KLA Corporation (KLAC)
Information Technology · semiconductor capital equipment · NASDAQ
KLA provides the essential process control and yield management equipment that helps global chipmakers optimize manufacturing quality and profitability.
What KLA Corporation does
KLA Corporation is a leading supplier of process control, metrology, and inspection solutions for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries. The company's equipment and software enable manufacturers of integrated circuits, wafers, reticles, and PCBs to increase production yields, reduce waste, and accelerate development cycles. Additionally, KLA provides specialized vacuum deposition and etching tools for specialty semiconductor markets, including MEMS, RF, and power semiconductor applications.
Themes: semiconductor manufacturing, process control / yield management, wafer fabrication equipment, advanced packaging, specialty semiconductors, industrial / automotive semiconductors
Fundamentals
- Price$196.72 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$257.0B as of 2026-08-03 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+85.1% 2025-10-08 close $106.26 → 2026-10-08 close $196.72
- P/E53.66 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+35.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+76.1% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.93 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.7% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.91 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.5%; at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer.
How KLAC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 253 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 10% 380 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitytop 10% 370 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 385 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 108 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
KLAC is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
63.2 #145 of 1,379 scored · #30 of 203 in Information Technology
Profitability 97th (return on equity 76.1%) and trend 70th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day); weakest is valuation (20th, price to book 40.5, price to earnings 53.7).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, KLAC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 22%, free-cash-flow payout 28%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout22% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout28% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How KLA Corporation looks technically
KLA Corporation (KLAC) is trading 10.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 335 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 36.0% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +10.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $187.68 | $187.68 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $178.47 | $178.47 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 165.89. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 335 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 335 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 10.2% above | +10.2% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 14.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 55.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($178.31 to $208.68) — its "stochastic" reading is 61 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 60.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $307.37 | $307.37 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 36.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -36.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 100.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +100.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 36.0% below its highest point of the past year | 36.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 17 trading days ago | 17 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $307.37 (set on 2026-06-30) | $307.37 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($98.28 to $301.71), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 52% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $169.48 to $175.99. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 51.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 36.0% below its all-time high | -36.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.9% above a support level at $190.97 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-14, most recently on 2026-09-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.48 (set on 2008-11-20) | $1.48 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 13182.9% above its all-time low | +13,183% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 53rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $7.97 between its high and its low — about 4.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $7.97 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $163.25 and $211.94 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $163.25 – $187.60 – $211.94 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (10.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.11× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 2 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 2.1% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -2.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.1% above the previous close 7 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 189.17 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.0% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-10-08 has been "filled" today — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | today |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 4 sessions in a row, a -4.92% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.1 percentage points (the stock gained 4.1% while the market gained 1.0%) | +3.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 14.9 percentage points (the stock lost 11.1% while the market gained 3.8%) | -14.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 10.3 percentage points (the stock gained 27.7% while the market gained 17.5%) | +10.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 70.2 percentage points (the stock gained 85.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | +70.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 26.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $183.77 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $186.87 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 52 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.3% |
Descending triangle, either side — broke out · entry $178.19 · 50 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
KLAC last closed at $196.72 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $190.97 | Support | 2.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-14 to 2026-09-08 |
| $169.39 | Support | 13.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-29 to 2026-07-29 |
| $165.85 | Support | 15.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-04-30 to 2026-09-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $165.89.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 12 trading days, since 2026-09-23.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.86 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 26 analysts
- Mean price target$233.77 range $175.00 – $325.00; median $234.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for KLAC
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.18 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.18, on 2026-08-29, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["highly cyclical demand from semiconductor manufacturers","dependence on capital expenditures of global chipmakers","political and regulatory changes impacting global trade and supply chains"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of KLAC's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2026-01-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added bullet point in newer filing (2026-04-30): 'the armed conflict in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East' as a distinct geopolitical risk factor
- Reworded:
- Older filing (2026-01-30) stated 'The war between Ukraine and Russia, escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, and the significant military activity in those regions'; newer filing (2026-04-30) changed to 'The war between Ukraine and Russia, the armed conflict in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East, and the significant military activity in those regions' - replaced 'escalation of hostilities' with 'the armed conflict in Iran'
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the end; comparison is limited to the complete portions available
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 13 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($12M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 13 sells ($65M) — 6 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 20 sells ($97M) — 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-15. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about KLAC's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 8 matched disclosures for KLAC from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding KLAC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 250,975,181
- Reported value $75,721,721,606
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 5 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
KLAC had 23,554,039 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
KLAC had 1.80% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.5 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 23,554,039
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.80%
- Prior settlement (shares) 29,401,138
- Reported change -19.89%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.5
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Applied Materials (AMAT)
- Lam Research (LRCX)
- ASML (ASML)
- Tokyo Electron (TOELY)
- Onto Innovation (ONTO)
- Teradyne (TER)
- Cohu (COHU)
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Frequently asked questions
What does KLA Corporation (KLAC) do?
KLA Corporation is a leading supplier of process control, metrology, and inspection solutions for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries. The company's equipment and software enable manufacturers of integrated circuits, wafers, reticles, and PCBs to increase production yields, reduce waste, and accelerate development cycles.
What sector is KLA Corporation (KLAC) in?
KLA Corporation (KLAC) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is semiconductor capital equipment. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does KLAC pay a dividend?
Yes — KLA Corporation (KLAC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.52% and at least 3 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — a stock split inside this window left the earlier years on a different per-share basis, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are KLA Corporation's (KLAC) competitors?
Notable peers of KLA Corporation (KLAC) include Applied Materials, Lam Research, ASML, Tokyo Electron and Onto Innovation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in KLAC?
Yes — we hold 8 matched STOCK Act disclosures for KLAC from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is KLA Corporation (KLAC) overbought or oversold right now?
KLA Corporation (KLAC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on KLAC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.