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KLAC

KLA Corporation
$158.77
+$5.11 (3.33%)Oct 28 close
Information TechnologyS&P 500 CompareTechnicals
Model valuationLooks expensiveDCF base $68
1M3M6M1Y2Y
-10%+30%+70%+110%+149%Oct 2025Oct 2026Apr 202652w high $301.3752w low $109.31
KLACSPY
Wall St. Highest PT $382.37 (+140.8%) Wall St. Avg PT $313.42 (+97.4%)
$109$194$279$365$450POC $185Hi $382Avg $313
Underwater Drawdown %Max DD -51.7%Current -47.3%
0.0%-51.7%
Relative Strength vs SPY+17.4% vs SPYOutperforming
+160%0%-160%
1W
−$4.66 (2.85%)
1M
−$30.40 (16.07%)
3M
−$11.23 (6.60%)
6M
−$22.41 (12.37%)
YTD
+$37.71 (31.15%)
1Y
+$38.81 (32.36%)

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Ratings & dials

1m · 5m · 15m · 1h · 4h · 1D

Analyst & Morningstar ratings

Consensus · Targets · Morningstar
Wall Street & Morningstar coverage
Wall Street consensusNo covering analysts on file for KLAC
Analyst price targetsNo target range on file
Morningstar star ratingNot rated
Checked Wall Street & Morningstar feeds · All analyst rating changes ›

Third-party ratings, not SURVYR.'s views.

Health check

Quality
WeakAverageStrong
Average
Piotroski F-score 6 of 9
See the tests
  • ✓Positive net income
  • ✓Positive operating cash flow
  • ✓Return on assets improved
  • ✗Cash flow above net income
  • ✓Long-term debt / assets fell
  • ✓Current ratio improved
  • ✓No share dilution
  • ✗Gross margin improved
  • ✗Asset turnover improved

Computed by SURVYR. from the company's SEC filings (latest balance sheet Jun 30, 2026). Descriptive, not a forecast.

Key stats & company

52-week range$109.31 – $301.37

What they do

KLA Corporation provides process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers, reticles/masks, chemicals/materials, integrated circuits (ICs), packaged ICs, and printed circuit boards. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. The company offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review.

Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Valuation and fundamentals

Valuation & fundamentals

Bottom line
Looks expensive
Model read-out from the numbers below, not advice. Score -3 (DCF counts double).
▼DCF (base case)below the price by 57%
•Piotroski F-score6/9
▼Net debt / EBITDA3.9x

Discounted cash flow

CyclicalValued on average-cycle margins
Bear
$42
-74%
growth 5% · disc. 10.2% · term. 2.0%
Base
$68
-57%
growth 10% · disc. 9.2% · term. 2.5%
Bull
$104
-34%
growth 13% · disc. 8.2% · term. 3.0%

Starting cash flow is mid-cycle: 29.1% average margin × current revenue = 4.0B (last 12 months: 3.8B at a 28% margin). On trailing cash flow the base case would be $65.

Reverse DCFfor context, not a signal
Not enough data to run a reverse DCF.
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Your value per share–

Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital spending, trailing 12 months (FY to 2026-06-30). Growth default: average of 3-year revenue CAGR and latest revenue growth, capped at 30%. Years 6–10 fade linearly to terminal growth. Discount rate = 4.25% risk-free assumption + beta 1.00 (n/a) × 5% equity premium, kept within 7–13%. Bear: lower growth, +1 pt discount, 2% terminal. Bull: higher growth, −1 pt, 3%.

Multiples vs Information Technology

P/E (trailing)
sector median 35.4×
 –
Forward P/E
sector median 17.3×
 –
EV / EBITDA
sector median 20.3×
 –
Price / sales
sector median 4.8×
 –
Price / book
sector median 5.2×
 –
FCF yield
sector median 3.6%
 –

Backlog (remaining performance obligations)

RPO
$7.9B
as of 2025-06-30
vs a year ago
-20%
YoY
× TTM revenue
0.58×
coverage
23-09
23-12
24-03
24-06
24-09
24-12
25-03
25-06

Contracted revenue not yet recognized, from SEC filings (XBRL tag RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation).

