KLA
KLAC Nasdaq· Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$149.21
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- KLA had $13.6B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 11.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +14.4% a year on average.
- KLA made $4.8B of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 22.5% a year.
- Free cash flow was $3.8B in fiscal 2026, 27.7% of revenue.
- KLA returned $3.3B to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 89% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.3%.
- KLA owes $1.0B more than it holds in cash, about 0.2 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$196.9B
P/E
—
Revenue
$13.6B
Net income
$4.8B
Free cash flow
$3.8B
Operating margin
—
KLA in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+11.7%
Yes. Sales grew 11.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
35.6%
Yes. It keeps 35.6% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
27.7%
Yes. 27.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.2x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.2 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
What KLA does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Aug 6, 2026
- Legal name
- KLA Corporation
- CIK
- 0000319201
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $9.2B | $10.5B | $9.8B | $12.2B | $13.6B |
| Revenue growth | 33.1% | 13.9% | −6.5% | 23.9% | 11.7% |
| Gross margin | 61.0% | 59.8% | 60.0% | 60.9% | 61.3% |
| Net income | $3.3B | $3.4B | $2.8B | $4.1B | $4.8B |
| Net margin | 36.1% | 32.3% | 28.2% | 33.4% | 35.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.19 | $2.42 | $2.03 | $3.04 | $3.66 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $3.3B | $3.7B | $3.3B | $4.1B | $4.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $307M | $342M | $277M | $335M | $376M |
| Free cash flow | $3.0B | $3.3B | $3.0B | $3.7B | $3.8B |
| FCF margin | 32.6% | 31.7% | 30.9% | 30.8% | 27.7% |
| Dividends paid | $639M | $733M | $773M | $905M | $1.1B |
| Share buybacks | $4.0B | $1.3B | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.3B |
| Share count change | −2.5% | −7.5% | −2.9% | −1.8% | −1.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.7B | — | $4.5B | $4.5B | $4.9B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.7B | $5.9B | $5.9B | $5.9B | $5.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $2.9B | $3.4B | $4.7B | $6.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.0x | — | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.2x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 2.2x | 2.2x | 2.6x | 2.9x |
| Interest coverage | 22.8x | 13.8x | 11.3x | 16.4x | 20.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 71.8% | — | — | 79.6% | 75.3% |
| Return on equity | 139.0% | 156.8% | 87.9% | 100.8% | 87.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$112M
7 insiders
Of sales under plans
99%
$111M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLA KLAC | $196.9B | 11.7% | — | 27.7% | 75.3% | — | 8 |
| Lam Research LRCX | $298.3B | 26.0% | 35.3% | 21.1% | 77.7% | 35.4x | 8 |
| Applied Materials AMAT | $310.1B | 4.4% | 29.2% | 20.1% | 35.9% | 33.4x | 7 |
| Qnity Electronics Q | $24.0B | 9.7% | — | 20.8% | 7.3% | — | — |
| MKS Instruments MKSI | $14.7B | 9.6% | 13.4% | 12.6% | 7.9% | 32.2x | 6 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
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At $149.21 a share, the company is worth $196.9B.
KLA grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000319201). Data updated October 10, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.