How much a stock's price changes over time is a significant driver for most investors. Not only can price performance impact your portfolio, but it can help you compare investment results across sectors and industries as well.
The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks.
What if you'd invested in Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to LSCC for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?
Lattice Semiconductor's Business In-Depth
With that in mind, let's take a look at Lattice Semiconductor's main business drivers.
Headquartered in Hillsboro, OR, Lattice Semiconductor is a leader in the design and manufacturing of low-power field-programmable gate array (FPGA) devices. The company, founded in 1983, also develops programmable mixed-signal and interconnect products along with related software and intellectual property (IP), supporting applications ranging from edge to cloud computing.
Lattice’s products and services are utilized by a variety of end users across the communication, computing (client and datacenter), industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets in both wireless and wireline communications infrastructure deployments. The company’s product portfolio encompasses several FPGA families, such as the Lattice Nexus platform for small FPGAs and the Lattice Avant platform for mid-range FPGAs. These products are designed to deliver power efficiency and performance within compact form factors. The company collaborates with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to manufacture 16nm technology used in the Avant platform of FPGA products. The company also sources silicon wafers from several foundry partners including Samsung, United Microelectronics Corporation, United Semiconductor Japan Corporation and Epson. Additionally, Lattice offers software tools like Diamond, Radiant and Propel, which facilitate design and development processes for engineers.
During the first quarter of 2026, the company generated $170.9 million in revenues.
Beginning with first-quarter 2026 results, Lattice Semiconductor reorganized its revenue reporting into two main end markets, Compute and Communications, and Industrial and Embedded, with prior-period figures adjusted for comparison. In the first quarter, Compute and Communications contributed 62.4% of total revenues, while Industrial and Embedded accounted for the remaining 37.6%.
Bottom Line
Anyone can invest, but building a successful investment portfolio requires research, patience, and a little bit of risk. So, if you had invested in Lattice Semiconductor, ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today.
A $1000 investment made in June 2016 would be worth $25,668.41, or a 2,466.84% gain, as of June 1, 2026, according to our calculations. Investors should note that this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.
The S&P 500 rose 261.12% and the price of gold increased 259.40% over the same time frame in comparison.
Analysts are forecasting more upside for LSCC too.
Lattice is benefiting from rising adoption of low-power FPGAs across AI servers, datacenter infrastructure and industrial applications, supporting continued revenue and earnings expansion. Compute and Communications revenue reached a record level in the first quarter of 2026, while Industrial and Embedded demand improved as channel inventory conditions normalized and robotics activity increased. The company continues expanding its FPGA portfolio, software tools and companion chip capabilities to support broader system integration opportunities. The pending AMI acquisition is expected to strengthen Lattice's secure management and control offerings. However, intense semiconductor competition, reliance on third-party manufacturing partners, geopolitical uncertainty and acquisition integration risks remain concerns.
Over the past four weeks, shares have rallied 21.59%, and there have been 5 higher earnings estimate revisions in the past two months for fiscal 2026 compared to none lower. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.
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