KLAC Stock Overview
Designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide.
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$863.31 |
| 52 Week High | US$876.55 |
| 52 Week Low | US$440.15 |
| Beta | 1.27 |
| 1 Month Change | 15.47% |
| 3 Month Change | 24.05% |
| 1 Year Change | 85.88% |
| 3 Year Change | 179.73% |
| 5 Year Change | 663.52% |
| Change since IPO | 21,941.96% |
Recent News & Updates
At US$794, Is It Time To Put KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) On Your Watch List?
Jun 11
KLAC: 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 15Recent updates
At 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 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 13
KLA Corp.: Finest Stock In The Semiconductor Industry
Sep 05Does KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 27Shareholder Returns
| KLAC | US Semiconductor | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 8.2% | 10.6% | 1.6% |
| 1Y | 85.9% | 104.9% | 22.3% |
Return vs Industry: KLAC underperformed the US Semiconductor industry which returned 104.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: KLAC exceeded the US Market which returned 22.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| KLAC volatility | |
|---|---|
| KLAC Average Weekly Movement | 4.7% |
| Semiconductor Industry Average Movement | 6.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.7% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 15.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: KLAC's share price has been volatile over 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15,105 | Rick Wallace | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$114.29b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$2.61b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$9.60b |
44.5x
P/E Ratio12.1x
P/S RatioIs KLAC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| KLAC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$9.60b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$3.88b |
| Gross Profit | US$5.72b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.11b |
| Earnings | US$2.61b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 19.39 |
| Gross Margin | 59.57% |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.19% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 214.2% |
How did KLAC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparison