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KLA Corporation

KLAC Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$187.92

▲ +0.81 (+0.4%)

52w hi$301.37
52w lo$97.75
Vol7.14M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.03

Short-0.60
Medium+0.30
Long+0.47

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

KLA Corporation

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Market cap$245.24B
Enterprise value$246.78B
Trailing P/E51.34x
Forward P/E28.03x
EV / EBITDA40.76x
P / S (ttm)18.06x
Profit margin35.6%
Return on equity87.5%
Revenue growth+15.2%
Earnings growth+13.8%
Debt / equity96.88

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.20
Sector+0.24
Technical-0.32
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers, reticles/masks, chemicals/materials, integrated circuits (ICs), packaged ICs, and printed circuit boards. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. The company offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; wafer inspection and metrology systems; semiconductor software solutions; KLA Pro systems; and specialty semiconductor manufacturing, benchtop metrology, surface characterization, material strength characterization, and electrical property measurement products. It also provides etch, plasma dicing, deposition and other wafer processing technologies and solutions; direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, inkjet, and additive printing, as well as computer-aided manufacturing and engineering solutions; and components. In addition, the company offers service programs. It serves semiconductor, and semiconductor-related and electronic device manufacturers. The company operates in China, Taiwan, Korea, North America, Japan, Europe, Israel, and rest of Asia. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

United States · www.kla.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX2.02
Corr SPX0.62
Annual vol52.7%
Annual ret+59.3%
Sharpe1.13
Max DD-44.5%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$1,835.66
High / Low$2,100.00 / $1,400.00
Median$1,875.00
Analysts29
Strong Buy5
Buy14
Hold10
Sell0
Strong Sell1

Recent rating actions

2026-05-01Citigroup→ Buy
2026-04-30Wells Fargo→ Overweight
2026-04-30TD Cowen→ Buy
2026-04-30Susquehanna→ Neutral
2026-04-30RBC Capital→ Sector Perform
2026-04-30Needham→ Buy

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-06Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-07-28Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-06-12Bylaws Amendment, Exhibitsread
2026-05-07Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-04-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-03-12Reg FD Disclosure, Other Material Eventread
2026-02-05Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-01-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-07Bylaws Amendment, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-10-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-08-07Officer / Director Change, Other Material Event…read
2025-07-31Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2025-09-05Khan Ahmad A.Officer, President, Semi.Sell4.56K$4.11M

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share98.5%
HHI3,808 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$18.98B62.89M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$12.98B43.01M
Citadel Advisors$2.80B9.27M
Capital Research / Capital World$1.78B5.90M
AQR Capital Management$571.87M1.95M
Millennium Management$449.52M1.49M
Bridgewater Associates$98.98M328.07K
T. Rowe Price Group$5.30M17.58M

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)2.02%
$ / share (TTM)$3.80
5y CAGR+16.2%

Annual dividend per share

2021$3.90
2022$4.70
2023$5.35
2024$6.05
2025$7.40
2026$1.90

Federal Contracts

AmountAgencyDescription
$173.71MNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIGF::OT::IGF GEOSTATIONARY CARBON CYCLE OBSERVATORY (GEOCARB) MISSION NASA HAS
$150.65MDepartment of DefenseTSA III GBTS CLS - CONTINUED CONTRACT
$134.50MDepartment of DefenseCONTRACT FOR PRIVATIZATION OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DISTRIBUTION UTILITY SYST
$111.82MDepartment of DefensePRIVITAZATION OF ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICES AT TINKER AFB, OK
$96.66MDepartment of Defense199805!2100!0061!BT39 !U.S. ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY CENTER!DABT3997C4022 !A!*!9711
$85.61MDepartment of DefenseBASE PERIOD LABOR, APN-5
$84.77MDepartment of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF ARMY SHARED SERVICES CENTER (ASSC) SMALL BUSINESS TASK ORDER FOR LO
$71.47MDepartment of EducationTHE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CREATE A NEW TASK ORDER FOR CONTRACT ED-F

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-144view
2026-08-134view
2026-08-124view
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The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$9.81B+14.2%
Gross profit$981.14M+19.1%
Operating income$187.98M+132.5%
Net income$4.06B+23.5%
Cash from ops$4.08B+12.1%

Indices

NASDAQ-100S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$187.33$189.56$186.02$187.927.14M
Sep 24$185.81$187.96$182.40$187.117.80M
Sep 23$186.25$188.00$181.73$187.868.85M
Sep 22$180.71$188.60$179.70$188.329.30M
Sep 21$179.30$185.94$178.31$183.979.65M

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