% | 50% | +20.7% | -13.4% | 10 |
| May | +8.00% | +7.16% | 90% | +23.4% | -15.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +6.13% | +5.91% | 70% | +36.2% | -18.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.94% | +10.67% | 60% | +17.4% | -32.4% | 10 |
| Aug | -3.73% | -3.68% | 40% | +5.6% | -12.5% | 10 |
| Sep | +1.65% | -0.98% | 40% | +33.7% | -16.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.15% | +1.07% | 50% | +17.6% | -27.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +10.14% | +10.75% | 56% | +32.3% | -7.8% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.78% | +2.03% | 50% | +9.7% | -13.2% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — LRCX
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36.4 | 0.2 | -8.7 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 36.2 | -32.4 | 2.9 | 9.0 | -27.2 | -16.2 | +17.1% | |
| 2025 | 12.2 | -5.3 | -5.3 | -1.4 | 12.7 | 20.5 | -2.6 | 5.6 | 33.7 | 17.6 | -0.9 | 9.7 | +137.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 13.7 | 3.5 | -7.9 | 4.2 | 14.2 | -13.5 | -10.9 | -0.6 | -8.9 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 19.0 | -2.8 | 9.1 | -1.1 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 11.8 | -2.2 | -10.8 | -6.2 | 21.7 | 9.4 | +86.4% |
| 2022 | -18.0 | -4.8 | -4.2 | -13.4 | 11.7 | -18.1 | 17.4 | -12.5 | -16.4 | 10.6 | 16.7 | -11.0 | -41.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | -2.0 | -5.1 | -5.9 | -1.0 | 20.6 | 5.8 | +52.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0 | -1.6 | -18.2 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 18.2 | 16.6 | -10.8 | -1.4 | 3.1 | 32.3 | 4.3 | +61.5% |
| 2019 | 24.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 15.9 | -15.8 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 9.8 | 17.3 | -1.6 | 9.6 | +114.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | -8.9 | 7.1 | -12.8 | 10.3 | -9.2 | -12.4 | -6.6 | 10.8 | -13.2 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 7.1 | -8.8 | 12.8 | 4.1 | 11.5 | 12.7 | -7.8 | -4.3 | +74.1% |
| 2016 | -0.3 |