For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. This factor can impact your investment portfolio as well as help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.
Another factor that can influence investors is FOMO, or the fear of missing out, especially with tech giants and 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 second quarter of 2026, the company generated $201.1 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. During the second quarter of 2026, Compute and Communications contributed approximately 63% of total revenue, while Industrial and Embedded accounted for the remaining 37%.
Following the completion of the AMI acquisition in July 2026, the company now also offers platform firmware and infrastructure manageability solutions for cloud and AI applications through AMI, which operates as a dedicated business unit within Lattice. The acquisition expands the company's capabilities in secure management and control platforms while preserving AMI's silicon-neutral operating model.
Bottom Line
While anyone can invest, building a lucrative investment portfolio takes research, patience, and a little bit of risk. If you had invested in Lattice Semiconductor ten years ago, you're probably feeling pretty good about your investment today.
A $1000 investment made in August 2016 would be worth $22,260.07, or a gain of 2,126.01%, as of August 18, 2026, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.
The S&P 500 rose 254.92% and the price of gold increased 214.07% over the same time frame in comparison.
Looking ahead, analysts are expecting more upside for LSCC.
Lattice reported strong second-quarter 2026 results, with adjusted earnings and revenues surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company is benefiting from expanding adoption of its low-power FPGA solutions across AI servers, datacenter infrastructure, industrial automation and embedded applications. The completed AMI acquisition broadens its platform with firmware and infrastructure management capabilities, expands its customer reach and addressable market. Its improving gross margins and strong free cash flow highlight solid operating leverage and financial performance. However, competitive pressure from larger semiconductor vendors, integration risks associated with AMI, exposure to geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, and reliance on third-party manufacturing partners that could affect supply, execution and profitability.
Shares have gained 5.66% over the past four weeks and there have been 5 higher earnings estimate revisions for fiscal 2026 compared to none lower. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.
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