KLA Corporation (KLAC)
Information Technology · Semiconductor process control and inspection equipment
KLA Corporation designs and manufactures process control and yield management systems for semiconductor manufacturing, enabling chipmakers to optimize production at advanced nodes.
What KLA Corporation does
KLA Corporation develops and sells process control and inspection systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. The company provides both product and service revenues through systems designed to help chipmakers monitor and optimize production processes, improve yield, and achieve advanced technology node manufacturing. KLA serves customers across the semiconductor industry with equipment used at critical stages of chip fabrication.
Themes: ["Semiconductor manufacturing","Process control and inspection","Yield optimization","Advanced chip nodes","Fab equipment","AI chip production infrastructure"]
Fundamentals
- Price$229.52 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$300.4B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+148.6% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E64.32 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+35.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+61.5% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+89.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.01 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+13.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.42 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.4%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Highly dependent on capital equipment spending cycles and semiconductor industry demand, which is cyclical and subject to macroeconomic conditions","Significant concentration of revenues among major semiconductor manufacturers, exposing the company to customer diversification risk","Rapid technological change and competition in semiconductor equipment manufacturing requiring continuous R&D investment and product innovation"]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.