KLAC KLA Corporation

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About the company

KLA is a US equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry. The company provides inspection and metrology systems that chipmakers use to find defects on wafers and masks and to control their production. Important customers are in Taiwan, South Korea, China and the US. As of Oct 11, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Optics and laser technology · Milpitas, USA

KLA supplies process control solutions for manufacturing wafers, masks, chips, chip packages and circuit boards. It was formed in 1997 as KLA-Tencor through the merger of KLA Instruments and Tencor Instruments. The Semiconductor Process Control segment offers inspection and metrology technology and software that help makers of chips, wafers and masks reach their target yield. The Specialty Semiconductor Process segment supplies equipment for vacuum deposition and etching, for example for MEMS, radio frequency chips and power semiconductors. The PCB and Component Inspection segment supplies technology with which electronics makers inspect and measure circuit boards, substrates and packaged chips. Revenue comes mainly from product sales and service contracts, mostly through its own direct sales force.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Aug 6, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +3.0%
  • 7 days −5.0%
  • 30 days −18.2%
  • 1 year +26.5%
Day range (last trading day)
−3.0%Price at 96% of the range+0.1%
52-week range
−30.2%Price at 23% of the range+100.0%
Distance from the all-time high
−50.0%

Our own calculation from the exchange’s daily candles, as of Oct 27, 2026. “All-time” applies since the start of this series, not to the whole market. Changes in percent; the TradingView chart shows prices. “Today” = change of the last trading day versus the previous day. Not investment advice.

Where is the price relative to the buy zone?

No buy zone

There is currently no buy zone for this symbol under our Elliott rule. One only forms when the price pulls back after a strong rise.

An observation, not investment advice

Rule (4-hour candles) No active buy zone – the last one ended on Oct 16, 2026 · Setup invalid (close below the start of wave 1)

Watcher Full history: every change of the buy zone with its date.

Automated analysis (rule-based)

How we analyze

Timeframe 4 hours · As of Oct 27, 2026

Elliott wave analysis KLA (4-hour candles): Flat (expanded), Corrective pattern (upward), C complete (2 of 3 guidelines) (provisional count); no buy zone of the rule on this timeframe. Candlestick chart KLAC with 85 4-hour candles from Aug 27, 2026, 19:30 to Oct 27, 2026, 18:30. No buy zone of the rule on this timeframe – only the Elliott count: Flat (expanded), Corrective pattern (upward), C complete (2 of 3 guidelines) (B = 105% of A; C = 180% of A), invalid on a close above the end of C. provisional count: The inner sub-waves cannot be seen on this timeframe – the hard Elliott rules are met, the internal structure remains open. Provisional – check the count yourself on the chart. No visible sub-waves in: A. No value axis. Automated analysis (rule-based), not investment advice. KLAC · 4-hour candles · Automated analysis (rule-based) No buy zone of the rule – Elliott count only Provisional count: sub-waves not visible here – check it yourself on the chart invalid on a close above the end of C 0 A B C complete (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Sep 1 Sep 10 Sep 18 Sep 28 Oct 6 Oct 14 Oct 22 last candle Oct 27, 2026, 18:30 · not investment advice Without a buy zone of the rule: no value axis
  • 4-hour candles (green = close above open, red = below)
  • Elliott count (thin gold line, waves in circles; dashed circle = still in progress; small = subwaves; red dashed = invalidation level)
  • Dashed throughout with a label: fallback count (provisional count) – provisional, check it yourself on the chart

Elliott count: Flat (expanded), Corrective pattern (upward), C complete (2 of 3 guidelines) · B = 105% of A; C = 180% of A

provisional count The inner sub-waves cannot be seen on this timeframe – the hard Elliott rules are met, the internal structure remains open. Provisional – check the count yourself on the chart.

Note: Structure ambiguous: leg C can also be read as three- or five-part.

Note: Structure open: leg A cannot be broken down into sub-waves on this timeframe – provisional, check the count yourself on the chart.

Note: Retracement at least 88.7% of A: flat possible (B in progress, type only with C).

