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Stock KLA Corporation KLAC

KLA Corporation — Investlytic score 2/5 on the five criteria.

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Investlytic score: 2/5 criteria met. Data as of 03/10/2026.

  • ✅ Price trend passed
  • ✅ Growth passed
  • ❌ Debt failed
  • ❌ P/E failed
  • ❌ Correction failed

Price trend

Overall trend (8 years): the price has been multiplied by at least 1.5.

Price change 2018 → 2019: 99.09%

Price change 2019 → 2020: 45.32%

Price change 2020 → 2021: 66.12%

Price change 2021 → 2022: -12.34%

Price change 2022 → 2023: 54.18%

Price change 2023 → 2024: 8.40%

Price change 2024 → 2025: 92.83%

Price change 2025 → 2026: -83.51%

Price change 2026 (year to date): -84.28%

Financial growth

Revenue CAGR (8 years): 16.84%

Earnings CAGR (8 years): 22.37%

Growth status: positive trend (>1%/yr) in revenue and earnings.

Debt

Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.97

Debt/equity > 0.5 (maximum threshold).

P/E (Price/Earnings)

P/E ratio: 55.02

P/E > 25.0 (maximum threshold).

Correction (6 months)

Current correction: 90.04% from the high over 6 months.

Excessive correction (> 20.0%).

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Key reported figures

Revenue, net income and net margin reported by KLA Corporation over the latest fiscal years.

Revenue
13.6 bn USD
fiscal year 2026
Net income
4.8 bn USD
fiscal year 2026
Net margin
35.6 %
fiscal year 2026
Average annual growth
+14.4 %
Revenue growth over 5 years
Average annual growth
+16.4 %
Revenue growth over 10 years
Market cap
180 bn USD
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet marginRevenue growth
20216.9 bn2.1 bn30.0 %n/a
20229.2 bn3.3 bn36.1 %+33.1 %
202310.5 bn3.4 bn32.3 %+13.9 %
20249.8 bn2.8 bn28.1 %-6.5 %
202512.2 bn4.1 bn33.4 %+23.9 %
202613.6 bn4.8 bn35.6 %+11.7 %

Amounts converted to USD. Source: published annual accounts, collected on 06/11/2026.

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Accounts and financial health

Balance sheet and cash flow published by KLA Corporation over the last fiscal years, strength scores and valuation by discounted cash flow (DCF).

Overview
solid accounts
according to Altman Z, Piotroski and net debt
Altman Z-score
11.83
safe zone (above 2.99)
Piotroski Score
8 / 9
7 to 9: solid accounts
DCF Value
57.13 USD
DCF below share price · share price 136.64 USD, gap -58.2 %
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.68 x
low debt
Fiscal year20222023202420252026
Cash and investments2.7 bn3.2 bn4.5 bn4.5 bn4.9 bn
Total Debt6.8 bn6.1 bn6.8 bn6.1 bn6.2 bn
Net Debt5.2 bn4.1 bn4.8 bn4.0 bn4.5 bn
Equity1.4 bn2.9 bn3.4 bn4.7 bn6.3 bn
Total assets12.6 bn14.1 bn15.4 bn16.1 bn18.0 bn
Operating cash flow3.3 bn3.7 bn3.3 bn4.1 bn4.1 bn
Investments (capex)307 m342 m277 m340 m376 m
Free cash-flow3.0 bn3.3 bn3.0 bn3.7 bn3.8 bn
Share buybacks4.9 bn1.3 bn1.7 bn2.1 bn2.3 bn
Dividends paid639 m733 m773 m905 m1.1 bn

Amounts in USD, currency of the published accounts.

Trailing 12-month ratios

Price / earnings (P/E)34.42 x
Price / book value27.71 x
Return on Equity (ROE)87.0 %
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)38.2 %
Net margin36.2 %
Debt / equity0.92 x
Current ratio2.76 x
Interest coverage21.99 x
Free cash-flow yield2.2 %

Altman Z: default risk estimated from the balance sheet and earnings. Piotroski: 9 tests on profitability, debt and efficiency. DCF: estimated value from discounted future cash flows, a model and not a forecast. Source: annual accounts published by the company, data as of 09/11/2026.

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Valuation and competitors

KLA Corporation compared with its sector on the same exchange and with its main competitors.

