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KLA

KLAC · NasdaqEarnings Oct 29 (est.)Milpitas, California17.0K employeesWebsite ↗
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What matters nowUpdated 6 h ago

  • KLA said on October 1 that it will publish first-quarter fiscal 2027 results after the close on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with a webcast at 2 p.m. Pacific; it is the next scheduled earnings event 1.
  • Shares fell roughly 10% premarket on July 29 after a cautious September-quarter outlook overshadowed a fiscal Q4 beat 2. The pooled 24/7 venue price for KLAC was $183.10 on October 13, down 3.1% from $189.00, and recent daily moves include -4.8% on October 6, +4.5% on September 29 and -5.6% on September 13.
  • Fiscal Q4 2026 revenue was $3.66 billion, up 15% from a year earlier 3. Trailing-twelve-month revenue is $13.58 billion (up 11.7%), EPS $3.67 (up 20.3%), with a 61.3% gross margin, 35.6% net margin and 27.7% free-cash-flow margin; the stock trades at 49.8 times earnings, a 1.6% FCF yield and a $239.1 billion market cap.
  • Insiders sold 386,605 shares worth $96.5 million over the last 180 days in 20 transactions and bought none.
  • The US Affiliates Rule returns when its one-year suspension ends in November 2026, extending Entity List licensing to foreign entities at least 50% owned by listed parties; a law-firm alert says chip-equipment makers with China-based customers could face broader license checks, without quantifying any effect on KLA 4.
  • Next: July guidance for the October quarter was $4.0 billion of revenue and $1.16 non-GAAP EPS 1. Polymarket odds for the October 2026 Fed meeting give 81.5% for no rate change and 17.5% for a 25 bp hike, and September CPI is due October 14 at 12:30 UTC.

KLA supplies process control and yield management equipment, software and services to the semiconductor and electronics industries. Its inspection and metrology tools check wafers, reticles and chips during manufacturing so chipmakers can find defects early and raise yields. Fiscal 2026 (ended June 30, 2026) revenue was $13.58 billion, of which Semiconductor Process Control made up about 90%. The company was formed as KLA-Tencor in 1997 by a merger; its predecessors began operating in 1975 and 1976.

How it makes money

KLA sells capital equipment that inspects and measures wafers and chips at each manufacturing step, mainly to foundries, logic and memory makers and packaging houses. Equipment revenue is lumpy and follows chipmakers' capital spending, so it is driven by wafer-fab and advanced-packaging build-outs. KLA Global Services sells maintenance, upgrades and spare parts on installed tools, which produced about 23% of fiscal 2026 revenue and gives steadier cash flow. Backlog was $12.57 billion at June 30, 2026, and international customers accounted for about 87% of revenue.

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173.76237.26300.75KLA shares fall about 10% premarket after cautious September-quarter outlook1KLA reports fiscal Q4 2026 results: revenue $3.66B, up 15% from a year earlier2Jun 21Jul 20Aug 17Sep 14Oct 12
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Market cap$241.72Bpooled price × shares
Enterprise value$245.96B+ net debt $4.24B
P/E (TTM)50.4×EPS $3.67
EV / EBITDA—EBITDA —
P / Sales17.8×EV/Sales 18.1×
P / Book38.1×equity $6.35B
FCF yield1.6%FCF $3.77B
Shareholder yield1.4%div 0.43% · buyback 0.9%
Revenue (TTM)$13.58B11.7% YoY
Last quarter revenue15.2%growth YoY
EPS growth (TTM)20.3%last Q —
Gross margin61.3%operating —
Net margin35.6%EBITDA —
ROE87.5%on average equity
Cash$1.65Bdebt $5.89B
Shares out1.31Bdiluted —

TTM through 2026-06-30 from SEC filings (some quarters derived from annual and year-to-date figures). Ratios use our pooled 24/7 price. Quarterly statements →

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KLA sets October 28 release for first-quarter fiscal 2027 results

On October 1, 2026 KLA announced that it will publish first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after the market close, with a webcast call at 2 p.m.

News

US Affiliates Rule suspension ends in November, widening export-license checks

A law-firm alert dated August 31, 2026 says the Commerce Department's Affiliates Rule returns when its one-year suspension ends in November 2026.

Regulation

KLA schedules webcasts at Citi and Goldman Sachs September tech conferences

On August 20, 2026 KLA said it would webcast its presentations at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference on Wednesday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m.

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KLA declares $0.23 quarterly dividend payable September 1

KLA's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share on August 6, 2026.

Capital

KLA urges holders to reject $285 mini-tender offer from Tutanota LLC

On August 5, 2026 KLA recommended that stockholders reject an unsolicited mini-tender offer from Tutanota LLC for up to 500,000 shares at $285.00 in cash.

Capital

KLA shares fall about 10% premarket after cautious September-quarter outlook

KLA shares fell roughly 10% in premarket trading on July 29, 2026, a day after a fiscal fourth-quarter beat.

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