KLA

KLAC · Nasdaq · Information Technology · Financials, fiscal 2017 to 2026

KLAC · Last close · October 26, 2026

$149.21

KLA's revenue rose 11.7% to $13.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Its net margin was 35.6%, up from 33.4% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $3.8 billion, up 0.6%. It paid out $3.3 billion in dividends and buybacks, 89% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.3%.

KLA Corporation Latest fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 10-K filed August 6, 2026 · 0000319201-26-000027 Updated October 10, 2026

Revenue

$13.6B

11.7%

Net margin

35.6%

2.2 pts

Net income

$4.8B

18.9%

Free cash flow

$3.8B

0.6%

Return on capital

75.3%

4.3 pts

Market cap

$196.9B

Oct 26 close

P/E

40.8x

On $3.66 EPS, FY26

Net margin is net income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

About these figures. KLA's income statement has no operating income line, so operating income and operating margin are blank. Short-term investments are KLA's marketable securities, which its filings tag as available-for-sale securities without a current or non-current split. Share counts and per-share figures for earlier years are restated for a stock split (10-for-1), so every year is on today's share basis.

Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.

Revenue and margins

Revenue

US$ billions, fiscal years

Margins

Percent of revenue

GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, earnings per share grew 22.5% a year and net income 20.1% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 16%.

Net income

US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.

Diluted earnings per share

US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity

Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.

Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow

US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure; negative years in red.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks

US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year

DividendsShare buybacks

Diluted share count

Weighted-average diluted shares, billions

Valuation

Two ways to value KLA yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from KLA's 10-K and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from KLA's fiscal 2026 free cash flow of $3.8B, net cash of −$1.0B at June 30, 2026 and 1,320 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to KLA: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 9.0% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 11% for a cyclical or higher-risk business (Semiconductor Materials & Equipment); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

From the filings

Starting free cash flow, US$ millions

Cash from operations minus capital spending in fiscal 2026.

Net cash, US$ millions Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at June 30, 2026. Negative means net debt.

Diluted shares, millions Weighted-average diluted shares in fiscal 2026.

Your assumptions

Start from

Fitted to KLA's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of 4.5% then 3% a year, 2% after year 10, a 12% discount rate. Base: growth of 9% then 6% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 11% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 13.5% then 8% a year, 3% after year 10, a 10% discount rate.

Free cash flow growth, years 1 to 5 (% a year)

Free cash flow growth, years 6 to 10 (% a year)

Growth after year 10 (% a year)Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.

Discount rate (% a year)The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.

Value per share on these assumptions

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $149.21
Value on these assumptions, against the last close: —

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today: —
Everything after year 10, valued today: —
Plus net cash: —
Share of value from after year 10: —

Projected free cash flow

US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.

Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.

How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from KLA's earnings per share of $3.66 (in fiscal 2026). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 34.6×, the middle of KLA's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (its peers' median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 12%, 11% and 10%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

Earnings per share, US$ Diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2026, from the 10-K.

P/E multiple

P/E today is the last close divided by the latest earnings per share, the four quarters' where available. Peers: Lam Research, Applied Materials, Qnity Electronics.

Earnings growth in the years ahead (% a year) Starts at KLA's revenue growth over the last 3 years, 9.0% a year, as the base scenario does.

Earnings per share in the years ahead, US$

Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5

Type your own estimate for any year; the years after it carry on at the growth rate.

Apply the multiple to earnings

A multiple on a future year's earnings gives the price then, brought back to today at the discount rate below.

Discount rate (% a year) The yearly return an investor wants for the risk, as in the cash flow model.

Value per share today at this multiple

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $149.21
Value at this multiple, against the last close: —
KLA's P/E at the last close: 40.8×

Company	Last close	Earnings per share	P/E today
KLAKLAC	$149.21	$3.66	40.8×
Lam ResearchLRCX	$237.50	$6.71	35.4×
Qnity ElectronicsQ	$114.07	$3.30	34.6×
Applied MaterialsAMAT	$387.59	$11.59	33.4×

How the P/E method works. Value per share is earnings per share times the multiple. On a future year's earnings, that gives the price in that year, which is brought back to today at the discount rate: price ÷ (1 + discount rate) for each year ahead. It is quick and easy to compare across companies, but it ignores debt and cash, and earnings can swing with one-off gains and charges, so a multiple says most about steady, profitable businesses. Like the cash flow model, the result depends entirely on the assumptions you choose. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year end	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Cash and short-term investments	2,708	—	4,478	4,471	4,856
Debt incl. finance leases	6,661	5,891	5,880	5,884	5,887
Net debt (negative means net cash)	3,953	—	1,402	1,414	1,032
Net debt to EBITDA	1.0x	—	0.4x	0.3x	0.2x
Debt to equity	4.8x	2.0x	1.8x	1.2x	0.9x
Interest coverage	22.8x	13.8x	11.2x	16.4x	20.7x
Current ratio	2.5x	2.2x	2.1x	2.6x	2.9x
Quick ratio	1.8x	1.5x	1.5x	1.8x	2.0x

