Technology
Live Price
Offline$269.16
+3.70% today
1Y Change
+178.80%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026
Coverage: 248 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
KLA Corporation (KLAC) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $227.51B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $269.16 and up 178.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +23.9%, EPS growth of +49.6%, a dividend yield of 0.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +23.9%, EPS +49.6%, free cash flow +23.4% with operating margin 42.1% and ROIC 36.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.4%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 48.5 and price/sales 17.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KLAC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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KLAC
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KLAC Max Drawdown
-22.41%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for KLAC and SPY.
Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$6.9B
-24.9% YoY
FY Net Income
$2.1B
-37.4% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$2.0B
-35.0% YoY
Revenue Growth
+23.9%
EPS Growth
+49.6%
Gross Margin
61.8%
Net Margin
35.7%
Income statement
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| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 12.2B | 9.8B | 10.5B | 9.2B | 6.9B |
| Gross Profit | 7.6B | 5.9B | 6.3B | 5.6B | 4.1B |
| Operating Income | 5.2B | 3.6B | 4.0B | 3.7B | 2.5B |
| EBITDA | 5.3B | 3.9B | 4.5B | 4.0B | 2.9B |
| Net Income | 4.1B | 2.8B | 3.4B | 3.3B | 2.1B |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
USD
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.1B | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.6B | 1.4B |
| Total Assets | 16.1B | 15.4B | 14.1B | 12.6B | 10.3B |
| Total Liabilities | 11.4B | 12.1B | 11.2B | 11.2B | 6.9B |
| Shareholder Equity | 4.7B | 3.4B | 2.9B | 1.4B | 3.4B |
| Total Debt | 6.1B | 6.8B | 6.1B | 6.8B | 3.5B |
| Net Debt | 4.0B | 4.8B | 4.1B | 5.2B | 2.1B |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
2.2B
-34.0% YoY
Capital Expenditures
232M
+24.6% YoY
Free Cash Flow
2.0B
-35.0% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
61.8%
Operating Margin
42.1%
Net Margin
35.7%
ROE
89.1%
Debt / Equity
1.01x
Next Step
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