Elliott count calculated automatically by fixed Elliott rules, not investment advice – display only, our buy zones do not use it. Provisional: The count can change with new candles.

Scenarios

Timeframe 4 hours · As of Oct 27, 2026 · from the Elliott count in the analysis chart

Weighting Main scenario (2 of 3 guidelines, medium) · no alternative

Weighting by guidelines met – not a probability.

provisional count The inner sub-waves cannot be seen on this timeframe – the hard Elliott rules are met, the internal structure remains open. Provisional – check the count yourself on the chart. No visible sub-waves in: A.

Main scenario

medium · 2 of 3 guidelines

As long as the 4-hour close stays below the end of C, this applies: flat countermove upward in three waves (Flat, expanded), C complete – count points to falling prices.

Invalid if the 4-hour close is above the end of C

Alternative

If that breaks, this count no longer applies. Currently no alternative that follows the rules.

Fundamental analysis

KLA Corporation · Sector Technology · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Aug 6, 2026.

Quality checks

Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.

Fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026

Quality 7 of 7 met · 1 without data

  • met: Gross margin above 40% 61.3%
  • no data: Operating margin above 15% not stated in the SEC filings
  • met: Net margin above 10% 35.6%
  • met: Return on equity above 15% 76.1%
  • met: Free cash flow margin above 10% 27.7%
  • met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years 3 of 3
  • met: Equity ratio above 30% 35.4%
Gross margin

61.3% Fiscal year 2026

Rank 66 of 100: higher than 66% of 153 peers (All). medium.

Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 57 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: 56.1%

Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.

Net margin

35.6% Fiscal year 2026

Rank 91 of 100: higher than 91% of 237 peers (All). strong.

Rank 85 of 100: higher than 85% of 63 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 12.5%

Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.

Return on equity

76.1% Fiscal year 2026

Rank 94 of 100: higher than 94% of 218 peers (All). strong.

Rank 89 of 100: higher than 89% of 61 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 13.5%

Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.

Return on assets

26.9% Fiscal year 2026 (total assets at year end)

Rank 95 of 100: higher than 95% of 238 peers (All). strong.

Rank 88 of 100: higher than 88% of 63 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 5.9%

Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.

Equity ratio

35.4% Fiscal year 2026

Rank 48 of 100: higher than 48% of 239 peers (All). medium.

Rank 26 of 100: higher than 26% of 63 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: 51.6%

Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.

Free cash flow margin

27.7% Fiscal year 2026

Rank 81 of 100: higher than 81% of 213 peers (All). strong.

Rank 70 of 100: higher than 70% of 62 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 19.0%

Free cash flow divided by revenue.

Free cash flow

3.8B USD Fiscal year 2026

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.

Growth 7 of 7 met

  • met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +9.0%
  • met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +14.4%
  • met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +16.4%
  • met: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +14.9%
  • met: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +22.3%
  • met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 4 of 5
  • met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year +11.7%
Revenue growth 3 years

+9.0% per year

Rank 52 of 100: higher than 52% of 230 peers (All). medium.

Rank 33 of 100: higher than 33% of 59 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +14.3%

Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 5 years

+14.4% per year

Rank 62 of 100: higher than 62% of 217 peers (All). medium.

Rank 47 of 100: higher than 47% of 54 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +14.5%

Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 10 years

+16.4% per year

Rank 82 of 100: higher than 82% of 157 peers (All). strong.

Rank 64 of 100: higher than 64% of 37 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +12.4%

Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.

EPS growth 3 years

+14.9% per year

Rank 58 of 100: higher than 58% of 157 peers (All). medium.

Rank 42 of 100: higher than 42% of 32 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +19.2%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 5 years

+22.3% per year

Rank 73 of 100: higher than 73% of 146 peers (All). strong.

Rank 66 of 100: higher than 66% of 34 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +17.0%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 10 years

+23.3% per year

Rank 88 of 100: higher than 88% of 140 peers (All). strong.

