# KLAC · KLA Corp Snapshot 2026-10-26 · CIK 0000319201 · Nasdaq · Optical Instruments & Lenses Price 145.61 (2026-10-23, Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)) · Market cap 190.25 B Machine-readable: https://theclaudetrader.com/s/KLAC.json · index: https://theclaudetrader.com/llms.txt ## Scores ### Graham Defensive: 75.0 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2013–2025 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 14, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 21, 'not_cross_checked': 2} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/graham - 1 Adequate size: 13.58 revenue $B · threshold >= 1 · points 5.0/5 - 2a Current ratio: 2.88 · threshold >= 2.0 · points 15.0/15 - 2b Long-term debt vs working capital: 0.73 LTD / WC · threshold <= 1.0 · points 15.0/15 - 3 Positive earnings each of 10 years: 10 of 10 · threshold 10 of 10 · points 15.0/15 - 4 Dividends every year for 20 years: 20 of 20 · threshold 20 of 20 · points 15.0/15 - 5 EPS growth, 3-yr avg now vs 10 yrs ago: 0.34 -> 2.49 (+634%) · threshold >= +33% · points 10.0/10 - 6 P/E on 3-year average EPS: 58.4 · threshold <= 15 · points 0.0/15 - 7 P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5: P/B 29.96, product 1748.5 · threshold <= 1.5 or <= 22.5 · points 0.0/10 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 145.61 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - Revenue: 13579476000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - debt_incl_current: 5887415000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebt · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_assets: 12381790000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_liabilities: 4304927000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - equity: 6349820000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2016: 704422000.0 · 2016-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920118000045/ · unverified - Net income FY2017: 926076000.0 · 2017-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920119000031/ · unverified - Net income FY2018: 802265000.0 · 2018-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920120000047/ · unverified - Net income FY2019: 1175617000.0 · 2019-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ · unverified - Net income FY2020: 1216785000.0 · 2020-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: 2078292000.0 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: 3321807000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 3387277000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2761896000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 4061643000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Dividend years (Yahoo): [2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] · · Yahoo Finance dividend history · https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KLAC/history?filter=div · verified (partly: XBRL covers 13 of 20 years) - Dividends per share FY2013 (XBRL): 1.6 · 2013-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920115000053/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2014 (XBRL): 1.8 · 2014-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920116000090/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2015 (XBRL): 18.5 · 2015-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920117000034/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2016 (XBRL): 2.08 · 2016-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920118000045/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2017 (XBRL): 2.14 · 2017-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920119000031/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2018 (XBRL): 2.52 · 2018-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920120000047/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2019 (XBRL): 3.0 · 2019-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2020 (XBRL): 3.3 · 2020-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2021 (XBRL): 3.6 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2022 (XBRL): 4.2 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2023 (XBRL): 5.2 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2024 (XBRL): 0.565 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · verified - Dividends per share FY2025 (XBRL): 0.675 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · verified - EPS diluted FY2014: 0.347 · 2014-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920116000090/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2015: 0.224 · 2015-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920117000034/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2016: 0.449 · 2016-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920118000045/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2023: 2.415 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2024: 2.03 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2025: 3.04 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Shares outstanding: 1306546783.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC cover page 10-K 0000319201-26-000027 (1,306,546,783 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/klac-20260630.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/R1.htm ### Magic Formula: — (insufficient data (latest annual operating income is CY2014)) · complete: None · missing tests: none · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price None · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/magic_formula ### Momentum: 57.2 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-10-23 · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price 2026-10-23 · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/momentum - 12-1 month return: 63.0 % · threshold · points 46.2/50 - 6 month return: -19.6 % · threshold · points 1.9/20 - Price / 52-week high: 0.483 · threshold · points 7.2/15 - Volatility penalty (60d annualised): 49.1 % · threshold · points 1.9/15 Inputs: - Adjusted close series (14 months): 145.61 · 2026-10-23 · Yahoo Finance / Alpaca Market Data daily history · ### Insider: 0.0 (no open-market transactions in window) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-10-23 · stale inputs: none · history None–None · price None · verification None · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/insider - Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers): 0.0 bp · threshold · points 0.0/35 - Distinct buyers: 0 · threshold · points 0.0/25 - Buyer seniority: 0.0 · threshold · points 0.0/20 - Recency (half-life 30d): 0.0 · threshold · points 0.0/10 - Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales): 0.0 bp · threshold · points -0.0/0 Inputs: - excluded 2026-09-15 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-13 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-12 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-11 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-11 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-10 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-10 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-07 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-07 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-05 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-05 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-04 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · - excluded 2026-08-04 S: 10b5-1 plan · · rule · ### Buffett Quality: 73.4 (partial: 5) · complete: False · missing tests: 5 · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2017–2026 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 37, 'not_cross_checked': 2} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/buffett - 1 Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity): 93.6% over 8 yrs · threshold >= 15% · points 25.0/25 - 2 Profitable every year: 10 of 10 · threshold all years · points 15.0/15 - 3 Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window: +22.0% a year · threshold >= +10% · points 10.0/10 - 4 Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay): 1.5 years · threshold <= 4 · points 15.0/15 - 5 Operating margin, 5-yr average: 0 years with operating income and revenue · threshold >= 20% · points None/10 - 6 Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex): 0.92 · threshold >= 1.0 · points 8.4/10 - 7 Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap): 1.8% · threshold >= 7% · points 0.0/15 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 145.61 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - Net income FY2019: 1175617000.0 · 2019-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ · unverified - Equity at FY2019 end: 2659108000.0 · 2019-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920120000047/ · unverified - Net income FY2020: 1216785000.0 · 2020-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ · unverified - Equity at FY2020 end: 2665424000.0 · 2020-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: 2078292000.0 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · unverified - Equity at FY2021 end: 3377554000.0 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: 3321807000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Equity at FY2022 end: 1401351000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 3387277000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - Equity at FY2023 end: 2919753000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2761896000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Equity at FY2024 end: 3368328000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000016/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 4061643000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Equity at FY2025 end: 4692453000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2026: 4830771000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Equity at FY2026 end: 6349820000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2017: 926076000.0 · 2017-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920119000031/ · unverified - Net income FY2018: 802265000.0 · 2018-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920120000047/ · unverified - Net income FY2019: 1175617000.0 · 2019-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ · unverified - Net income FY2020: 1216785000.0 · 2020-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ · unverified - Net income FY2021: 2078292000.0 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: 3321807000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 3387277000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2761896000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 4061643000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2026: 4830771000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - debt_incl_current: 5887415000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebt · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Operating cash flow FY2022: 3312702000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Capital expenditure FY2022: 307320000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Operating cash flow FY2023: 3669805000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - Capital expenditure FY2023: 341591000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - Operating cash flow FY2024: 3308575000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Capital expenditure FY2024: 277384000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Operating cash flow FY2025: 4081903000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Capital expenditure FY2025: 335259000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Operating cash flow FY2026: 4143079000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Capital expenditure FY2026: 375945000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Shares outstanding: 1306546783.