KLAC Stock Overview
Engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$629.37 |
| 52 Week High | US$896.32 |
| 52 Week Low | US$542.41 |
| Beta | 1.26 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.03% |
| 3 Month Change | -17.06% |
| 1 Year Change | 8.02% |
| 3 Year Change | 49.58% |
| 5 Year Change | 252.55% |
| Change since IPO | 15,969.02% |
Recent News & Updates
Is KLA Corporation A Good Buy For 2025?
Dec 10Is KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 26
KLA's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $1.70
Nov 11Recent updates
Is KLA Corporation A Good Buy For 2025?
Dec 10Is KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 26KLA's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $1.70
Nov 11KLA Corporation: Defect Inspection And Review Among Key Drivers To The Growing Industry
Nov 07Calculating The Fair Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Nov 01What Is KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) Share Price Doing?
Oct 14Understanding KLA Corp: A Deep Dive Into Growth Drivers And Business Fundamentals
Sep 30KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) Not Flying Under The Radar
Sep 29KLA Corporation: Growth Recovery Supports Current Stock Price Level
Aug 30Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Aug 29KLA Corporation: I Am Downgrading Despite Robust Earnings
Jul 26Estimating The Fair Value Of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Jul 15KLA Corporation: Is Positioned For A Cyclical Upswing Driven By AI
Jul 10KLA Corporation's (NASDAQ:KLAC) P/E Is On The Mark
Jun 30At US$794, Is It Time To Put KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) On Your Watch List?
Jun 11KLAC: Hold Despite Long-Term Chip Growth Potential
May 25KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 21KLA: Benefiting From The Need For High Yields In Sub-5nm Chip Production
May 15Earnings Beat: KLA Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
Apr 27KLA Corporation: Leading The Charge In Semiconductor Innovation
Apr 26KLA Corporation's Premium Multiple Is Deserved, Technically Strong Into Earnings
Apr 12KLA (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 02Shareholder Returns
| KLAC | US Semiconductor | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.7% | -1.6% | -3.5% |
| 1Y | 8.0% | 66.2% | 22.1% |
Return vs Industry: KLAC underperformed the US Semiconductor industry which returned 66.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: KLAC underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| KLAC volatility | |
|---|---|
| KLAC Average Weekly Movement | 5.9% |
| Semiconductor Industry Average Movement | 7.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: KLAC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: KLAC's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15,115 | Rick Wallace | www.kla.com |
KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of 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 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; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; 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 | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$83.22b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$2.97b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$10.26b |
28.4x
P/E Ratio8.2x
P/S RatioIs KLAC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| KLAC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$10.26b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$4.13b |
| Gross Profit | US$6.13b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.16b |
| Earnings | US$2.97b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 22.18 |
| Gross Margin | 59.75% |
| Net Profit Margin | 28.92% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 186.3% |
How did KLAC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.1%
Current Dividend Yield26%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 22:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
KLA Corporation is covered by 58 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |
| Ianjit Bhatti | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |