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Bearish signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.

Research, not advice.

À propos

KLA Corporation

Nom
KLA Corporation
Secteur
Technology
Industrie
Semiconductors
Bourse
NASDAQ
Capitalisation
$190.8B
Employés
17,100
PDG
Richard Wallace
Site web
https://www.kla.com
Marché
ACLSAMATASMLCAMTFORMLRCX

KLA Corporation specializes in creating, manufacturing, and distributing advanced solutions vital for process control, process optimization, and yield enhancement throughout the global semiconductor and broader electronics industries. The company organizes its business into four main segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, PCB, Display and Component Inspection, and an 'Other' category. For integrated circuit (IC) fabrication, KLA offers a comprehensive range of products. These include systems for wafer inspection, review, and metrology; defect inspection and metrology for both wafers/substrates and reticles; chemical and materials quality analysis tools; and real-time process management and wafer handling diagnostics essential for IC and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) production. Furthermore, the company develops software for live process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification. KLA also supplies refurbished and remanufactured equipment. Beyond IC manufacturing, KLA supports specialty semiconductor production. This includes benchtop metrology, surface characterization, and electrical property measurement services suitable for general-purpose and laboratory use. They also provide technologies and solutions for etching, plasma dicing, deposition, and various other wafer processing tasks within the semiconductor and microelectronics sectors. Within the printed circuit board (PCB) market, KLA delivers solutions such as direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, additive printing, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering. For the display industry, their offerings encompass inspection and electrical testing systems to pinpoint and categorize defects, as well as equipment for defect repair. KLA also supplies inspection and metrology systems designed to improve quality control and yield in both advanced and conventional semiconductor packaging markets. Established in 1975, the company was initially known as KLA-Tencor Corporation before rebranding as KLA Corporation in July 2019. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Milpitas, California.

Price (1 year)

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VENTE TOTALE: 72019 titres (~12378626 USD)

Insiders
WALLACE RICHARD P
Total bought
—

Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —

Total sold
$65,351,813

Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $195.40 vs last close $165.74 (-15.2%)

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

$65,351,813 of that total is under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. It is shown here and left out of the score.

Last activity
2026-09-15
Liquidity
Liquid $1,507,076,604/day · 20d vol
Last synced
2026-10-16 21:10:41 Synced via automated research pipeline

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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.

Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.

Recent Form 4

Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.

Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-09-15 WALLACE RICHARD P Sell · S · 10b5-1 72,019 $171.88 $12,378,626 Form 4
2026-08-13 Lorig Brian Sell · S · 10b5-1 59,586 $208.13 $12,401,634 Form 4
2026-08-12 Higgins Bren D. Sell · S · 10b5-1 31,500 $209.87 $6,610,905 Form 4
2026-08-11 Khan Ahmad A. Sell · S · 10b5-1 33,180 $198.95 $6,601,161 Form 4
2026-08-11 WALLACE RICHARD P Sell · S · 10b5-1 87,568 $198.95 $17,421,654 Form 4
2026-08-10 Kirloskar Virendra A Sell · S · 10b5-1 529 $204.56 $108,212 Form 4
2026-08-10 Wilkinson Mary Beth Sell · S · 10b5-1 1,661 $204.56 $339,774 Form 4
2026-08-07 Kirloskar Virendra A Sell · S · 10b5-1 2,405 $197.57 $475,156 Form 4
2026-08-07 Wilkinson Mary Beth Sell · S · 10b5-1 21,831 $197.57 $4,313,151 Form 4
2026-08-05 Kirloskar Virendra A Sell · S · 10b5-1 4,504 $195.50 $880,532 Form 4
2026-08-05 Wilkinson Mary Beth Sell · S · 10b5-1 13,802 $195.50 $2,698,291 Form 4
2026-08-04 Kirloskar Virendra A Sell · S · 10b5-1 1,565 $191.59 $299,838 Form 4
2026-08-04 Wilkinson Mary Beth Sell · S · 10b5-1 4,295 $191.59 $822,879 Form 4

Sales marked 10b5-1 are scheduled in advance and don't count toward the Quorum score. Les ventes marquées 10b5-1 sont planifiées à l'avance et ne pèsent pas dans le score Quorum.

Congressional trades

STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)

Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.

Date Member Side Amount range Filing
2026-09-23 Ro Khanna Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2026-07-01 Michael A. Rulli Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing

Recent trades

DateRepresentativeTypeAmount
2026-07-01Michael A. RulliPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-08Elizabeth Pannill FletcherSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23Val HoyleSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-28Val HoylePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-29Val HoyleSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-24William R. KeatingPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-01-13Gilbert Ray CisnerosSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-10-29Val HoylePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-04John JamesSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-06-26John JamesSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-12-04John R. CurtisSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-11-10John JamesPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-10Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-08Lois FrankelSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-05-26Zoe LofgrenSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2023-05-23Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-10Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-09Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-01-03Diana HarshbargerSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-11-03Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-11-02Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-29Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-14Lois FrankelPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-07Lois FrankelPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-06Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-06Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-08-23Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-08-11Diana HarshbargerSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-07-19Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-07-08Zoe LofgrenSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2022-07-08Zoe LofgrenSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2022-05-23Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-05-10Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-04-11Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-04-04Zoe LofgrenPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-04-04Zoe LofgrenPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-02-28Diana HarshbargerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-02-28Diana HarshbargerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-11-08John R. CurtisPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-03-18Gilbert Ray CisnerosPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2019-11-21Gilbert Ray CisnerosSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000

Signal

Bearish signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.

KLAC shows strong underlying fundamentals with solid liquidity (85) and healthy financial trends (75), but the near-zero catalyst score (25/NONE) combined with heavy insider selling (~$12.4M by the CEO) overwhelms the…

The first sentence of the analysis written for KLAC on 2026-10-06 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.

Bearish signal Drivers: Congress, trend, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, tendance, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.

  • Insider Unavailable or mixed. – Insider: neutral. All sales (≈ $65.4M) were pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 trades, excluded from the score. No open-market buys or discretionary sales. – Initiés : neutre. Toutes les ventes (≈ $65.4M) sont sous plan 10b5-1 préétabli, exclues du score. Aucun achat ni vente discrétionnaire.
  • Congress Unavailable or mixed. 1 purchase disclosure year to date, a thin reading
  • Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
  • Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Close is more than 0.5 ATR under stored support
  • Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 2.88 · operating margin 42%

Suggested stop 160.57, nearest stored support minus 0.5 ATR(3.1% under the last close). Reward/risk to the next stored resistance is 2.71. Research, not advice. Not an order.

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2026-06-302025-06-302024-06-302023-06-302022-06-30
Gross Profit Margin61.3%60.9%60.0%59.8%61.0%
Ebit Margin41.7%40.7%35.7%38.9%39.6%
Ebitda Margin42.4%43.9%39.8%42.9%43.6%
Operating Profit Margin41.7%41.2%37.1%38.1%39.7%
Pretax Profit Margin41.3%38.2%32.5%36.1%37.9%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin35.6%33.4%28.1%32.3%36.1%
Net Profit Margin35.6%33.4%28.1%32.3%36.1%
Bottom Line Profit Margin35.6%33.4%28.1%32.3%36.1%
Current Ratio2.8762.6192.1522.2372.497
Quick Ratio2.0291.8321.5011.4681.749
Solvency Ratio0.4250.3920.2620.3410.329
Cash Ratio0.3830.5090.4240.5150.552
Price To Earnings Ratio81.98629.33840.55919.97514.459
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio3.9920.592-2.5451.9950.227
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio3.9920.592-2.5451.9950.227
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio82.43429.49340.81920.08314.557
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio4.0190.593-2.5471.9740.228
Price To Book Ratio62.31625.39333.26223.17034.269
Price To Sales Ratio29.1399.80211.4186.4455.213
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio105.03931.84536.96220.32615.979
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio95.50829.19133.86318.43414.497
Debt To Assets Ratio0.3430.3790.4420.4310.538
Debt To Equity Ratio0.9691.2972.0252.0774.834
Debt To Capital Ratio0.4920.5650.6690.6750.829
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.4810.5560.6360.6690.826
Financial Leverage Ratio2.8273.4244.5824.8208.989
Working Capital Turnover Ratio1.8492.0291.9632.3522.335
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.9620.9990.7100.9801.154
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.3050.3360.3370.3500.360
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.9090.9170.9160.9070.907
Debt Service Coverage Ratio17.52315.7463.27513.80523.985
Interest Coverage Ratio19.90116.59411.68113.45322.790
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.0000.0004.4120.0000.000
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.6730.6700.4850.6050.489
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio11.02011.99811.92810.74310.779
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio2.8903.2793.1503.4163.502
Dividend Payout Ratio0.2190.2230.2800.2160.192
Enterprise Value Multiple69.48623.06129.94615.94813.260

Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).

