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KLA Corporation trades on Nasdaq under the ticker KLAC. The company belongs to the Technology sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks KLAC has traded between 98.10 $ and 307.37 $. As of 09 October 2026 the price stood 47.13 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year KLAC shares rose 81.35 %; over six months they rose 13.89 %. Volatility over 90 days is 75.24 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 09 October 2026.
KLAC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.6, above the sector median of 35.6. Price to sales is 19.8, above the sector median of 3.6. Price to book is 44.5, above the sector median of 3.9. Calculated from reports for the period ending 31 March 2026.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume, shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 October 2026 | 192.72 | 202.22 | 191.09 | 196.72 | 10M |
| 07 October 2026 | 192.04 | 197.18 | 191.20 | 196.83 | 7M |
| 06 October 2026 | 207.34 | 207.66 | 196.83 | 197.46 | 10M |
| 05 October 2026 | 205.29 | 206.87 |
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 31 March 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
KLA sells the equipment that finds defects on wafers: the finer the process, the costlier a mistake and the more inspection is needed.
The company holds a dominant position in inspection and metrology — the stage that checks whether particles or deviations have appeared on the wafer. As process nodes shrink, defect rates rise faster than lithography costs, so inspection takes a growing share of a fab's budget.
As with other equipment suppliers, revenue is driven not by chip demand but by fabs' decisions to build and re-equip. The cycle is sharper here: the year capacity comes online looks very different from the next. Service and spares on the installed base smooth those swings, and their share is rising.
The dominant external factor is US export control on advanced equipment to China, historically a large buyer. KLA pays a dividend and buys back stock actively, unusual for cyclical equipment and explained by consistently high margins.
Address:ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS, CA, 95035, US
KLA Corporation reported revenue of 13.1B $ and net income of 4.7B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 35.66 %. Revenue changed by +13.39 % year over year. Earnings per share are 3.53 $. Market capitalisation is 259.7B $.
KLAC has a return on equity of 80.11 %, above the sector median of 1.63 %. Return on assets is 27.68 %, above the sector median of 0.49 %.
KLA Corporation pays dividends quarterly: 6.33 $ per share over the past twelve months, a yield of 3.22 %. The latest payment was 0.23 $, with an ex-dividend date of 17 August 2026. The company has raised its payout for 12 years in a row.
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| 02 October 2026 | 207.81 | 208.68 | 204.06 | 206.89 | 7M |
| 01 October 2026 | 196.69 | 201.98 | 194.90 | 200.33 | 9M |
| 30 September 2026 | 196.01 | 197.60 | 193.95 | 194.93 | 7M |
| 29 September 2026 | 194.94 | 197.47 | 192.57 | 196.53 | 8M |
| 28 September 2026 | 186.71 | 190.70 | 182.70 | 189.17 | 9M |
| 25 September 2026 | 187.33 | 189.56 | 186.02 | 187.92 | 7M |
| 24 September 2026 | 185.81 | 187.96 | 182.40 | 187.11 | 8M |
| 23 September 2026 | 186.25 | 188.00 | 181.73 | 187.86 | 9M |
| 22 September 2026 | 180.71 | 188.60 | 179.70 | 188.32 | 9M |
| 21 September 2026 | 179.30 | 185.94 | 178.31 | 183.97 | 10M |
| 18 September 2026 | 170.50 | 177.14 | 169.72 | 176.99 | 20M |
| 17 September 2026 | 173.00 | 173.79 | 167.26 | 168.98 | 10M |
| 16 September 2026 | 171.52 | 171.72 | 165.89 | 167.36 | 7M |
| 15 September 2026 | 172.00 | 172.07 | 165.93 | 168.02 | 8M |
| 14 September 2026 | 168.08 | 173.03 | 167.57 | 169.09 | 12M |
| 11 September 2026 | 181.71 | 182.41 | 177.01 | 180.64 | 7M |