KLA Corporation (KLAC): financials, SEC filings and peers
KLA Corporation (KLAC) is a semiconductor materials & equipment company in the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Milpitas, California.
It was founded in 1975 and joined the S&P 500 on September 30, 1997.
Its fiscal year ends in June, and its shares trade on the Nasdaq.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Optical Instruments & Lenses”.
KLA Corporation at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $14.5B
- Revenue growth
- +15.8%
- Operating margin
- 44.1%
- Net income (12 months)
- $5.3B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $4.0B
- Cash
- $1.5B
- Debt
- $5.7B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $-3.62
Twelve months to September 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed October 29, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to September 30, 2026, KLA Corporation reported revenue of $14.5 billion, up 15.8% from a year earlier.
Its operating margin was 44.1%, up 2.9 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $44 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $5.3 billion (36.2% of revenue), 24.1% higher than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $4.5 billion and capital spending $475 million, leaving free cash flow of $4.0 billion (27.8% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $1.5 billion in cash and $5.7 billion in debt, a net debt position of $4.2 billion.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $6.9 billion in fiscal 2021 to $13.6 billion in fiscal 2026, about 14.4% a year.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.2B | $10.5B | $9.8B | $12.2B | $13.6B |
| Revenue growth | 33.1% | 13.9% | -6.5% | 23.9% | 11.7% |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $3.3B | $3.4B | $2.8B | $4.1B | $4.8B |
| Free cash flow | $3.0B | $3.3B | $3.0B | $3.7B | $3.8B |
| Diluted EPS | $21.92 | $24.15 | $2.03 | $3.04 | $3.66 |
Fiscal years as reported in KLA Corporation’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
- 8-K filed November 6, 2026 — Shareholder vote results; Other event
- 10-Q filed October 29, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed October 28, 2026 — Earnings results
- 10-K filed August 6, 2026 — annual report
- 8-K filed August 6, 2026 — Other event
- 8-K filed July 28, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed June 12, 2026 — Bylaw or fiscal-year change
Companies like KLA Corporation
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- QQnity ElectronicsWilmington, Delaware
- TERTeradyneNorth Reading, Massachusetts
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Questions about KLA Corporation
Is KLA Corporation's revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to September 30, 2026 was $14.5 billion, up 15.8% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is KLA Corporation profitable?
Yes. It earned $5.3 billion in net income over the twelve months to September 30, 2026, a net margin of 36.2%.
Does KLA Corporation have more cash or more debt?
At September 30, 2026 it had $1.5 billion in cash and $5.7 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.
When did KLA Corporation last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on October 29, 2026.
Which companies are similar to KLA Corporation?
In the S&P 500, KLA Corporation is grouped in Semiconductor Materials & Equipment within the Information Technology sector. Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), Qnity Electronics (Q), Teradyne (TER) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: KLA Corporation’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved November 12, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.