KLAC Stock Overview
KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide.
Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 1/6 |
Future Growth | 4/6 |
Past Performance | 2/6 |
Financial Health | 4/6 |
Dividends | 4/6 |
Narratives
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Based on Analyst Price Targets
Price at publication US$690.70
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Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$696.87 |
52 Week High | US$729.15 |
52 Week Low | US$355.88 |
Beta | 1.34 |
1 Month Change | 1.91% |
3 Month Change | 18.87% |
1 Year Change | 80.93% |
3 Year Change | 110.92% |
5 Year Change | 461.67% |
Change since IPO | 17,692.42% |
Recent News & Updates
KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns
Mar 26Is KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) A Risky Investment?
Feb 19Recent updates
KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns
Mar 26Is KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) A Risky Investment?
Feb 19Does This Valuation Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
Feb 04KLA Corporation: Quarterly Earnings, Challenging Market Conditions And Limited Visibility (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 27At US$567, Is KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Worth Looking At Closely?
Jan 17Earnings Not Telling The Story For KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Jan 02Shareholders Are Optimistic That KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Will Multiply In Value
Dec 15KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.45
Nov 06Is KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) A Risky Investment?
Oct 22A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Oct 06Why KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Could Be Worth Watching
Sep 20Here's What KLA's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Strong Returns On Capital Mean
Aug 21Does KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 21Estimating The Fair Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Jun 27If EPS Growth Is Important To You, KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Presents An Opportunity
Jun 15Why The 40% Return On Capital At KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Should Have Your Attention
May 22What Is KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Share Price Doing?
Apr 28KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Mar 13Does KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Feb 23Calculating The Fair Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Feb 02When Should You Buy KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)?
Jan 18KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly
Dec 13Is Now The Time To Put KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) On Your Watchlist?
Nov 25We Take A Look At Why KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) CEO Compensation Is Well Earned
Oct 27Is There An Opportunity With KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) 25% Undervaluation?
Oct 01KLA to build new R&D and manufacturing facility in Newport, Wales
Sep 29Here How Much AMAT, KLAC, LRCX, and AMD may be Impacted by Future Licensing Requirements for China
Sep 13KLA Corp.: Finest Stock In The Semiconductor Industry
Sep 05Does KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 27Capitalize On The CHIPS Act With KLA Corporation
Aug 07What Is KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Share Price Doing?
Aug 02KLA prices $500M senior notes tender offer
Jul 06Here's Why KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Jul 04KLA: Adding Granularity To Its Investor Day Presentations
Jun 21A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Jun 06Shareholder Returns
KLAC | US Semiconductor | US Market | |
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7D | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
1Y | 80.9% | 96.7% | 28.8% |
Return vs Industry: KLAC underperformed the US Semiconductor industry which returned 96.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: KLAC exceeded the US Market which returned 28.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
KLAC volatility | |
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KLAC Average Weekly Movement | 4.8% |
Semiconductor Industry Average Movement | 6.8% |
Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.9% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: KLAC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Volatility Over Time: KLAC's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1975 | 15,105 | Rick Wallace | https://www.kla.com |
KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB, Display and Component Inspection. The company offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; metrology systems that are used to measure pattern dimensions, film thickness, film stress, layer-to-layer alignment, pattern placement, surface topography, and electro-optical properties for wafers; Wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; and semiconductor software solutions that provide run-time process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification to accelerate yield learning rates and reduce production risk.
KLA Corporation Fundamentals Summary
KLAC fundamental statistics | |
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Market cap | US$94.24b |
Earnings (TTM) | US$2.71b |
Revenue (TTM) | US$9.67b |
34.8x
P/E Ratio9.7x
P/S RatioIs KLAC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
KLAC income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$9.67b |
Cost of Revenue | US$3.89b |
Gross Profit | US$5.78b |
Other Expenses | US$3.07b |
Earnings | US$2.71b |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2023
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 20.01 |
Gross Margin | 59.76% |
Net Profit Margin | 27.98% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 193.6% |
How did KLAC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison