KLA Corporation
The Company KLA Corporation and its majority-owned subsidiaries ( KLA or the Company and also referred to as we, our, us or similar references) are suppliers of industry-leading equipment and services that enables innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers, reticles/masks, chemicals/materials, integ…
$165.74
-$8.72 (-5.00%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Margins and capital returns are both well above average: 41.69% operating margin, ROIC at 41.97%. Consistent with durable pricing power, though that alone doesn't make it a buy.
Revenue grew 11.7%, still solid.
At 45x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.
45.3x earnings, 57.5x FCF. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$13.58B
▲ +11.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$4.83B
▲ +18.9% YoY
Op. Margin
41.69%
▲ +0.4pp YoY
ROIC
41.97%
▼ -0.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$3.77B
▲ +0.5% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$4.14B
▲ +1.5% YoY
Net Debt
$4.50B
Cash & Equiv.
$1.65B
5Y CAGR: +14.4%
5Y CAGR: +14.0%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 3 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 14 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Jun. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is KLA (KLAC) overvalued?
At a P/E of 45.3 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 57.5, KLA (KLAC) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $54.51 per share, so at $165.74 the stock looks overvalued (67.1% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, KLA scores 67/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is KLA's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $54.51 per share for KLAC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $40.88. At today's $165.74, that puts the stock about 67.1% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is KLA a high-quality business?+
KLA scores 67 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 41.7% operating margin and a 42.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does KLA (KLAC) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, KLA pays a regular dividend of about $0.80 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 21.9% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. KLA has grown the dividend at roughly 13.5% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For KLAC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is KLA a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. KLAC currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 67/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 0.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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