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC cover page 10-K 0000319201-26-000027 (1,306,546,783 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/klac-20260630.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/R1.htm ### Lynch GARP: 53.7 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2021–2026 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 5, 'not_cross_checked': 1} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/lynch - 1 PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points): 1.78 · threshold <= 1.0 · points 6.5/30 - 2 EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate: +22.3% a year · threshold 12% to 35% a year · points 20.0/20 - 3 P/E on latest annual EPS: 39.8 · threshold <= 25 · points 0.1/10 - 4 Borrowings / equity: 0.93 · threshold <= 0.5 · points 8.6/15 - 5 Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose: 4 of 5 · threshold 5 of 5 · points 12.0/15 - 6 Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap: -2.2% · threshold >= +10% · points 6.5/10 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 145.61 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - EPS diluted FY2026: 3.66 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2021: 1.337 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · unverified - debt_incl_current: 5887415000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebt · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - equity: 6349820000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - cash: 1649842000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified ### Graham Enterprising: 65.0 (ok) · complete: True · missing tests: none · current inputs as of 2026-06-30 · stale inputs: none · history 2021–2026 · price 2026-10-23 · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 12, 'not_cross_checked': 3} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/graham_enterprising - 1 Current ratio: 2.88 · threshold >= 1.5 · points 15.0/15 - 2 Borrowings vs working capital: 0.73 x · threshold <= 1.1x · points 15.0/15 - 3 No earnings deficit in the last 5 years: 5 of 5 profitable · threshold 5 of 5 · points 15.0/15 - 4 Pays a current dividend: yes · threshold yes · points 10.0/10 - 5 EPS higher than five years earlier: 1.34 -> 3.66 · threshold higher · points 10.0/10 - 6 Price / book value per share: 29.96 · threshold <= 1.2 · points 0.0/20 - 7 Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities): 243.88 · threshold <= 0.67 · points 0.0/15 Inputs: - Price (close, per traded unit): 145.61 · 2026-10-23 · Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - current_assets: 12381790000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_liabilities: 4304927000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - debt_incl_current: 5887415000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LongTermDebt · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2022: 3321807000.0 · 2022-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ · unverified - Net income FY2023: 3387277000.0 · 2023-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - Net income FY2024: 2761896000.0 · 2024-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2025: 4061643000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Net income FY2026: 4830771000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Dividend years (Yahoo): [2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] · · Yahoo Finance dividend history · https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KLAC/history?filter=div - EPS diluted FY2026: 3.66 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - EPS diluted FY2021: 1.337 · 2021-06-30 · SEC XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ · unverified - equity: 6349820000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL StockholdersEquity · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - Shares outstanding: 1306546783.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC cover page 10-K 0000319201-26-000027 (1,306,546,783 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/klac-20260630.htm · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/R1.htm - liabilities: 11601715000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL Liabilities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified ### Piotroski F-Score: 44.4 (partial: 5, 8) · complete: False · missing tests: 5, 8 · current inputs as of None · stale inputs: none · history 2025–2026 · price None · verification {'verified': 0, 'mismatch': 0, 'unverified': 19, 'not_cross_checked': 0} · computed 2026-10-26 · rules https://theclaudetrader.com/p/piotroski - 1 Return on assets is positive: 26.9% · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 2 Operating cash flow is positive: 4,143M · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 3 Return on assets improved on the prior year: 25.3% -> 26.9% · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 4 Operating cash flow exceeds net income (accruals): 4,143M vs 4,831M · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 - 5 Long-term debt / assets fell: None · threshold pass = 1 · points None/11.11111111111111 - 6 Current ratio improved: 2.62 -> 2.88 · threshold pass = 1 · points 11.11111111111111/11.11111111111111 - 7 No new shares issued (share count did not rise): 132M -> 1,307M · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 - 8 Operating margin improved (stand-in for gross margin, which the dataset does not carry): None · threshold