KLAC KLA Corporation
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Healthcare · Optical Instruments & Lenses
KLA Corporation (KLAC) is a healthcare company in the Optical Instruments & Lenses industry, with a market capitalization of $198.1 billion. Shares last traded at $152.02, 50.5% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 25.2%. KLAC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.67, in line with the Optical Instruments & Lenses median of 37.67. Net profit margin is 36.2%, above the peer median of 10.8%. Revenue grew 11.7% year over year. The shares yield 2.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
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Technicals
Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
KLAC Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $1.06B | $0.80 | 22% |
| 2025-06-30 | $905M | $0.68 | 22% |
| 2024-06-30 | $773M | $0.57 | 28% |
| 2023-06-30 | $733M | $5.22 | 22% |
| 2022-06-30 | $639M | $4.21 | 19% |
| 2021-06-30 | $559M | $3.60 | 27% |
| 2020-06-30 | $522M | $3.31 | 43% |
| 2019-06-30 | $472M | $3.01 | 40% |
| 2018-06-30 | $402M | $2.55 | 50% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | $1.18 | 2026-10-29 |
| Q4 2026 (derived) | $1.03 | 2026-08-06 |
| FY 2026 | $3.66 | 2026-08-06 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.91 | 2026-04-30 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.87 | 2026-01-30 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.85 | 2025-10-31 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Optical Instruments & Lenses peers
KLAC vs 8 industry peers (Optical Instruments & Lenses), by market cap. Data as of close
| KLAC | KLA Corporation | $198.1B | 37.67 | 13.65 | 36.2% | -3.68% |
| COHR | Coherent | $39.5B | 49.02 | 5.54 | 11.3% | -5.09% |
| NVMI | Nova | $9.7B | 37.27 | 10.97 | 29.4% | -2.78% |
| CAMT | Camtek | $5.0B | 97.72 | 9.99 | 10.2% | -7.37% |
| OPTX | Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. | $212M | — | 7.26 | -8.3% | -16.35% |
| OPXS | Optex Systems Holdings Inc | $64M | 16.54 | 1.62 | 9.8% | +0.71% |
| MSAI | MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. | $7M | — | — | — | -2.12% |
| OPTXW | SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | — | — | — | — | -21.68% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.