Company P/E
33.8
11.7 % below the sector
Sector median P/E
38.2
technology, Nasdaq
Sector over 10 years
43.0
10-year median, range 30.8 to 59.5

Direct competitors

CompanyMarket cap (USD)P/ENet margin
KLA Corporation206 bn42.033.4 %
Lam Research Corporation LRCX299 bn35.429.1 %
Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT310 bn35.824.7 %
Onto Innovation Inc. ONTO9.9 bn41.613.6 %
Camtek Ltd. CAMT5.4 bn37.410.2 %
Veeco Instruments Inc. VECO2.4 bn36.35.3 %
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ACLS3.1 bn22.314.3 %
FormFactor, Inc. FORM6.8 bn54.06.9 %
Nova Ltd. NVMI9.9 bn34.229.4 %
Sector median (Nasdaq)38.2

Trailing 12-month P/E. Sector: median of companies in the same sector listed on the same exchange, collected on . Competitors: comparable companies named by the data provider.

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Analyst consensus and forecasts

What the financial analysts covering KLA Corporation publish: ratings, price targets and earnings forecasts.

Majority rating
buy
44 analysts
Average price target
217.90 USD
from 133.00 USD to 425.00 USD, 76 targets over 12 months
Gap with the share price
+38.0 %
price 157.91 USD on 30/10/2026

Breakdown of ratings

strong buy 0buy 28hold 14sell 2strong sell 0

Analysts' average target 217.90 USD, DCF value 57.13 USD, share price 157.91 USD.

Average target over the last 3 months: 220.71 USD (14 targets).

Analyst forecasts

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeExpected EPS (range)P/E on this EPSAnalysts
202613.5 bn4.9 bn3.71 (3.69 / 3.75)42.616
202718.9 bn7.5 bn5.77 (5.14 / 6.00)27.416
202822.7 bn9.0 bn7.10 (5.99 / 7.86)22.214

Amounts in USD, the reporting currency.

Track record against expectations: reported EPS above consensus 12 times over the last 12 releases.

Rating changes (12 months)

DateFirmBeforeAfter
30/10/2026Argus ResearchBuyBuy
29/10/2026NeedhamBuyBuy
29/10/2026StifelBuyBuy
29/10/2026Cantor FitzgeraldOverweightOverweight
29/10/2026SusquehannaNeutralNeutral

Source: ratings and forecasts published by analysts, collected on 07/11/2026. An analyst rating or target is not a guarantee.

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Dividends and earnings

KLA Corporation: dividend history, last distributions, stock splits and earnings releases.

Frequency
quarterly
Last dividend
0.230 USD
ex-dividend on 17/08/2026
Last 12 months
0.840 USD
number of payments: 4
Yield
0.8 %
on the last known price
Years of increases
17
consecutive
Years of payments
21
uninterrupted
00.460.921.381.842007 : 0.0540 USD2008 : 0.0600 USD20082009 : 0.0600 USD2010 : 0.0800 USD20102011 : 0.120 USD2012 : 0.150 USD20122013 : 0.170 USD2014 : 1.84 USD20142015 : 0.204 USD2016 : 0.210 USD20162017 : 0.226 USD2018 : 0.284 USD20182019 : 0.310 USD2020 : 0.350 USD20202021 : 0.390 USD2022 : 0.470 USD20222023 : 0.535 USD2024 : 0.605 USD20242025 : 0.740 USD2026 : 0.650 USD2026

Annual dividend per share (USD), adjusted for splits. Light bar: current year, incomplete. Red bar: lower than the previous year.

Latest ex-dividend dates

Ex-dividendAmountPayment
17/08/20260.230 USD01/09/2026
18/05/20260.230 USD02/06/2026
17/02/20260.190 USD03/03/2026
17/11/20250.190 USD02/12/2025
18/08/20250.190 USD03/09/2025
19/05/20250.190 USD03/06/2025
24/02/20250.170 USD04/03/2025
18/11/20240.170 USD03/12/2024

Earnings releases

DatePublished EPSExpected EPSSurprise
28/10/20261.221.19+2.5 %
28/07/20261.051.00+5.0 %
29/04/20260.940.92+2.5 %
29/01/20260.890.88+1.1 %
29/10/20250.880.86+2.3 %
31/07/20250.940.85+10.6 %

Stock splits

DateOperation
12/06/2026split: 10 shares for 1
19/01/2000split: 2 shares for 1
02/10/1995split: 2 shares for 1
17/12/1984split: 3 shares for 2
09/12/1983split: 2 shares for 1
10/01/1983split: 2 shares for 1

Factual data: ex-dividend history and earnings calendar, as of 05/11/2026. A past dividend does not guarantee the next one.

