KLAC KLA Corporation

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About the company

KLA is a US equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection and metrology systems that chipmakers use to find defects on wafers and masks and to control their production. Important customers are in Taiwan, South Korea, China and the US. As of Oct 11, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Optics and laser technology · Milpitas, USA

KLA supplies process control solutions for manufacturing wafers, masks, chips, chip packages and circuit boards. It was formed in 1997 as KLA-Tencor through the merger of KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments. The Semiconductor Process Control segment offers inspection and metrology technology and software that help makers of chips, wafers and masks reach their target yield. The Specialty Semiconductor Process segment supplies equipment for vacuum deposition and etching, for example for MEMS, radio frequency chips and power semiconductors. The PCB and Component Inspection segment supplies technology with which electronics makers inspect and measure circuit boards, substrates and packaged chips. Revenue comes mainly from product sales and service contracts, mostly through its own direct sales force.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Aug 6, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

What the methods say about KLA

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Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +2.5%
  • 7 days −10.3%
  • 30 days −20.6%
  • 1 year +26.2%
Day range (last trading day)
−1.7%Price at 51% of the range+1.7%
52-week range
−28.2%Price at 21% of the range+106.0%
Distance from the all-time high
−51.5%

Our own calculation from the exchange’s daily candles, as of Oct 26, 2026. “All-time” applies since the start of this series, not to the whole market. Changes in percent; the TradingView chart shows prices. “Today” = change of the last trading day versus the previous day. Not investment advice.

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Fundamental analysis

KLA Corporation · Sector Technology · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect our buy zones, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Aug 6, 2026.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+14.4% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+18.4% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +22.3% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 35.6%, above the sector median (12.5%).
  • Light red: Debt much higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2017 (Jul 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2017): Revenue 3.5B USD · Net income 926.1M USD · Net margin 26.6%
  2. Fiscal year 2018 (Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 802.3M USD · Net margin 19.9%
  3. Fiscal year 2019 (Jul 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019): Revenue 4.6B USD · Net income 1.2B USD · Net margin 25.7%
  4. Fiscal year 2020 (Jul 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2020): Revenue 5.8B USD · Net income 1.2B USD · Net margin 21.0%
  5. Fiscal year 2021 (Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021): Revenue 6.9B USD · Net income 2.1B USD · Net margin 30.0%
  6. Fiscal year 2022 (Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022): Revenue 9.2B USD · Net income 3.3B USD · Net margin 36.1%
  7. Fiscal year 2023 (Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023): Revenue 10.5B USD · Net income 3.4B USD · Net margin 32.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2024 (Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024): Revenue 9.8B USD · Net income 2.8B USD · Net margin 28.1%
  9. Fiscal year 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025): Revenue 12.2B USD · Net income 4.1B USD · Net margin 33.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2026 (Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026): Revenue 13.6B USD · Net income 4.8B USD · Net margin 35.6%

Fiscal year 2026 (Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026): Revenue 13.6B USD · Net income 4.8B USD · Net margin 35.6%

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 97 symbols in the Technology sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+14.4% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.5% (88 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 14.4% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.5%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light green: above sector

+18.4% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.3% (62 symbols)

per share: +22.3% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 18.4% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.3%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

35.6% last fiscal year

Sector Technology: median 12.5% (97 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 35.57 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (12.5%). Five years ago the margin was 30.0%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light red: much higher

0.93 latest balance sheet

Sector Technology: median 0.46 (65 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.93 USD of financial debt – more than twice as much as the median company in the sector (0.46). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

22% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Technology: median 30% (36 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.22 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 30%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light green: profit every year

10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
13.6B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+11.7%
Net income (FY)
4.8B USD
Net income vs. prior year
+18.9%
EPS (FY)
3.66 USD
13F funds with a position
1 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
±0
Shares held vs. prior quarter
+2,839.4%
Fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 · 10-K filed Aug 6, 2026 · Balance sheet Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2026Jun 30, 2026 13.6B4.8B 35.6% 3.66 0.80 22%
2025Jun 30, 2025 12.2B4.1B 33.4% 3.04 0.68 22%
2024Jun 30, 2024 9.8B2.8B 28.1% 2.03 0.57 28%
2023Jun 30, 2023 10.5B3.4B 32.3% 2.42 0.52 22%
2022Jun 30, 2022 9.2B3.3B 36.1% 2.19 0.42 19%
2021Jun 30, 2021 6.9B2.1B 30.0% 1.34 0.36 27%
2020Jun 30, 2020 5.8B1.2B 21.0% 0.77 0.33 43%
2019Jun 30, 2019 4.6B1.2B 25.7% 0.75 0.30 40%
2018Jun 30, 2018 4.0B802.3M 19.9% 0.51 0.25 49%
2017Jun 30, 2017 3.5B926.1M 26.6% 0.59 0.21 36%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q2/26*Jun 30, 2026 3.7B1.4B 37.3% – – –
Q1/26Mar 31, 2026 3.4B1.2B 35.2% – – –
Q4/25Dec 31, 2025 3.3B1.1B 34.7% – – –
Q3/25Sep 30, 2025 3.2B1.1B 34.9% – – –
Q2/25*Jun 30, 2025 3.2B1.2B 37.9% – – –
Q1/25Mar 31, 2025 3.1B1.1B 35.5% 0.82 0.17 21%
Q4/24Dec 31, 2024 3.1B824.5M 26.8% 0.62 0.17 28%
Q3/24Sep 30, 2024 2.8B945.9M 33.3% 0.70 0.15 21%
Q2/24*Jun 30, 2024 2.6B836.4M 32.6% – – –
Q1/24Mar 31, 2024 2.4B601.5M 25.5% 0.44 0.15 33%
Q4/23Dec 31, 2023 2.5B582.5M 23.4% 0.43 0.15 34%
Q3/23Sep 30, 2023 2.4B741.4M 30.9% 0.54 0.13 24%

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Per-share values adjusted for stock split 10:1 (between Aug 8, 2025 and Aug 6, 2026). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $65.4M6 people −$65.4M
6 months $00 people $96.5M7 people −$96.5M
12 months $00 people $112.3M7 people −$112.3M

Latest transactions

  • Sep 15, 2026 Wallace Richard P Chief executive (CEO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 72,019 shares · $12.4M · SEC
  • Aug 13, 2026 Lorig Brian Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 59,586 shares · $12.4M · SEC
  • Aug 12, 2026 Higgins Bren D. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 31,500 shares · $6.6M · SEC
  • Aug 11, 2026 Khan Ahmad A. Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 33,180 shares · $6.6M · SEC
  • Aug 11, 2026 Wallace Richard P Chief executive (CEO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 87,568 shares · $17.4M · SEC
  • Aug 10, 2026 Kirloskar Virendra A Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 529 shares · $108.2K · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score -40

Price vs. EMA 50-15
Price vs. EMA 200-15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)-15
Highs and lows+0
Relative strength-15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)26.9
Rel. strength 60 d−19.8%

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