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KLA Corporation (KLAC) Stock Analysis

KLA Corporation (KLAC) is a Semiconductor Equipment & Materials stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

KLAC

$163.43

+$1.69 (+1.04%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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KLAC Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$164.24
Previous Close
$161.74
Day's Range
162.52–164.94
52-Week Range
107.20–307.37
Volume
8.94M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.45
Valuation
Market Cap
$213.28B
P/E Ratio
44.65
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
24.25
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.55
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
15.71
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
3.66
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$12.16B+23.89%
Net Income (FY)
$4.06B+47.06%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
35.57%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
1.31B
1-Year Return
+43.20%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.92+0.57%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 17, 2026
Earnings Date
October 28, 2026
Avg Volume
10.17M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, KLAC closed at $163.43, +43.20% over 1 year.

KLA Corporation (KLAC) has a market capitalization of $213.28B.

In fiscal 2025, KLAC reported revenue of $12.16B.

KLAC Stock Return by Calendar Year

KLA Corporation (KLAC) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $14,320
+43.20%
5 years
$10,000 $51,138
+411.38%
10 years
$10,000 $259,970
+2,499.70%

If you had invested $10,000 in KLA Corporation (KLAC) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $259,970 at the close on October 21, 2026: +2,499.70% in total, +38.51% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+35.00%
2025+94.48%
2024+9.36%
2023+56.05%
2022−11.20%
2021+68.05%
2020+47.94%
2019+103.99%
2018−12.49%
2017+36.80%
2016 (partial year)+3.67%

As of October 21, 2026.

KLAC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends June
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$12.16B$4.06B33.4%
2024$9.81B$2.76B28.1%
2023$10.50B$3.39B32.3%
2022$9.21B$3.32B36.1%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$12.16B$7.40B$5.01B$4.06B33.4%
2024$9.81B$5.88B$3.64B$2.76B28.1%
2023$10.50B$6.28B$3.99B$3.39B32.3%
2022$9.21B$5.62B$3.65B$3.32B36.1%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of June 30, 2025.

KLAC Dividend History

$0.74+22.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.653—
2025$0.744+22.3%
2024$0.614+13.1%
2023$0.544+13.8%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.653—
2025$0.744+22.3%
2024$0.614+13.1%
2023$0.544+13.8%
2022$0.474+20.5%
2021$0.394+11.4%
2020$0.354+12.9%
2019$0.314+9.2%
2018$0.284+25.7%
2017$0.234+318.5%
2016$0.051—

Most recent payment: $0.22 per share, ex-dividend August 17, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

KLAC Valuation vs Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Median

Median of 30 stocks
MetricKLACSemiconductor Equipment & Materials medianvs median
P/E44.6545.281% below
P/S ratio15.714.923.2x the median
Profit margin35.57%9.41%26.2 pts above

Medians across 30 Semiconductor Equipment & Materials stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

KLA Corporation (KLAC) is capitalised at $213.28B on the latest close. It is classified in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry, within the Technology sector. Headcount on file is 17,000.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $107.20 to $307.37. The most recent close on file for KLAC is $163.43, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$1.69 (+1.04%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 52.46% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $12.16B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $9.81B, that is a change of +23.89%. Net income for the same year was $4.06B. That is +47.06% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 35.57%. That is 26.2 percentage points above the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median of 9.41%. Trailing earnings per share are 3.66.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $9.21B in 2022 to $12.16B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

KLAC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 44.65. That is 1.39% below the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median of 45.28. The forward P/E on file is 24.25. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.55. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 15.71 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 3.2 times the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials median of 4.92. 30 Semiconductor Equipment & Materials companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +43.20%. Measured over 10 years, that is +38.51% a year compounded. The reported beta is 1.45. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 43.55%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 0.57%. At the indicated rate that is $0.92 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 17, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.65 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.74 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +103.99%; the weakest is 2018 at −12.49%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +35.00%.

Peer Comparison

KLA Corporation (KLAC) operates in the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
KLA Corporation KLAC $213.28B 44.7
ASML Holding N.V. ASML $646.23B 41.3
Lam Research Corporation LRCX $326.38B 45.3
Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT $324.53B 35.3

The Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry average P/E ratio is 45.3x. KLA Corporation trades at a P/E of 44.7.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About KLA Corporation

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.

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