Rank 65 of 100: higher than 65% of 27 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Technology: +17.5%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

Dividend 7 of 7 met

  • met: Pays a dividend 0.80 USD
  • met: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings 22%
  • met: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years Dividend per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; a one-off higher prior year does not count as a cut. never
  • met: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago +17.3%
  • met: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend 3.6x
  • met: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow 24% of free cash flow
Payout ratio

22% Fiscal year 2026

Dividend per share divided by earnings per share.

Dividend growth 5 years

+17.3% per year

Rank 83 of 100: higher than 83% of 118 peers (All). strong.

Rank 83 of 100: higher than 83% of 21 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: +11.2%

Growth of the dividend per share per year.

Free cash flow coverage

3.6x Fiscal year 2026

Free cash flow per share divided by dividend per share. From 1x the dividend is covered.

Financial strength 6 of 6 met

  • met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 8 of 9
  • met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 0.93
  • met: Current assets cover current liabilities 2.88
  • met: Positive equity 6.3B USD
  • met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −15.1%
  • met: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year 3.8B USD
Piotroski F-Score

8 of 9 Fiscal year 2026

Rank 90 of 100: higher than 90% of 134 peers (All). strong.

Rank 92 of 100: higher than 92% of 44 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 6.0 of 9

Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.

Debt / equity

0.93 at fiscal year end

Rank 36 of 100: lower than 36% of 199 peers (All). medium.

Rank 29 of 100: lower than 29% of 54 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Technology: 0.41

Long-term financial debt divided by equity.

Liquidity (current ratio)

2.88 at fiscal year end

Rank 81 of 100: higher than 81% of 215 peers (All). strong.

Rank 71 of 100: higher than 71% of 63 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: 2.02

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

Change in share count

−15.1% in 5 years

Rank 92 of 100: lower than 92% of 199 peers (All). strong.

Rank 99 of 100: lower than 99% of 51 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Technology: +2.8%

Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.

The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
  • met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
  • met: Positive operating cash flow
  • met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
  • not met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
  • met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
  • met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
  • met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
  • met: Gross margin higher than the prior year
  • met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year

Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.

Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.

Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+14.4% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+18.4% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +22.3% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 35.6%, above the sector median (12.5%).
  • Light red: Debt much higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2017 (Jul 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2017): Revenue 3.5B USD · Net income 926.1M USD · Net margin 26.6%
  2. Fiscal year 2018 (Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 802.3M USD · Net margin 19.9%
  3. Fiscal year 2019 (Jul 1, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019): Revenue 4.6B USD · Net income 1.2B USD · Net margin 25.7%
  4. Fiscal year 2020 (Jul 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2020): Revenue 5.8B USD · Net income 1.2B USD · Net margin 21.0%
  5. Fiscal year 2021 (Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021): Revenue 6.9B USD · Net income 2.1B USD · Net margin 30.0%
  6. Fiscal year 2022 (Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022): Revenue 9.2B USD · Net income 3.3B USD · Net margin 36.1%
  7. Fiscal year 2023 (Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023): Revenue 10.5B USD · Net income 3.4B USD · Net margin 32.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2024 (Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024): Revenue 9.8B USD · Net income 2.8B USD · Net margin 28.1%
  9. Fiscal year 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025): Revenue 12.2B USD · Net income 4.1B USD · Net margin 33.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2026 (Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026): Revenue 13.6B USD · Net income 4.8B USD · Net margin 35.6%

Fiscal year 2026 (Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026): Revenue 13.6B USD · Net income 4.8B USD · Net margin 35.6%

Figures over time

Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.

Money flow in fiscal year 2026

Of 100 USD of revenue, 61.3 USD gross profit and 35.6 USD net income remained.

Money flow as a table
Fiscal year 2026, amounts in USD, share of revenue
ItemAmountof revenue
Revenue13.6B USD100.0%
Gross profit8.3B USD61.3%
Cost of revenue5.3B USD38.7%
Net income4.8B USD35.6%
Research & development1.5B USD11.3%
Interest expense284.4M USD2.1%
Taxes775.2M USD5.7%
Remaining costs & other901.9M USD6.6%

Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.

Margins

The net margin rose in 5 years from 30.0% to 35.6%.

