KLA Corporation is a capital equipment company based in Milpitas, California. It supplies process control and yield management systems for the semiconductor industry and other related nanoelectronics industries. The company's products and services are intended for all phases of wafer, reticle, integrated circuit (IC) and packaging production, from research and development to final volume manufacturing.
| Revenue (TTM) | $13.58B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $8.32B |
| EBITDA | $6.05B |
| Operating Margin | 42.50% |
| Return on Equity | 87.50% |
| Return on Assets | 20.80% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $10.35 |
| Book Value | $4.86 |
| Price-to-Book | 35.58 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 17.86 |
| EV/Revenue | 16.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.15 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.80% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $1.31B |
| Float | $1.30B |
| % Insiders | 0.13% |
| % Institutions | 93.93% |
Volatility is currently contracting
Semiconductor stocks are falling at Tuesday's open as a global bond selloff drives long-term yields higher and forces a rethink of the market's highest-multiple corners.
Sandisk has the edge as AI-driven demand, pricing strength, supply constraints and multiyear deals fuel stronger near-term growth.
KLA (KLAC) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
The mean of analysts' price targets for KLA (KLAC) points to a 29.4% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
KLA is uniquely positioned to benefit from rising chip complexity, driving demand for advanced inspection and process control solutions. KLAC's embedded workflows, dominant market share, and expanding packaging/service revenues reinforce its technological moat and recurring revenue base. I model fiscal 2027 revenue at $16.3B, gross margin at 62.2%, and EPS at $4.75, with growth driven by AI, packaging, and service expansion.
KLAC's advanced packaging growth is accelerating as AI, HPC and hybrid bonding drive demand, but Onto and Applied Materials are intensifying competition.
Kla, Teradyne and Garmin have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.
KLA Corporation is rated 'Buy' after a sharp selloff, with fundamentals and 2027 outlook improving despite high market expectations. KLAC delivered record Q4 revenue of $3.66B (+15.2% Y/Y) and strong free cash flow, supporting robust buybacks and dividend growth. Management projects 2027 as an inflection year, driven by 1D DRAM/1.4nm process intensity and easing memory cost headwinds.
Electronics stocks like KLAC, TER and GRMN are expected to benefit from investments in infrastructure and expanded capacity despite macroeconomic headwinds.
Chip stocks are leading a narrow de-risking Monday morning, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) down 4% to $501.17 while the iShares U.S.
Tiblio connects your broker and runs your put-and-call-writing strategy for you — on KLAC and any ticker you trade — then tracks every position and per-strategy win rate.
