87/100BIf you had invested in KLA ago, it would be worth $21,809 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreBeta
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Cash8
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Valuation6
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Growth10
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Financial strength10
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Shareholders8
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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.
KLA key facts
- Style
- Growth stock · 8.6/10Growth 8.6 · Value 5.0 · Dividend 2.7
- Day range
- 135.690 – 142.530
- 52-week range
- 107.196 – 307.370
- Market capitalization
- 180.08B USD
- P/E
- 34.35
- PEG ratio
- 1.58
- EPS
- 4.02
- Div Yield
- 0.67%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
- +53.4%
- Volume
- 599,635
- Beta
- 1.48
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- CEO
- Richard Wallace
- Employees
- 17K
- Website
- kla.com
- IPO date
- 8 Oct 1980
KLA earnings
Revenue
EPS
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2028 | 1.66 | — | — | +35.89% | 5.28B | — | — | +27.66% | |
| Q4 FY2027 | 1.59 | — | — | +51.82% | 5.11B | — | — | +39.61% | |
| Q3 FY2027 | 1.52 | — | — | +61.38% | 4.90B | — | — | +43.59% | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 1.42 | — | — | +59.55% | 4.72B | — | — | +43.15% | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 1.19 | 1.22 | +2.52% | +38.64% | 4.04B | 4.14B | +2.31% | +28.86% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 1.00 | 1.05 | +5.00% | +11.70% | 3.61B | 3.66B | +1.38% | +15.21% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 0.92 | 0.94 | +2.51% | +11.90% | 3.37B | 3.42B | +1.22% | +11.49% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 0.88 | 0.89 | +1.14% | +8.54% | 3.25B | 3.30B | +1.47% | +7.16% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 0.86 | 0.88 | +2.33% | +20.05% | 3.17B | 3.21B | +1.20% | +12.96% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 0.85 | 0.94 | +10.59% | +42.42% | 3.08B | 3.17B | +3.09% | +23.59% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2029 | 8.47 | — | — | +19.32% | 26.16B | — | — | +15.47% |
| FY2028 | 7.10 | — | — | +23.06% | 22.65B | — | — | +20.11% |
| FY2027 | 5.77 | — | — | +53.41% | 18.86B | — | — | +38.89% |
| FY2026 | 3.71 | 3.76 | +1.35% | +12.81% | 13.53B | 13.58B | +0.38% | +11.71% |
| FY2025 | 3.24 | 3.33 | +2.86% | +39.81% | 12.06B | 12.16B | +0.79% | +23.89% |
| FY2024 | 22.01 | 2.38 | -89.17% | -6.07% | 10.26B | 9.81B | -4.33% | -6.51% |
| FY2023 | 24.92 | 2.54 | -89.81% | +7.95% | 10.40B | 10.50B | +0.97% | +13.94% |
KLA analyst forecast
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 133.00 to 425.00, with an average of 219.11.
| Strong buy | 0 | |
| Buy | 14 | |
| Hold | 4 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 425.00 |
| Average target | 219.11 |
| Lowest target | 133.00 |
| Current price | 138.21 |
KLA valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
- 34.35
- Forward P/E (FY2027)
- 23.96
- Price to sales (TTM)
- 12.41
- Price to book
- 27.61
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)
- 27.61
Capital structure
Valuation over time
KLA against its own history
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Analog Devices, QUALCOMM, Marvell Technology, Texas Instruments, Lam Research, and Applied Materials, the US Semiconductors companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median34.411.984.7
- Gross marginHighest in 5 years61.3%59.8%61.3%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 53.2%
- Operating marginHighest in 5 years41.7%37.1%41.7%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 28.6%
- Net marginAbove its median35.6%28.1%36.1%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 26.5%
- Return on equityLowest in 5 years76.1%76.1%237.0%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 28.4%
- Free cash flow marginLowest in 5 years27.7%27.7%32.6%Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 20.6%
- Revenue growthBelow its median11.7%-6.5%33.1%Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 15.3%
- EPS growthAt its median20.5%-16.0%63.9%Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 4.8%
- Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years1.02×1.02×1.75×Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 1.08×
- Current ratioHighest in 5 years2.882.152.88Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 2.62
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
KLA growth and profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- 14.51B USD
- Net income (TTM)
- 5.26B USD
- Gross margin
- 61.47%
- Operating margin
- 42.64%
- Net margin
- 36.25%
Revenue / Net income
KLA revenue breakdown
By product
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafer Inspection | 6.63B | 48.8% | — |
| Services | 3.13B | 23.0% | — |
| Patterning | 2.71B | 19.9% | +23.2% |
| Specialty Semiconductor Process | 502.52M | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| PCB and Component Inspection | 460.32M | 3.4% | — |
| Other | 153.12M | 1.1% | — |
By region
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4.05B | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| Taiwan | 3.64B | 26.8% | +13.7% |
| South Korea | 1.83B | 13.5% | +26.2% |
| North America | 1.76B | 12.9% | +29.0% |
| Japan | 915.11M | 6.7% | -19.2% |
| Europe and Israel | 726.69M | 5.4% | +26.6% |
| Rest of Asia | 654.40M | 4.8% | +69.6% |
How KLA makes its money
FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
KLA dividends
- Annual dividend
- 0.92 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)
- 0.67%
- Payout ratio
- 20.88%
- Years of dividend growth
- 17
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last payment
- 0.23 USD
- Last ex-dividend date
- 17 Aug 2026
- Last payment date
- 1 Sept 2026
Dividends per share
KLA financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 4.74B USD
- Total debt
- 5.99B USD
- Net cash
- -1.25B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)
- 4.04B USD
- Current ratio
- 2.76
- Debt to equity
- 0.92
- Piotroski score
- 8 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 11.26
Cash, debt and free cash flow
KLA ownership
- Institutions
- 91.98%
- Institutional holders
- 2,588 (+420)
- Free float
- 99.91%
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13.89K | 0.00 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | 16 | 983.32K | 949.08K |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | 4 | 980.80 | 139.34K |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11.27 | 0.00 |
Shares outstanding
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
