Latest headcount
19,000
YoY change
+8.9%
Headcount CAGR
+5.7%
Revenue / employee
$970K
Employee count history for Lam Research
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 3,600 |
| 1996 | 4,500 |
| 2002 | 2,500 |
| 2003 | 2,100 |
| 2004 | 2,200 |
| 2005 | 2,200 |
| 2006 | 2,430 |
| 2007 | 2,900 |
| 2008 | 3,800 |
| 2009 | 2,711 |
| 2010 | 3,232 |
| 2011 | 3,700 |
| 2012 | 6,600 |
| 2013 | 6,600 |
| 2014 | 6,500 |
| 2015 | 7,300 |
| 2016 | 7,500 |
| 2017 | 9,400 |
| 2018 | 10,900 |
| 2019 | 10,700 |
| 2020 | 11,300 |
| 2021 | 14,100 |
| 2022 | 17,700 |
| 2023 | 17,200 |
| 2024 | 17,450 |
| 2025 | 19,000 |
Revenue per employee for Lam Research
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $222K |
| 1996 | $291K |
| 2002 | $377K |
| 2003 | $360K |
| 2004 | $425K |
| 2005 | $683K |
| 2006 | $676K |
| 2007 | $885K |
| 2008 | $651K |
| 2009 | $412K |
| 2010 | $660K |
| 2011 | $875K |
| 2012 | $404K |
| 2013 | $545K |
| 2014 | $709K |
| 2015 | $720K |
| 2016 | $785K |
| 2017 | $853K |
| 2018 | $1.02M |
| 2019 | $902K |
| 2020 | $889K |
| 2021 | $1.04M |
| 2022 | $973K |
| 2023 | $1.01M |
| 2024 | $854K |
| 2025 | $970K |
Earnings per employee for Lam Research
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $24.8K |
| 1996 | $32.4K |
| 2002 | -$36K |
| 2003 | -$3.69K |
| 2004 | $37.7K |
| 2005 | $136K |
| 2006 | $138K |
| 2007 | $236K |
| 2008 | $116K |
| 2009 | -$111K |
| 2010 | $107K |
| 2011 | $196K |
| 2012 | $25.6K |
| 2013 | $17.3K |
| 2014 | $97.3K |
| 2015 | $89.8K |
| 2016 | $122K |
| 2017 | $181K |
| 2018 | $218K |
| 2019 | $205K |
| 2020 | $199K |
| 2021 | $277K |
| 2022 | $260K |
| 2023 | $262K |
| 2024 | $219K |
| 2025 | $282K |
Employee count history for Lam Research (LRCX)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202519,000+8.9%
- 202417,450+1.5%
- 202317,200-2.8%
- 202217,700+25.5%
- 202114,100+24.8%
- 202011,300+5.6%
- 201910,700-1.8%
- 201810,900+16.0%
- 20179,400+25.3%
- 20167,500+2.7%
- 20157,300+12.3%
- 20146,500-1.5%
- 20136,6000.0%
- 20126,600+78.4%
- 20113,700+14.5%
- 20103,232+19.2%
- 20092,711-28.7%
- 20083,800+31.0%
- 20072,900+19.3%
- 20062,430+10.5%
- 20052,2000.0%
- 20042,200+4.8%
- 20032,100-16.0%
- 20022,500—
- 20013,150-15.0%
- 20003,708+34.8%
- 19992,750-16.7%
- 19983,300-31.3%
- 19974,800—
- 19964,500+25.0%
- 19953,600—
About Lam Research's employee count
Lam Research (LRCX) employed 19,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,550 (+8.9%) from 17,450 a year earlier.
Across the 1995–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 3,600 to 19,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.7% per year.
Lam Research generated about $970K of revenue and $282K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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