US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought KLA shares on the open market, and 7 insiders sold $112.3 million, $110.7 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Sep 15, 2026	Richard P WallacePresident and CEO	Sold plan	72,019	$171.88	$12.4 million	Form 4
Aug 13, 2026	Brian LorigEVP, KLA Global Services	Sold plan	59,586	$208.13	$12.4 million	Form 4
Aug 12, 2026	Bren D. HigginsEVP & Chief Financial Officer	Sold plan	31,500	$209.87	$6.6 million	Form 4
Aug 11, 2026	Richard P WallacePresident and CEO	Sold plan	87,568	$198.95	$17.4 million	Form 4
Aug 11, 2026	Ahmad A. KhanPresident, Semi. Prod. & Cust.	Sold plan	33,180	$198.95	$6.6 million	Form 4
Aug 10, 2026	Mary Beth WilkinsonEVP, CLO and Secretary	Sold plan	1,661	$204.56	$339,774	Form 4
Aug 10, 2026	Virendra A KirloskarSVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold plan	529	$204.56	$108,212	Form 4
Aug 7, 2026	Mary Beth WilkinsonEVP, CLO and Secretary	Sold plan	21,831	$197.57	$4.3 million	Form 4
Aug 7, 2026	Virendra A KirloskarSVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold plan	2,405	$197.57	$475,156	Form 4
Aug 5, 2026	Mary Beth WilkinsonEVP, CLO and Secretary	Sold plan	13,802	$195.50	$2.7 million	Form 4
Aug 5, 2026	Virendra A KirloskarSVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sold plan	4,504	$195.50	$880,532	Form 4
Aug 4, 2026	Mary Beth WilkinsonEVP, CLO and Secretary	Sold plan	4,295	$191.59	$822,879	Form 4

The latest 12 of 22 trades. Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

Test	FY24	FY25	FY26
Net income is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations is positive	Pass	Pass	Pass
Return on assets rose	Fail	Pass	Pass
Cash from operations exceeds net income	Pass	Pass	Fail
Debt fell relative to assets	Pass	Pass	Pass
Current ratio rose	Fail	Pass	Pass
Share count didn't rise	Pass	Pass	Pass
Gross margin rose	Pass	Pass	Pass
Revenue rose relative to assets	Fail	Pass	Pass
F-score	6 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9
Accruals ratio	−3.7%	−0.1%	4.0%

The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

Compare

Put KLA side by side with any other company we cover: revenue, growth, margins, cash flow and returns, with ten years of charts.

Similar companies

Company	Year	Revenue growth	Operating margin	Free cash flow margin	Return on capital	Net debt to EBITDA	F-score	Compare
KLA	FY26	11.7%	—	27.7%	75.3%	0.2x	8
Lam Research	FY26	26.0%	35.3%	21.1%	77.7%	−0.2x	8	Compare
Applied Materials	FY25	4.4%	29.2%	20.1%	35.9%	−0.2x	7	Compare
ASML	FY25	15.6%	34.6%	33.9%	88.1%	−0.7x	7	Compare
Qnity Electronics	FY25	9.7%	—	20.8%	7.3%	2.3x	—	Compare

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so the periods don't line up exactly. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow as a share of revenue. Net debt to EBITDA is explained under the balance sheet, and the F-score above.

10 years of figures

Fiscal year	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Income statement
Revenue	3,480	4,037	4,569	5,806	6,919	9,212	10,496	9,812	12,156	13,580
Revenue growth	16.6%	16.0%	13.2%	27.1%	19.2%	33.1%	13.9%	−6.5%	23.9%	11.7%
Gross profit	2,194	2,591	2,700	3,357	4,147	5,619	6,278	5,884	7,404	8,324
Research and development	527	608	711	864	928	1,105	1,297	1,279	1,360	1,532
Operating income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net income	926	802	1,176	1,217	2,078	3,322	3,387	2,762	4,062	4,831
Diluted EPS (US$)	0.59	0.51	0.75	0.77	1.34	2.19	2.42	2.03	3.04	3.66
Diluted shares (millions)	1,575	1,574	1,570	1,580	1,554	1,516	1,402	1,362	1,338	1,320
Cash flow
Cash from operations	1,080	1,229	1,153	1,779	2,185	3,313	3,670	3,309	4,082	4,143
Capital expenditure	39	67	130	153	232	307	342	277	335	376
Free cash flow	1,041	1,162	1,022	1,626	1,953	3,005	3,328	3,031	3,747	3,767
Dividends paid	344	402	472	522	559	638	733	773	905	1,058
Share buybacks	25	203	1,095	829	939	3,968	1,312	1,736	2,150	2,290
Acquisitions	29	17	1,818	90	0	479	27	4	0	0
Stock-based compensation	51	63	94	111	112	127	171	213	265	310
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments	3,017	2,880	1,739	1,980	2,494	2,708	—	4,478	4,471	4,856
Debt incl. finance leases	2,930	2,237	3,423	3,470	3,443	6,661	5,891	5,880	5,884	5,887
Total assets	5,532	5,639	9,008	9,280	10,271	12,597	14,072	15,434	16,068	17,952
Total liabilities	4,206	4,018	6,331	6,599	6,896	11,198	11,153	12,065	11,376	11,602
Shareholders' equity	1,326	1,620	2,659	2,665	3,378	1,401	2,920	3,368	4,692	6,350
Margins and ratios
Gross margin	63.0%	64.2%	59.1%	57.8%	59.9%	61.0%	59.8%	60.0%	60.9%	61.3%
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net margin	26.6%	19.9%	25.7%	21.0%	30.0%	36.1%	32.3%	28.1%	33.4%	35.6%
Free cash flow margin	29.9%	28.8%	22.4%	28.0%	28.2%	32.6%	31.7%	30.9%	30.8%	27.7%
Return on capital	82.0%	78.0%	48.2%	31.9%	52.2%	71.8%	—	—	79.5%	75.3%
Return on equity	91.9%	54.5%	54.9%	45.7%	68.8%	139.0%	156.8%	87.8%	100.8%	87.5%
Return on assets	17.6%	14.4%	16.1%	13.3%	21.3%	29.1%	25.4%	18.7%	25.8%	28.4%
Net debt to EBITDA	−0.1x	−0.4x	1.0x	0.8x	0.3x	1.0x	—	0.4x	0.3x	0.2x

US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)

Source: KLA's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with KLA.