KLAC

KLA Corp

209.70

Aug 14 • 6:11 AM ET +0.33 (0.16%)

Technology Semiconductor Equipment & Materials USA Mega NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	273.98B
Enterprise Value	275.23B
Income	4.83B
Sales	13.57B
Book/sh	4.86
Cash/sh	3.75
Dividend Est.	0.93 (0.44%)
Dividend TTM	0.80 (0.38%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 17, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	15.44% 17.32%
Payout	21.85%
Employees	17200
IPO	Oct 08, 1980

P/E	57.17
Forward P/E	31.49
PEG	1.18
P/S	20.19
P/B	43.16
P/C	55.89
P/FCF	72.73
EV/EBITDA	45.48
EV/Sales	20.28
Quick Ratio	1.97
Current Ratio	2.82
Debt/Eq	0.97
LT Debt/Eq	0.96
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	3.67
EPS next Y	6.66
EPS next Q	1.18
EPS this Y	45.82%
EPS next Y	21.47%
EPS next 5Y	26.66%
EPS past 3/5Y	14.87% 22.32%
Sales past 3/5Y	9.06% 14.43%
EPS Y/Y TTM	20.58%
Sales Y/Y TTM	11.72%
EPS Q/Q	14.39%
Sales Q/Q	15.18%
Earnings	Jul 28 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	4.51% 1.38%

Insider Own	0.11%
Insider Trans	-15.07%
Inst Own	91.03%
Inst Trans	-4.32%
ROA	28.40%
ROE	87.50%
ROIC	38.81%
Gross Margin	60.13%
Oper. Margin	41.68%
Profit Margin	35.59%
SMA20	5.39%
SMA50	-5.51%
SMA200	25.72%
Trades

Shs Outstand	1.31B
Shs Float	1.31B
Short Float	2.07%
Short Ratio	2.11
Short Interest	27.02M
52W High	307.37 -31.78%
52W Low	83.22 151.97%
Volatility	4.09% 5.40%
ATR (14)	12.51
RSI (14)	52.18
Beta	1.47
Rel Volume	0.02
Avg Volume	12.80M
Volume	10,508

Perf Week	5.85%
Perf Month	-4.41%
Perf Quarter	10.78%
Perf Half Y	44.54%
Perf YTD	72.58%
Perf Year	119.49%
Perf 3Y	327.18%
Perf 5Y	539.56%
Perf 10Y	2971.17%
Recom	1.87
Target Price	239.62
Prev Close	209.37
Price	209.70
Change %	0.16%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jan-15-26	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$1600
Jan-15-26	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$1697
Jan-15-26	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$1550
Jan-14-26	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$1700
Jan-13-26	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$1800
Dec-16-25	Upgrade	Cantor Fitzgerald	Neutral → Overweight	$1500
Dec-15-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$1500
Oct-30-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$900 → $1300
Oct-20-25	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$1200
Sep-22-25	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$1093
Aug-01-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$800 → $900
Jul-10-25	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$980
Jul-08-25	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$920
May-20-25	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$790
May-01-25	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$770 → $800
Apr-11-25	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$850 → $700
Mar-31-25	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$748 → $870
Mar-28-25	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$875 → $725
Jan-13-25	Upgrade	Needham	Hold → Buy	$750
Oct-31-24	Upgrade	Oppenheimer	Perform → Outperform	$750 → $850

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KLA Corp. engages in the supply of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nano-electronics industries. The company operates through the following segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, and PCB, Display and Component Inspection. The Semiconductor Process Control segment provides a comprehensive portfolio of inspection, metrology and data analytics products and related services. The Specialty Semiconductor Process segment develops and sells advanced vacuum deposition and etching process tools. The PCB, Display and Component Inspection segment enables electronic device manufacturers to inspect, test and measure PCBs, flat panel displays and ICs to verify their quality. Its products include manufactured chips, reticle, packaging, surface profilers, nanochemical testers, KT pro equipment, and compound semiconductors. The company was founded on July 9, 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

