KLA Corporation
KLAC
NASDAQ·Technology·Semiconductors·Mkt cap $242.4B
$185.60
▲ +7.32%
P/E
6.80
Mkt Cap
$242.4B
52-Wk Range
$90.67–$307.37
52-Week Range
$90.67 - $307.37
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Up 104.2% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Dominant market position with high switching costs and long customer relationships with major chipmakers
- Proprietary advanced inspection and metrology technology with significant R&D investment and patent portfolio
- Comprehensive integrated solutions across multiple manufacturing segments creating ecosystem lock-in
- Essential role in semiconductor production process control enabling recurring revenue and customer dependency
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Premium valuation to Semiconductor Equipment peers
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Increasing semiconductor complexity and smaller chip geometries requiring more advanced inspection and metrology
Value
Premium valuation to Semiconductor Equipment peers
Momentum
Weak
-12.0% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Token
0.45% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying KLAC right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 28, 2026
JUL 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.05 vs $1.00 consensus (+5.0% surprise). Revenue of $3.7B vs $3.6B expected (+1.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+5.0%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+24%
+30%
+24%
+13%
+7%
+11%
+15%
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 26
Q4 26
$2.8B
$3.1B
$3.1B
$3.2B
$3.2B
$3.3B
$3.4B
$3.7B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
61.4%
Operating
42.5%
Profit
37.3%
Wall Street consensus
17 analysts · 71% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
71%
Hold
29%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$325.00
▲ +75.1% vs $185.60
Latest: Bank of America · Jul 29, 2026
1 analyst covering
vs Industry
How KLAC stacks vs Semiconductors
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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