Gross marginNet margin
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Gross margin 63.0% · Net margin 26.6%
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Gross margin 64.1% · Net margin 19.9%
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Gross margin 59.1% · Net margin 25.7%
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Gross margin 57.8% · Net margin 21.0%
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Gross margin 59.9% · Net margin 30.0%
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Gross margin 61.0% · Net margin 36.1%
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Gross margin 59.8% · Net margin 32.3%
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Gross margin 60.0% · Net margin 28.1%
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Gross margin 60.9% · Net margin 33.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Gross margin 61.3% · Net margin 35.6%

Returns

Return on equity rose in 5 years from 61.5% to 76.1%.

Return on equityReturn on assets
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 69.8% · Return on assets 16.7%
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity 49.5% · Return on assets 14.3%
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity 44.2% · Return on assets 13.1%
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity 45.7% · Return on assets 13.1%
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 61.5% · Return on assets 20.2%
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity 237.0% · Return on assets 26.4%
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 116.0% · Return on assets 24.1%
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 82.0% · Return on assets 17.9%
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 86.6% · Return on assets 25.3%
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Return on equity 76.1% · Return on assets 26.9%

Equity and long-term debt

The equity ratio rose in 5 years from 32.9% to 35.4%.

EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Equity 1.3B USD · Long-term debt 2.9B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Equity 1.6B USD · Long-term debt 2.2B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Equity 2.7B USD · Long-term debt 3.4B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Equity 2.7B USD · Long-term debt 3.5B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Equity 3.4B USD · Long-term debt 3.4B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Equity 1.4B USD · Long-term debt 6.7B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Equity 2.9B USD · Long-term debt 5.9B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Equity 3.4B USD · Long-term debt 5.9B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Equity 4.7B USD · Long-term debt 5.9B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Equity 6.3B USD · Long-term debt 5.9B USD

Liquidity (current ratio)

The current ratio rose in 5 years from 2.71 to 2.88.

Current ratio
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 3.40
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 3.73
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 2.44
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 2.78
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 2.71
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 2.50
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 2.24
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 2.15
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 2.62
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Current ratio 2.88

Cash flow

Free cash flow rose in 5 years from 2.0B USD to 3.8B USD.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 1.1B USD · Capital expenditure 38.6M USD · Free cash flow 1.0B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 1.2B USD · Capital expenditure 67.0M USD · Free cash flow 1.2B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 1.2B USD · Capital expenditure 130.5M USD · Free cash flow 1.0B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 1.8B USD · Capital expenditure 152.7M USD · Free cash flow 1.6B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 2.2B USD · Capital expenditure 231.6M USD · Free cash flow 2.0B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 3.3B USD · Capital expenditure 307.3M USD · Free cash flow 3.0B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 3.7B USD · Capital expenditure 341.6M USD · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 3.3B USD · Capital expenditure 277.4M USD · Free cash flow 3.0B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 4.1B USD · Capital expenditure 335.3M USD · Free cash flow 3.7B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Operating cash flow 4.1B USD · Capital expenditure 375.9M USD · Free cash flow 3.8B USD

Share count

The share count fell in 5 years by 15.1% (mostly through share repurchases).

Diluted share count
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Diluted share count 1.6B
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Diluted share count 1.6B
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Diluted share count 1.6B
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Diluted share count 1.6B
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Diluted share count 1.6B
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Diluted share count 1.5B
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Diluted share count 1.4B
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Diluted share count 1.4B
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Diluted share count 1.3B
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Diluted share count 1.3B

From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Dividends and share repurchases

How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.

Dividend per share
0.80 USD · Fiscal year 2026
Dividend growth per year
3 y +15.4%5 y +17.3%10 y –
Years without a cut
at least 10 as far as the data goes
Payout ratio
of earnings 22% of free cash flow 28%
To shareholders (5 years)
15.6B USD 74% through repurchases
Share count over 5 years
−15.1% fewer shares – each share is a larger stake

Dividend per share

The dividend per share rose in 5 years from 0.36 USD to 0.80 USD.

