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KLIC

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

KLIC

NASDAQ·Technology·Semiconductors·Mkt cap $7.0B

$121.33

▼ -9.33%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$31.32 - $135.80

P/E

-100.07

Fwd P/E

35.55

Beta

1.69

Div Yield

0.61%

Avg Vol

933.1K

Shares Out

52.3M

Mkt Cap

$7.0B

Price action

Price chart

Up 263.8% over the trailing year

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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.

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Bull Case

5 reasons

  • 70+ years of semiconductor equipment manufacturing expertise and established customer relationships
  • Diversified product portfolio across multiple packaging technologies and assembly processes
  • Recurring revenue streams from consumables, maintenance contracts, and software licensing
  • Strong presence in Asia/Pacific region, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing hub
  • Proprietary software solutions (KNet PLUS, MES) that increase customer switching costs
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.7).

Growth

Turning profitable

Increasing adoption of advanced packaging technologies (chiplets, 3D packaging, flip-chip) driven by Moore's Law slowdown

Value

Attractively priced below Semiconductor Equipment peer average

Momentum

Hot

+108.8% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

0.61% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.79 vs $0.67 consensus (+17.9% surprise). Revenue of $242.6M vs $228.8M expected (+6.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +17.9%
Rev beat +6.1%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+17.9%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-6%

-18%

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+20%

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Q3 24

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Q1 26

$172.1M

$181.7M

$181.3M

$166.1M

$162.0M

$148.4M

$177.6M

$199.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

49.4%

Operating

9.7%

Profit

8.4%

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Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

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Latest: Needham · May 7, 2026

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vs Industry

How KLIC stacks vs Semiconductors

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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