XNAS · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$152.99+1.06%
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TickerWhale Score
39/100
Weak
Score components
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KLA scores 39 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Quality & growth is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Quality & growth
What to watch
- Technical
- Valuation
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%99Strong
- Revenue growth 11.7%
- EPS growth 22.3%
Valuation
25%5Weak
- P/E 154.6
- EV/Sales 55.3
KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.
#16 by market cap in our coverage · ~17,200 employees · Listed 1980-10-08 · www.kla.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#154 / 205sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 39 vs sector average 47.9 (-8.9)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 67%
Gross margin (industry)Top 8%
Return on equity (industry)Top 8%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 75%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
14/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 14th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 24/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 3 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates KLAC's technical setup weak — 14th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
2 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-15.9%
- vs 50-day-12.0%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)45 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Weak
- ADX (14) trend strength33· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.002)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 2 buy vs 7 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 3 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)154.6
- P/S (TTM)55.0
- P/B117.6
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales55.3
- PEG6.94
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin61.3%
- Net margin35.6%
- ROE79.3%
- Debt/Equity0.93
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)11.7%
- EPS growth (YoY)22.3%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $747.0B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Jun '26 | Jun '25 | Jun '24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.6B | $12.2B | $9.8B |
| Gross profit | $8.3B | $7.4B | $5.9B |
| Operating income | $5.9B | $4.9B | $3.5B |
| Net income | $4.8B | $4.1B | $2.8B |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.66 | $3.04 | $2.03 |
| Free cash flow | $3.8B | $3.7B | $3.0B |
| Cash | $1.6B | $2.1B | $2.0B |
| Total debt | $5.9B | $5.9B | $6.6B |
| Equity | $6.3B | $4.7B | $3.4B |
| Net debt | $4.2B | $3.8B | $4.7B |
| Debt / equity | 0.93 | 1.25 | 1.97 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.78 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLACCurrentKLA | 39 | 24 | 154.6 | — | 117.6 | 55.3 | $152.99 | +1.06% | +11.7% | ||
| DUOLDuolingo Inc - | 77 | 67 | 19.1 | — | 5.6 | 5.8 | $156.67 | +1.57% | +29.4% | ||
| GGenpact | 75 | 78 | 12.6 | — | 2.8 | 1.5 | $43.07 | +1.22% | +6.5% | ||
| LYFTLyft Inc Cls A | 75 | 57 | 2.3 | — | 2.2 | 0.9 | $17.02 | +1.55% | +10.8% | ||
| MSFTMicrosoft | 75 | 71 | 29.7 | — | 9.0 | 12.0 | $533.16 | -2.20% | +17.8% | ||
| KVYOKlaviyo Inc - Series A | 71 | 62 | 893.2 | — | 6.3 | 3.8 | $20.43 | -1.87% | +28.9% |
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