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Who owns the stock

Free float, institutional investors, large funds, executives and elected officials: declared positions in KLA Corporation.

Free float
99.9 %
share of freely traded shares
Institutions
92.0 %
2,588 declared holders, 2026Q2
Large funds tracked
32
hold the stock as of 2026Q2
Executives (insiders)
0 / 13
0 purchases, 13 sales in 130 days
US elected officials
4
3 purchases, 1 sales in 12 months

Indices: S&P 500 (since 30/09/1997), Nasdaq 100 (since 31/01/1985).

Large funds tracked

FundSharesValue (USD)Weight in the fundChangeQuarter
BlackRock126 m38.1 bn0.6 %+901.9 %2026Q2
State Street126 m38.0 bn0.6 %+1,944.1 %2026Q2
Vanguard Group13.9 m16.9 bn0.2 %+0.2 %2025Q4
Capital World Investors45.3 m13.7 bn1.6 %+1,009.6 %2026Q2
Invesco44.8 m13.5 bn1.1 %+916.3 %2026Q2
Fidelity43.0 m13.0 bn0.6 %+877.1 %2026Q2
Geode Capital Management36.5 m11.0 bn0.6 %+893.4 %2026Q2
Primecap Management20.5 m6.2 bn3.7 %+742.5 %2026Q2

Latest insider transactions

DatePersonSideAmount
15/09/2026Wallace Richard Psale12.4 m USD
13/08/2026Lorig Briansale12.4 m USD
12/08/2026Higgins Bren D.sale6.6 m USD
11/08/2026Khan Ahmad A.sale6.6 m USD
11/08/2026Wallace Richard Psale17.4 m USD
10/08/2026Kirloskar Virendra Asale108,212 USD

Elected officials' disclosures

DateOfficialSideAmount
23/09/2026Ro Khannapurchase$1,001 - $15,000
01/07/2026Michael Rullipurchase$1,001 - $15,000
27/03/2026Alan Armstrongpurchase$1,001 - $15,000
08/04/2026Elizabeth Pannill Fletchersale$1,001 - $15,000

Sources: 13F filings (quarter shown), executives' Form 4 filings and US Congress members' disclosures, collected on 08/11/2026. Detailed disclosure obligations mainly apply to companies listed in the United States.

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PEA and practical information

PEA eligibility
no
head office outside the EU and EEA
Listing exchange
Nasdaq
IPO: 08/10/1980
ISIN code
US4824801009
Workforce
15,000
full-time employees
Chief executive
Richard P. Wallace
Next earnings
04/02/2027

Rule applied: the French PEA accepts shares of companies headquartered in the European Union or the European Economic Area and subject to corporate income tax; ADRs and tax-exempt property companies (SIIC) are excluded. The institution holding the PEA confirms eligibility.

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Frequently asked questions about KLA Corporation

What is the KLA Corporation share price?

Latest recorded price: 138.49 USD on 06/11/2026, for a market cap of 180 bn USD.

What is the revenue of KLA Corporation?

13.6 bn USD for fiscal year 2026, with net income of 4.8 bn USD (net margin 35.6 %).

Does KLA Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes. Latest dividend: 0.230 USD per share, ex-dividend on 17/08/2026. Over 12 months: 0.840 USD. Yield on the latest known price: 0.8 %.

When does KLA Corporation report its next earnings?

The next release is expected on 04/02/2027. EPS expected by analysts: 1.42.

What do analysts say about KLA Corporation?

Out of 44 analysts: 28 buy or strong buy, 14 hold, 2 sell or strong sell. Average price target: 217.90 USD, i.e. +38.0 % from the share price.

What is the P/E ratio of KLA Corporation?

Trailing 12-month P/E of 33.8, against 38.2 for the sector median on the same exchange (10-year median: 43.0).

Is KLA Corporation stock eligible for the French PEA?

No: the company is headquartered outside the European Union and the European Economic Area (ISIN US4824801009).

How many employees does KLA Corporation have?

15,000 full-time employees according to the latest published profile.

Who runs KLA Corporation?

Richard P. Wallace is the company's chief executive.

Which large funds own KLA Corporation?

As of 2026Q2, among the large funds tracked: BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard Group, Capital World Investors, Invesco.

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