Advanced AI chips have tiny process windows, making inspection and metrology more valuable.
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Price
$269.16
1D change
+3.70%
Market cap
$351.60B
Sector
Technology
| Metric | KLAC |
|---|---|
| Price | $269.16 |
| 1D Change | +3.70% |
| Market Cap | $351.60B |
| Enterprise Value | $352.78B |
| Trailing P/E | 76.2 |
| Forward P/E | 53.2 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.68x |
| Price / Sales | 26.8 |
| EV / Revenue | 26.9 |
| Revenue Growth | 11.5% |
| Earnings Growth | 11.8% |
| Gross Margin | 61.4% |
| Operating Margin | 41.2% |
| Net Margin | 35.7% |
| ROE | 95.0% |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.89B |
| FCF Margin | 22.1% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.05x |
| Current Ratio | 3.03x |
| Dividend Yield | 34.00% |
| Next Earnings | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Quarterly Revenue | $3.42B |
| Revenue QoQ | +3.6% |
| Quarterly Net Income | $1.20B |
| Net Income QoQ | +4.8% |
KLAC thesis lens
Metrology and inspection control
Why it could benefit
- Advanced AI chips have tiny process windows, making inspection and metrology more valuable.
- Foundry, logic, and memory ramps all need process-control tools to improve yield.
- Higher chip value makes yield learning economically critical.
Moat / edge
- Dominant process-control franchise.
- High-value tools embedded in customer yield workflows.
- Service and software layers strengthen switching costs.
What to watch
- Leading-edge foundry capex.
- Reticle inspection and advanced packaging inspection demand.
- Customer concentration and China exposure.
Key risks
- Semicap order cycles can overwhelm structural AI demand.
- Export controls can affect shipment mix.