PresidentMr. Richard P. Wallace

Executive VP & CFOMr. Bren D. Higgins

Executive VPMs. Mary Beth Wilkinson

President of Semiconductor Products & CustomersMr. Ahmad A. Khan

Executive Vice President of KLA Global ServicesMr. Brian W. Lorig

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Aug 12 '26	Sale	209.87	31,500	6,610,905	307,815	Aug 13 04:05 PM
Lorig Brian	Officer	Aug 13 '26	Proposed Sale	208.13	59,586	12,401,634		Aug 13 10:23 AM
Khan Ahmad A.	President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.	Aug 11 '26	Sale	198.95	33,180	6,601,161	238,045	Aug 12 04:05 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	Aug 11 '26	Sale	198.95	87,568	17,421,654	778,944	Aug 12 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Aug 12 '26	Proposed Sale	209.87	31,500	6,610,905		Aug 12 09:49 AM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 10 '26	Sale	204.56	529	108,212	13,242	Aug 11 04:05 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 10 '26	Sale	204.56	1,661	339,774	37,032	Aug 11 04:05 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	Officer	Aug 11 '26	Proposed Sale	198.95	33,180	6,601,161		Aug 11 11:06 AM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	Aug 11 '26	Proposed Sale	198.95	87,568	17,421,654		Aug 11 10:29 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 10 '26	Proposed Sale	204.56	1,661	339,774		Aug 10 07:02 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 07 '26	Sale	197.57	21,831	4,313,151	38,693	Aug 10 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 07 '26	Sale	197.57	2,405	475,156	13,771	Aug 10 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 10 '26	Proposed Sale	204.56	529	108,212		Aug 10 03:46 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 07 '26	Proposed Sale	197.57	21,831	4,313,151		Aug 07 05:34 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 07 '26	Proposed Sale	197.57	2,405	475,156		Aug 07 05:32 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 05 '26	Sale	195.50	13,802	2,698,291	22,110	Aug 05 05:16 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 05 '26	Sale	195.50	4,504	880,532	7,972	Aug 05 05:14 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 05 '26	Proposed Sale	195.50	13,802	2,698,291		Aug 05 10:18 AM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 05 '26	Proposed Sale	195.50	4,504	880,532		Aug 05 10:01 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Aug 04 '26	Sale	191.59	4,295	822,879	35,912	Aug 04 05:27 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 04 '26	Sale	191.59	1,565	299,838	12,476	Aug 04 05:26 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Aug 04 '26	Proposed Sale	191.59	1,565	299,838		Aug 04 12:42 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Aug 04 '26	Proposed Sale	191.59	4,295	822,879		Aug 04 11:18 AM
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Jul 02 '26	Sale	265.69	27,701	7,359,879	263,472	Jul 06 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Jul 02 '26	Sale	265.69	196	52,075	19,575	Jul 06 04:05 PM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	EVP, CLO and Secretary	Jul 01 '26	Sale	285.30	14,392	4,106,038	53,367	Jul 02 04:05 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	Officer	Jul 02 '26	Proposed Sale	265.69	196	52,075		Jul 02 10:51 AM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Jul 02 '26	Proposed Sale	265.69	27,701	7,359,879		Jul 02 10:42 AM
Wilkinson Mary Beth	Officer	Jul 01 '26	Proposed Sale	285.30	14,392	4,106,038		Jul 01 01:40 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	Jun 11 '26	Sale	2213.37	4,512	9,986,725	71,383	Jun 11 06:08 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	Jun 11 '26	Proposed Sale	2213.37	4,512	9,986,725		Jun 11 10:04 AM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	May 12 '26	Sale	1794.00	4,512	8,094,528	75,895	May 12 05:25 PM
Kirloskar Virendra A	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	May 11 '26	Sale	1879.02	297	558,069	1,957	May 12 04:05 PM
Hanley Jeneanne Michelle	Director	May 11 '26	Sale	1874.71	550	1,031,088	3,551	May 12 04:05 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	May 12 '26	Proposed Sale	1794.00	4,512	8,094,528		May 12 10:08 AM
Hanley Jeneanne Michelle	Director	May 11 '26	Proposed Sale	1874.71	550	1,031,088		May 11 02:16 PM
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Dec 16 '25	Sale	1237.01	2,254	2,788,221	32,154	Dec 18 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Dec 16 '25	Proposed Sale	1237.01	2,254	2,788,221		Dec 16 09:55 AM
WALLACE RICHARD P	President and CEO	Nov 11 '25	Sale	1203.10	10,803	12,997,089	81,211	Nov 13 04:05 PM
WALLACE RICHARD P	Officer	Nov 11 '25	Proposed Sale	1203.10	10,803	12,997,089		Nov 12 06:43 AM
Khan Ahmad A.	President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.	Sep 05 '25	Sale	900.00	4,564	4,107,600	22,808	Sep 09 04:05 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	Officer	Sep 05 '25	Proposed Sale	900.00	4,564	4,107,600		Sep 05 04:41 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.	Aug 29 '25	Sale	881.50	13,716	12,090,654	27,372	Sep 02 04:05 PM
Khan Ahmad A.	Officer	Aug 29 '25	Proposed Sale	881.50	13,716	12,090,654		Aug 29 11:04 AM
Higgins Bren D.	EVP & Chief Financial Officer	Aug 20 '25	Sale	878.53	2,301	2,021,498	34,408	Aug 22 04:05 PM
Higgins Bren D.	Officer	Aug 20 '25	Proposed Sale	878.53	2,301	2,021,498		Aug 20 09:50 AM

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