Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
KLIC
NASDAQ·Technology·Semiconductors·Mkt cap $4.3B
$81.62
▲ +3.55%
P/E
55.23
Mkt Cap
$4.3B
52-Wk Range
$35.02–$135.80
52-Week Range
$35.02 - $135.80
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Price action
Price chart
Up 113.9% 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
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
Bear Case
1 risk
- Above-average volatility (beta 1.6).
Growth
Strong growth ahead
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
Falling
-20.4% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.00% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying KLIC 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: Nov 18, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.20 vs $1.06 consensus (+13.2% surprise). Revenue of $330.4M vs $308.5M expected (+7.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+13.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-3%
-6%
-18%
-2%
+20%
+123%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 24
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q3 26
$181.7M
$181.3M
$166.1M
$162.0M
$148.4M
$177.6M
$199.6M
$330.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
47.8%
Operating
20.1%
Profit
17.4%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Needham · May 7, 2026
vs Industry
How KLIC stacks vs Semiconductors
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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