Quality & financial health

Gross margin
61.3%
Operating margin
4.7%
FCF margin
27.7%
Net margin
35.6%
Return on equity
76.1%
Return on invested capital
5.3%
Net debt / EBITDA
3.9×
Current ratio
2.9×
Interest cover
2.2×
Cash conversion (OCF/NI)
0.9×
Piotroski F-score 6/9 · last two fiscal years
✓ Positive net income✓ Positive operating cash flow✓ Return on assets improved✗ Cash flow above net income✓ Long-term debt / assets fell✓ Current ratio improved✓ No share dilution✗ Gross margin improved✗ Asset turnover improved

Analysts

No analyst targets available.

Annual history

FYRevenueNet incomeFree cash flow
2026$13.6B$4.8B$3.8B
2025$12.2B$4.1B$3.7B
2024$9.8B$2.8B$3.0B
2023$10.5B$3.4B$3.3B
2022$9.2B$3.3B$3.0B
2021$6.9B$2.1B$2.0B

From the company's 10-K filings via SEC XBRL. 3-year revenue CAGR +9.0%.

For information only · Important disclosures

Grades vs sector

Momentum
66th percentile in sector
B
12-1 return: +62.1%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Growth
48th percentile in sector
C+
Revenue growth (YoY): +15.2%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Value
24th percentile in sector
D+
Forward E/P: 4.1% · EBITDA/EV: 2.8%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Profitability
92nd percentile in sector
A
Profit margin: +35.6% · Return on equity: +87.5%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Revisions
Not enough data yet
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EPS estimate change, 30 days (current FY): –
30-day change in analysts' current-year EPS estimate; graded across covered stocks.

Systematic Models

Not held by any of our 7 live models right now.

Quality Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
 Momentum Top 15
ranked 49 of 499 · 12-month momentum 63.5%
 Momentum Blend
Not in the current book
 New Highs Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
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Not in the current book

Earnings & events

KLAC earningsReports today
Next report · quarter Sep 2026
Wed Oct 28, 2026After the close
EPS consensus$1.18
Revenue consensus–
Last 4 quarters · EPS vs estimate
Jul 28, 2026$1.05est $1.00+5.1%Above estimates
Apr 29, 2026$0.94est $0.92+2.5%Above estimates
Jan 29, 2026$0.89est $0.88+0.6%Above estimates
Oct 29, 2025$0.88est $0.86+2.2%Above estimates

In line = within 1% of the estimate.

Source: Yahoo Finance · report time: Nasdaq earnings calendar · refreshed 2026-10-27 18:10:07 ET
24-1025-0125-0425-0725-1026-0126-0426-070.001.05
EstimateActual (beat)Actual (miss)

News & catalysts

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Insider trades
Wallace Richard P
President and CEO · 2026-09-15
Sell
$12.4M
Lorig Brian
EVP, KLA Global Services · 2026-08-13
Sell
$12.4M
Higgins Bren D.
EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-12
Sell
$6.6M
Wallace Richard P
President and CEO · 2026-08-11
Sell
$17.4M
Khan Ahmad A.
President, Semi. Prod. & Cust. · 2026-08-11
Sell
$6.6M
Wilkinson Mary Beth
EVP, CLO and Secretary · 2026-08-10
Sell
$339.8K
Kirloskar Virendra A
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-08-10
Sell
$108.2K
Kirloskar Virendra A
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-08-07
Sell
$475.2K
Wilkinson Mary Beth
EVP, CLO and Secretary · 2026-08-07
Sell
$4.3M
Kirloskar Virendra A
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-08-05
Sell
$880.5K
Wilkinson Mary Beth
EVP, CLO and Secretary · 2026-08-05
Sell
$2.7M
Kirloskar Virendra A
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-08-04
Sell
$299.8K

Stats refreshed 2026-10-27 18:10:07 ET from Yahoo Finance (yfinance). "–" means the data isn't available. Refresh now

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