XNAS · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$176.99+4.74%
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TickerWhale Score
43/100
Weak
Score components
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KLA scores 43 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%98Strong
- Revenue growth 11.7%
- EPS growth 22.3%
Valuation
25%5Weak
- P/E 178.9
- EV/Sales 63.9
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.
#14 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
#168 / 207sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 43 vs sector average 53.5 (-10.5)
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
31/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 31st of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 37/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Buy
3 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates KLAC's technical setup weak — 31st percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
3 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+1.6%
- vs 50-day-8.2%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)46 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength22· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.307)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 3 buy vs 4 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 3 buy · 1 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 3 buy vs 2 sell of 8 votes = Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)178.9
- P/S (TTM)63.6
- P/B136.1
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales63.9
- PEG8.03
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 — $864.1B
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 | 43 | 37 | 178.9 | — | 136.1 | 63.9 | $176.99 | +4.74% | +11.7% | ||
| MSFTMicrosoft | 79 | 67 | 27.5 | — | 8.3 | 11.1 | $493.78 | -0.80% | +17.8% | ||
| MUMicron Technology | 77 | 57 | 23.0 | — | 11.5 | 12.7 | $1,015.80 | +3.92% | +167.0% | ||
| NVDANVIDIA | 77 | 68 | 28.0 | — | 23.6 | 17.9 | $222.27 | +1.34% | +83.4% | ||
| NTNXNutanix Inc - | 76 | 73 | 13.6 | — | 29.1 | 7.4 | $69.80 | -0.24% | +12.4% | ||
| DUOLDuolingo Inc - | 75 | 50 | 17.3 | — | 5.0 | 5.2 | $141.90 | -3.54% | +29.4% |
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