pass = 1 · points None/11.11111111111111 - 9 Asset turnover (revenue / assets) improved: 0.76 -> 0.76 · threshold pass = 1 · points 0.0/11.11111111111111 Inputs: - net_income 2026-06-30: 4830771000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - total_assets 2026-06-30: 17951535000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - cfo 2026-06-30: 4143079000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - net_income 2026-06-30: 4830771000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - net_income 2025-06-30: 4061643000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - total_assets 2026-06-30: 17951535000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - total_assets 2025-06-30: 16067926000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - cfo 2026-06-30: 4143079000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - net_income 2026-06-30: 4830771000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL NetIncomeLoss (10-K via companyfacts; frames served proxy 0001193125-26-397898) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_assets 2026-06-30: 12381790000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_assets 2025-06-30: 10698789000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL AssetsCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_liabilities 2026-06-30: 4304927000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - current_liabilities 2025-06-30: 4085795000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL LiabilitiesCurrent · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - shares_out 2026-08-03: 1306546783.0 · 2026-08-03 · SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - shares_out 2025-07-21: 131961370.0 · 2025-07-21 · SEC XBRL EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ · unverified - revenue 2026-06-30: 13579476000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - revenue 2025-06-30: 12156162000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - total_assets 2026-06-30: 17951535000.0 · 2026-06-30 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified - total_assets 2025-06-30: 16067926000.0 · 2025-06-30 · SEC XBRL Assets · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ · unverified ## Market value, source trail - Formula: market_value = traded_price (price date) / depositary_ratio x latest point-in-time SEC shares outstanding (share-count date shown; from the filing cover page, summed across share classes only where the issuer filing verifies the classes are economically equivalent (rule + evidence URL in the source text), else withheld; priced at the primary listed class, so where other classes trade at a different price the value is an approximation; restated only for issuer-verified splits after the count date); weighted-average share counts are never used - Traded price: 145.61 on 2026-10-23 (USD per traded unit (share or ADS)) · https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1 - SEC shares outstanding: 1,306,546,783 underlying shares, period 2026-08-03, SEC cover page 10-K 0000319201-26-000027 (1,306,546,783 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/klac-20260630.htm, accession 0000319201-26-000027 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/R1.htm - Depositary ratio: 1.0 (domestic; 10-K filer; SEC shares are the traded units) · None - Market value (price date x latest reported shares): 190,246,277,073 USD; 145.61 (price 2026-10-23) / 1 x 1,306,546,783 (shares at 2026-08-03) = 190,246,277,073 ## Revenue by fiscal year (SEC XBRL; FY = calendar year in which the fiscal year ends) - FY2013 (ended 2013-06-30): 2842781000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920115000053/ - FY2014 (ended 2014-06-30): 2929408000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920116000090/ - FY2015 (ended 2015-06-30): 2814049000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920117000034/ - FY2016 (ended 2016-06-30): 2984493000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920118000045/ - FY2017 (ended 2017-06-30): 3480014000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920119000031/ - FY2018 (ended 2018-06-30): 4036701000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920120000047/ - FY2019 (ended 2019-06-30): 4568904000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ - FY2020 (ended 2020-06-30): 5806424000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ - FY2021 (ended 2021-06-30): 6918734000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ - FY2022 (ended 2022-06-30): 9211883000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ - FY2023 (ended 2023-06-30): 10496056000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ - FY2024 (ended 2024-06-30): 9812247000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ - FY2025 (ended 2025-06-30): 12156162000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ - FY2026 (ended 2026-06-30): 13579476000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ ## Net income by fiscal year (SEC XBRL) - FY2013 (ended 2013-06-30): 543149000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920115000053/ - FY2014 (ended 2014-06-30): 582755000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920116000090/ - FY2015 (ended 2015-06-30): 366158000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920117000034/ - FY2016 (ended 2016-06-30): 704422000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920118000045/ - FY2017 (ended 2017-06-30): 926076000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920119000031/ - FY2018 (ended 2018-06-30): 802265000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920120000047/ - FY2019 (ended 2019-06-30): 1175617000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920121000029/ - FY2020 (ended 2020-06-30): 1216785000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920122000023/ - FY2021 (ended 2021-06-30): 2078292000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000031/ - FY2022 (ended 2022-06-30): 3321807000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000021/ - FY2023 (ended 2023-06-30): 3387277000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000024/ - FY2024 (ended 2024-06-30): 2761896000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ - FY2025 (ended 2025-06-30): 4061643000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ - FY2026 (ended 2026-06-30): 4830771000.0 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920126000027/ ## EPS diluted by fiscal year (split-adjusted to today's share basis; as filed in brackets) - FY2013 (ended 2013-06-30): 0.321 [filed 3.21, split factor 10.0] - FY2014 (ended 2014-06-30): 0.347 [filed 3.47, split factor 10.0] - FY2015 (ended 2015-06-30): 0.224 [filed 2.24, split factor 10.0] - FY2016 (ended 2016-06-30): 0.449 [filed 4.49, split factor 10.0] - FY2017 (ended 2017-06-30): 0.588 [filed 5.88, split factor 10.0] - FY2018 (ended 2018-06-30): 0.51 [filed 5.1, split factor 10.0] - FY2019 (ended 2019-06-30): 0.749 [filed 7.49, split factor 10.0] - FY2020 (ended 2020-06-30): 0.77 [filed 7.7, split factor 10.0] - FY2021 (ended 2021-06-30): 1.337 [filed 13.37, split factor 10.0] - FY2022 (ended 2022-06-30): 2.192 [filed 21.92, split factor 10.0] - FY2023 (ended 2023-06-30): 2.415 [filed 24.15, split factor 10.0] - FY2024 (ended 2024-06-30): 2.03 [filed 2.03, split factor 1.0] - FY2025 (ended 2025-06-30): 3.04 [filed 3.04, split factor 1.0] - FY2026 (ended 2026-06-30): 3.66 [filed 3.66, split factor 1.0] ## Dividend years (Yahoo history) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 ## Insider transactions (SEC Form 4 data set, latest 40) - 2026-09-15 S WALLACE RICHARD P (CEO) 72019 @ 171.88 = 12378626 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526393053/ - 2026-08-13 S Lorig Brian (officer) 59586 @ 208.13 = 12401634 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526352187/ - 2026-08-12 S Higgins Bren D. (CFO) 31500 @ 209.87 = 6610905 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526349139/ - 2026-08-11 S WALLACE RICHARD P (CEO) 87568 @ 198.95 = 17421654 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526346811/ - 2026-08-11 S Khan Ahmad A. (Pres) 33180 @ 198.95 = 6601161 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526346812/ - 2026-08-10 S Wilkinson Mary Beth (officer) 1661 @ 204.56 = 339774 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526344579/ - 2026-08-10 S Kirloskar Virendra A (officer) 529 @ 204.56 = 108212 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526344581/ - 2026-08-07 S Kirloskar Virendra A (officer) 2405 @ 197.57 = 475156 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526342331/ - 2026-08-07 S Wilkinson Mary Beth (officer) 21831 @ 197.57 = 4313151 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526342339/ - 2026-08-05 S Kirloskar Virendra A (officer) 4504 @ 195.50 = 880532 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526335482/ - 2026-08-05 S Wilkinson Mary Beth (officer) 13802 @ 195.50 = 2698291 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526335502/ - 2026-08-04 S Kirloskar Virendra A (officer) 1565 @ 191.59 = 299838 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526333146/ - 2026-08-04 S Wilkinson Mary Beth (officer) 4295 @ 191.59 = 822879 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526333148/ - 2026-07-02 S Kirloskar Virendra A (officer) 196 @ 265.69 = 52075 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526296166/ - 2026-07-02 S Higgins Bren D. (CFO) 27701 @ 265.69 = 7359879 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526296169/ - 2026-07-01 S Wilkinson Mary Beth (officer) 14392 @ 285.30 = 4106038 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526294468/ - 2026-06-11 S WALLACE RICHARD P (CEO) 4512 @ 2213.37 = 9986725 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526268015/ - 2026-05-12 S WALLACE RICHARD P (CEO) 4512 @ 1794.00 = 8094528 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526219897/ - 2026-05-11 S Hanley Jeneanne Michelle (director) 550 @ 1874.71 = 1031090 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526219364/ - 2026-05-11 S Kirloskar Virendra A (officer) 297 @ 1879.02 = 558069 · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000119312526219368/ ## Links - sec_filings: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=0000319201 - sec_xbrl_companyfacts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000319201.json - sec_form4: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000319201&type=4 - sec_8k: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000319201&type=8-K - yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KLAC - stooq: https://stooq.com/q/d/?s=klac.us - morningstar (link only, nothing stored): https://www.morningstar.com/search?query=KLAC - finviz (link only, nothing stored): https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=KLAC - stockanalysis (link only, nothing stored): https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/klac/ - seeking_alpha (link only, nothing stored): https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KLAC - openinsider (link only, nothing stored): http://openinsider.com/search?q=KLAC - google_news (link only, nothing stored): https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=KLAC+stock Cite as: The Claude Trader snapshot 2026-10-26, https://theclaudetrader.com/s/KLAC; data from SEC EDGAR XBRL and market prices (Alpaca Market Data, Yahoo Finance) to 2026-10-23. Scores are deterministic rule outputs from public filings. fair_value_model is a labelled model estimate from the same filings (method at /fair-value), not an opinion or recommendation.