
Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA stand to benefit as BofA lifts chip equipment spending forecasts amid surging AI, memory and packaging demand.
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 | 38.75 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 18.06 |
| EV/Revenue | 18.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | 39.35 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.80% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.20% |
| Shares Outstanding | $1.31B |
| Float | $1.30B |
| % Insiders | 0.12% |
| % Institutions | 93.93% |
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Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA stand to benefit as BofA lifts chip equipment spending forecasts amid surging AI, memory and packaging demand.

KLA Corporation's AI-driven process-control demand is rising with 2nm, EUV, HBM and advanced packaging investments as rivals intensify competition.

Chip equipment stocks are pulling ahead of the broader semiconductor group in Friday morning trading, with buying concentrated in the tools layer rather than across chip designers and foundries.

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KLAC's AI-driven process-control demand, advanced-packaging growth, robust backlog and strong capital returns support further upside despite margin pressure.

KLA Corporation (KLAC) Presents at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 Transcript

In the closing of the recent trading day, KLA (KLAC) stood at $177.18, denoting a -3.13% move from the preceding trading day.

Global wafer-fabrication-equipment spending is projected to rise 16.9% to $135.2 billion in 2026. DRAM and NAND equipment spending is growing faster than the broader market as AI increases demand for HBM, advanced DRAM and enterprise storage.
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