How the latest year compares

For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 61.3% ▲0.4% ▲0.7%
Ebit Margin 41.7% ▲1.0% ▲2.4%
Ebitda Margin 42.4% ▼-1.5% ▼-0.1%
Operating Profit Margin 41.7% ▲0.4% ▲2.1%
Pretax Profit Margin 41.3% ▲3.1% ▲4.1%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 35.6% ▲2.2% ▲2.5%
Net Profit Margin 35.6% ▲2.2% ▲2.5%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 35.6% ▲2.2% ▲2.5%
Current Ratio 2.876 ▲0.258 ▲0.400
Quick Ratio 2.029 ▲0.196 ▲0.313
Solvency Ratio 0.425 ▲0.033 ▲0.075
Cash Ratio 0.383 ▼-0.126 ▼-0.093
Price To Earnings Ratio 81.986 ▲52.648 ▲44.723
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 3.992 ▲3.400 ▲3.140
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 3.992 ▲3.400 ▲3.140
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 82.434 ▲52.941 ▲44.957
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio 4.019 ▲3.426 ▲3.165
Price To Book Ratio 62.316 ▲36.923 ▲26.634
Price To Sales Ratio 29.139 ▲19.337 ▲16.736
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 105.039 ▲73.194 ▲63.009
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 95.508 ▲66.317 ▲57.209
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.343 ▼-0.036 ▼-0.084
Debt To Equity Ratio 0.969 ▼-0.329 ▼-1.272
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.492 ▼-0.073 ▼-0.154
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.481 ▼-0.075 ▼-0.152
Financial Leverage Ratio 2.827 ▼-0.597 ▼-2.101
Working Capital Turnover Ratio 1.849 ▼-0.180 ▼-0.257
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.962 ▼-0.037 ▲0.001
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.305 ▼-0.031 ▼-0.032
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.909 ▼-0.007 ▼-0.002
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 17.523 ▲1.777 ▲2.656
Interest Coverage Ratio 19.901 ▲3.307 ▲3.018
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.000 0.000 ▼-0.882
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.673 ▲0.003 ▲0.089
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 11.020 ▼-0.978 ▼-0.273
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 2.890 ▼-0.390 ▼-0.358
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.219 ▼-0.004 ▼-0.007
Enterprise Value Multiple 69.487 ▲46.425 ▲39.146

Key metrics

MetricTrend20262025202420232022
Market cap$395.70B$119.15B$112.04B$67.65B$48.02B
Enterprise value$400.20B$123.16B$116.88B$71.78B$53.21B
EV / Sales29.47x10.13x11.91x6.84x5.78x
EV / Op. cash flow96.59x30.17x35.33x19.56x16.06x
EV / Free cash flow106.23x32.92x38.56x21.57x17.71x
EV / EBITDA69.49x23.06x29.95x15.95x13.26x
Net debt / EBITDA0.78x0.75x1.24x0.92x1.29x
Current ratio2.88x2.62x2.15x2.24x2.50x
Income quality0.86x1.00x1.20x1.08x1.00x
Graham number$20$16$11$11$7
Graham net-net-$2-$3-$3-$4-$4
Tax burden86.2%87.5%86.6%89.4%95.2%
Interest burden99.0%93.9%91.1%92.7%95.6%
Working capital$8.08B$6.61B$5.37B$4.63B$4.30B
Invested capital$11.50B$10.10B$9.40B$9.08B$8.79B
Return on assets26.9%25.3%17.9%24.1%26.4%
Operating ROA33.3%31.8%24.6%30.0%32.0%
Return on tangible assets30.4%29.4%21.7%31.2%36.6%
Return on equity76.1%86.6%82.0%116.0%237.0%
Return on invested capital35.6%36.5%27.2%34.5%35.7%
Return on capital employed41.5%41.8%33.7%38.7%37.6%
Earnings yield1.2%3.4%2.5%5.0%6.9%
Free cash flow yield1.0%3.1%2.7%4.9%6.3%
Capex / Op. cash flow9.1%8.3%8.4%9.3%9.3%
Capex / Depreciation95.4%86.3%69.0%82.3%84.6%
Capex / Sales2.8%2.8%2.8%3.3%3.3%
SG&A / Sales8.3%8.5%9.9%9.4%9.3%
R&D / Sales11.3%11.2%13.0%12.4%12.0%
Stock comp / Sales2.3%2.2%2.2%1.6%1.4%
Intangibles / Total assets11.4%13.9%17.4%22.8%27.9%
Days sales outstanding86d73d75d67d80d
Days payables outstanding43d35d33d32d45d
Operating cycle339d320d357d316d298d
Cash conversion cycle296d285d323d284d253d

Change by theme

Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.

Change over 1 year

Valuation
Market cap ▲+232.1%EV / Sales ▲+190.9%EV / EBITDA ▲+201.3%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+66.421Earnings yield ▼-0.022Graham number ▲+4.465
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.105Return on assets ▲+0.016Return on invested capital ▼-0.009Return on capital employed ▼-0.004Operating ROA ▲+0.014Income quality ▼-0.147Tax burden ▼-0.013
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+12.668Days payables outstanding ▲+8.099Operating cycle ▲+19.353Cash conversion cycle ▲+11.254Capex / Sales -0.000R&D / Sales ▲+0.001
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.258Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.031Working capital ▲+1463869000.000Invested capital ▲+1399259000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.025

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▲+724.0%EV / Sales ▲+410.2%EV / EBITDA ▲+424.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+80.532Earnings yield ▼-0.057Graham number ▲+13.231
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-1.610Return on assets ▲+0.005Return on invested capital -0.000Return on capital employed ▲+0.039Operating ROA ▲+0.013Income quality ▼-0.140Tax burden ▼-0.090
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+5.850Days payables outstanding ▼-1.726Operating cycle ▲+41.137Cash conversion cycle ▲+42.863Capex / Sales ▼-0.006R&D / Sales ▼-0.007
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.379Net debt / EBITDA ▼-0.512Working capital ▲+3779035000.000Invested capital ▲+2713342000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.165

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