KLA Corporation (KLAC)
Technology · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for KLAC is $212.49, 28.2% above the last close of $165.74 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $170.93 to $363.48. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E45.2x
- P/E vs sector+35.4%
- P/E vs own-6.4%
- Target upside+28.2%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$216B
- FCF yield+1.7%
- Insiders-$65.35M
- Earnings in12d
- News
Why it moved
KLA Corporation (KLAC) fell 5.0% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Technology stocks fell 3.3%. Most of the move came from its sector.
1 story on the day (30-day average 1.0).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $165.74 · +51.7% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector▲ +1.1%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs0 of 4 above
- MA20×50Golden 5d ago
- RSI31
- Support-6.1%
- Resistance+2.2%
- Off 52w high-45.0%
- Off ATH-45.0%
- 52w range$165.74
- Bollingerbelow lower
- MACD-3.23
- ATR+4.9%
- Volume1.4x
Analyst price targets
17 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $165.74 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 5 · Buy 15 · Hold 10 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q4 FY2026: Revenue +15.2% year over year, free cash flow 22.3% of revenue, operating margin 42.5%.
| Q4 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $3.66B | 1.04 | $817M | 61.4% | 42.5% | 37.3% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $3.42B | 0.91 | $622M | 61.1% | 41.2% | 35.2% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | $3.3B | 0.87 | $1.26B | 61.4% | 41.3% | 34.7% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2025 | $3.21B | 0.85 | $1.07B | 61.3% | 41.7% | 34.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $3.17B | 0.91 | $1.06B | 62.0% | 42.6% | 37.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $3.06B | 0.82 | $987M | 61.6% | 42.5% | 35.5% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | $3.08B | 0.61 | $757M | 60.3% | 40.4% | 26.8% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | $2.84B | 0.70 | $935M | 59.6% | 39.4% | 33.3% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $263.94 | -4.9% | -39.0% | +40.7% | 45.8 | $330B | |
| 2 |  | $409.29 | -4.8% | -43.3% | +61.3% | 35.3 | $325B | |
| 3 |  | $276.48 | -0.9% | -16.4% | +13.9% | 42.0 | $252B | |
| 4 |  | $227.80 | -6.9% | -48.2% | +34.0% | 234.8 | $243B | |
| 5 | | $165.74 | -5.0% | -45.0% | +28.2% | 45.2 | $216B | |
| 6 |  | $227.83 | -5.6% | -28.0% | +45.0% | 75.5 | $200B | |
| 7 |  | $395.44 | -2.1% | -11.0% | +15.4% | 46.9 | $192B | |
| 8 |  | $172.11 | -3.5% | -30.8% | +17.7% | 19.6 | $184B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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