Dividend per share USD per share Per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; obvious filing errors are hidden.
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Dividend per share 0.21 USD
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Dividend per share 0.25 USD
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Dividend per share 0.30 USD
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Dividend per share 0.33 USD
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Dividend per share 0.36 USD
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Dividend per share 0.42 USD
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Dividend per share 0.52 USD
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Dividend per share 0.57 USD
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Dividend per share 0.68 USD
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Dividend per share 0.80 USD

Payout ratios

The payout ratio fell in 5 years from 26.9% to 21.9%.

Payout ratio (earnings)Payout ratio (free cash flow)
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Payout ratio (earnings) 36.4% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 33.0%
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 34.6%
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Payout ratio (earnings) 40.1% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 46.2%
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Payout ratio (earnings) 42.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 32.1%
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Payout ratio (earnings) 26.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 28.6%
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Payout ratio (earnings) 19.2% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 21.2%
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Payout ratio (earnings) 21.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 22.0%
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Payout ratio (earnings) 27.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 25.5%
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Payout ratio (earnings) 22.2% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 24.1%
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Payout ratio (earnings) 21.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 28.1%

What goes back to shareholders

Over 5 years, 15.6B USD went back to shareholders, 74% of it through share repurchases. That is 92% of the free cash flow of those years. This was offset by new shares issued for 702.9M USD (including employee plans).

Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid 344.0M USD · Share repurchases 25.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 45.4M USD · Free cash flow 1.0B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid 402.1M USD · Share repurchases 203.2M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 61.4M USD · Free cash flow 1.2B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid 472.3M USD · Share repurchases 1.1B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 64.8M USD · Free cash flow 1.0B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid 522.4M USD · Share repurchases 829.1M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 75.6M USD · Free cash flow 1.6B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid 559.4M USD · Share repurchases 938.6M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 86.1M USD · Free cash flow 2.0B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid 638.5M USD · Share repurchases 4.0B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 113.0M USD · Free cash flow 3.0B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid 732.6M USD · Share repurchases 1.3B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 124.8M USD · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid 773.0M USD · Share repurchases 1.7B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 144.9M USD · Free cash flow 3.0B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid 904.6M USD · Share repurchases 2.1B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 151.5M USD · Free cash flow 3.7B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2026: Dividends paid 1.1B USD · Share repurchases 2.3B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 168.6M USD · Free cash flow 3.8B USD

Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Valuation over time

Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users.

Sector comparison

KLA Corporation next to 8 stocks of the sector Technology we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.

Sector comparison KLAC, sector Technology; last row: sector median
Symbol Revenue (FY) Growth 5 yrsGross marginOp. marginNet marginROEEquity ratioFCF marginPiotroski
TXN Texas Instruments 17.7B USD +4.1%57.0%34.1%28.3%30.7%47.1%14.7%6/9
GLW Corning Inc. 15.6B USD +6.7%36.0%14.6%10.2%13.5%38.1%9.0%7/9
KLAC KLA Corporation this stock 13.6B USD +14.4%61.3%–35.6%76.1%35.4%27.7%8/9
NOW ServiceNow 13.3B USD +24.1%77.5%13.7%13.2%13.5%49.8%34.5%6/9
WDC Western Digital 12.9B USD −5.3%48.9%34.5%72.9%106.3%63.9%27.2%7/9
STX Seagate Technology 12.2B USD +2.7%45.6%33.6%26.1%146.9%21.7%25.5%8/9
MSI Motorola Solutions 11.7B USD +9.5%51.7%25.6%18.4%89.4%12.4%22.0%6/9
PANW Palo Alto Networks 11.5B USD +22.0%70.4%6.1%2.7%1.1%56.7%35.8%4/9
ADI Analog Devices 11.0B USD +14.5%61.5%26.6%20.6%6.7%70.5%38.8%8/9
Median of the sector 63 symbols 11.0B USD +14.5%56.1%14.2%12.5%13.5%51.6%19.0%6/9

Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).

Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 97 symbols in the Technology sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+14.4% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.5% (88 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 14.4% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.5%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light green: above sector

+18.4% per year, last 5 years

Sector Technology: median +13.3% (62 symbols)

per share: +22.3% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 18.4% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.3%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

35.6% last fiscal year

Sector Technology: median 12.5% (97 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 35.57 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (12.5%). Five years ago the margin was 30.0%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light red: much higher

0.93 latest balance sheet

Sector Technology: median 0.45 (79 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.93 USD of financial debt – more than twice as much as the median company in the sector (0.45). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

22% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Technology: median 30% (36 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.22 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 30%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light green: profit every year

10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
13.6B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+11.7%
Net income (FY)
4.8B USD
Net income vs. prior year
+18.9%
EPS (FY)
3.66 USD
13F funds with a position
1 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
±0
Shares held vs. prior quarter
+2,839.4%
Fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 · 10-K filed Aug 6, 2026 · Balance sheet Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2026Jun 30, 2026 13.6B4.8B 35.6% 3.66 0.80 22%
2025Jun 30, 2025 12.2B4.1B 33.4% 3.04 0.68 22%
2024Jun 30, 2024 9.8B2.8B 28.1% 2.03 0.57 28%
2023Jun 30, 2023 10.5B3.4B 32.3% 2.42 0.52 22%
2022Jun 30, 2022 9.2B3.3B 36.1% 2.19 0.42 19%
2021Jun 30, 2021 6.9B2.1B 30.0% 1.34 0.36 27%
2020Jun 30, 2020 5.8B1.2B 21.0% 0.77 0.33 43%
2019Jun 30, 2019 4.6B1.2B 25.7% 0.75 0.30 40%
2018Jun 30, 2018 4.0B802.3M 19.9% 0.51 0.25 49%
2017Jun 30, 2017 3.5B926.1M 26.6% 0.59 0.21 36%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q2/26*Jun 30, 2026 3.7B1.4B 37.3% – – –
Q1/26Mar 31, 2026 3.4B1.2B 35.2% – – –
Q4/25Dec 31, 2025 3.3B1.1B 34.7% – – –
Q3/25Sep 30, 2025 3.2B1.1B 34.9% – – –
Q2/25*Jun 30, 2025 3.2B1.2B 37.9% – – –
Q1/25Mar 31, 2025 3.1B1.1B 35.5% 0.82 0.17 21%
Q4/24Dec 31, 2024 3.1B824.5M 26.8% 0.62 0.17 28%
Q3/24Sep 30, 2024 2.8B945.9M 33.3% 0.70 0.15 21%
Q2/24*Jun 30, 2024 2.6B836.4M 32.6% – – –
Q1/24Mar 31, 2024 2.4B601.5M 25.5% 0.44 0.15 33%
Q4/23Dec 31, 2023 2.5B582.5M 23.4% 0.43 0.15 34%
Q3/23Sep 30, 2023 2.4B741.4M 30.9% 0.54 0.13 24%

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Per-share values adjusted for stock split 10:1 (between Aug 8, 2025 and Aug 6, 2026). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $65.4M6 people −$65.4M
6 months $00 people $96.5M7 people −$96.5M
12 months $00 people $112.3M7 people −$112.3M

Latest transactions

  • Sep 15, 2026 Wallace Richard P Chief executive (CEO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 72,019 shares · $12.4M · SEC
  • Aug 13, 2026 Lorig Brian Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 59,586 shares · $12.4M · SEC
  • Aug 12, 2026 Higgins Bren D. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 31,500 shares · $6.6M · SEC
  • Aug 11, 2026 Khan Ahmad A. Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 33,180 shares · $6.6M · SEC
  • Aug 11, 2026 Wallace Richard P Chief executive (CEO) Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 87,568 shares · $17.4M · SEC
  • Aug 10, 2026 Kirloskar Virendra A Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 529 shares · $108.2K · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score -40

Price vs. EMA 50-15
Price vs. EMA 200-15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)-15
Highs and lows+0
Relative strength-15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)28.1
Rel. strength 60 d−16.8%

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