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Company Profile: KLA Corporation (KLAC)

KLAC insider trades (13 months) →

$156.20 +2.02% vs. previous close · Market cap $203.52B

Today's multi-factor rank: 73 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
6.4/10
Value
3.7/10
Growth
4.9/10
Quality
7.0/10
Multifactor
5.5/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$153.11
Open:$158.21
Day's Low:$154.14
Day's High:$158.43
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:203.52B
Enterprise Value:200.75B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$107.20
52-Week High:$307.37
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$178.00
200-Day Avg:$182.05

Volume

Volume Today:11,788,217
Avg Volume (3m):10,229,607
Avg Volume (10d):13,887,600
52-Week Change:+28.29%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.50

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):39.11

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):22.00
PEG Ratio:1.39
Price / Book:31.21
Price / Sales (TTM):14.03
EV / Revenue:13.84
EV / EBITDA:30.51

Dividends

Current yield:0.60%
Annual Dividend Rate:$0.92
Dividend Trailing:$0.84
Yield Trailing:0.55%
5-Year Avg Yield:0.78%
Payout Ratio:21.03%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):14.51B
Gross Profit:8.92B
EBITDA:6.58B
Net Income (TTM):5.26B
Rev Growth (YoY):+28.90%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+38.80%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+38.10%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$3.99

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$7.10
Revenue Per Share:$11.09
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$5.01
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:4.74B
Total Debt:5.99B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):1.25B
Debt / Equity:91.86%
Current Ratio:2.76
Quick Ratio:1.74

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:4.51B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):2.82B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:200.75B
EV / Revenue:13.84
EV / EBITDA:30.51

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):91.38%
ROA (Return on Assets):22.27%
P/E (trailing):39.11
P/E (forward):22.00
Price / Book:31.21
PEG Ratio:1.39
52-Week Change:+28.29%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$3.99

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$7.10
P/E (forward):22.00
PEG Ratio:1.39

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$11.09
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$5.01

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:2.82B
Operating Cash Flow:4.51B
EBITDA:6.58B
Total Revenue (TTM):14.51B
Net Income (TTM):5.26B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:1,302,962,435
Float (free shares):1,299,887,444
Short interest (shares):24,883,449
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):2.68
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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KLA Corporation (KLAC) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-28View filing ↗
DEFA14A2026-09-22View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-06View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-28View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-12View filing ↗
SD2026-05-26View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-07View filing ↗
10-Q2026-04-30View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-29View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Milpitas
Employees:17,000
Sector:Technology
Industry:Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Richard P. WallacePresident, CEO & Executive Director656.48M
Mr. Bren D. HigginsExecutive VP & CFO552.83M
Ms. Mary Beth WilkinsonExecutive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary521.37M
Mr. Ahmad A. KhanPresident of Semiconductor Products & Customers512.82M
Mr. Brian W. LorigExecutive Vice President of KLA Global Services511.79M
Mr. Virendra A. KirloskarSenior VP & Chief Accounting Officer62455,182
Dr. Ben Bin-Ming TsaiCTO & Executive VP of Corporate Alliances66998,019
Mr. Kevin M. Kessel C.F.A.Vice President of Investor Relations--

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KLA Corporation (KLAC): Quantitative Analysis

KLA Corporation (KLAC) — Technology — Semiconductor Equipment & Materials. KLAC is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, KLAC has returned +29.1% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

KLAC ranks 73 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 24 of the 83 Technology companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 1.21, ranked 20 of 468); its weakest is value (Z -0.77, ranked 468 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.31473 of 461 ↓2
Momentum0.86579 of 494 ↑1
Value-0.765468 of 489 ↓3
Quality1.21020 of 468 =
Growth-0.055187 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$156.20
Market Cap203.52B
P/E39.11
Revenue (last 12 months)14.51B
Price / book31.21
Book value per share$5.01
52-week range$107.20 – $307.37
Dividend yield0.60%
Beta1.50
Average volume10,229,607
Shares outstanding1.30B
Short interest (% of float)1.91% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does KLAC report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are KLAC insiders doing? 87 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 24 sells, the last one on Sep 15, 2026 →

KLAC latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All KLAC filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about KLA (KLAC)

When does KLA report earnings?

KLA has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Oct 28, 2026). KLAC earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is KLA's P/E ratio?

KLA's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 39.1 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 81 Technology companies with a P/E is 30.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: KLA is above its sector median. Technology stocks, company by company →

Where does KLA rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, KLA ranks 73 of 461, and 24 of the 83 Technology companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have KLA insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of KLA shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Sep 15, 2026, by an officer, for $12.4M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 24 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All KLAC insider trades →

Does KLA pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 0.60% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $0.92 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Aug 17, 2026.

What sector is KLA in, and which index?

KLA is classified in the Technology sector (industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 85 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Technology stocks →

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