KLA (KLAC) Projected to Release Earnings on Tuesday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) is projected to post its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect KLA to announce earnings of $1.00 per share and revenue of $3.6016 billion for the quarter. KLA has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 8.870-10.870 EPS. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The semiconductor company reported $9.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $8.48. The company had revenue of $3.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.37 billion. KLA had a net margin of 35.66% and a return on equity of 91.89%. KLA’s quarterly revenue was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.84 EPS. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ:KLAC opened at $207.60 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.03, a quick ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $271.18 billion, a PE ratio of 58.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.41. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $220.85 and its 200 day moving average is $177.61. KLA has a 12 month low of $83.22 and a 12 month high of $307.37.

KLA Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is 26.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Mary Beth Wilkinson sold 14,392 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.30, for a total value of $4,106,037.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 53,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,225,605.10. This represents a 21.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 45,120 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.34, for a total transaction of $9,986,725.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 713,830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $157,996,990.71. This represents a 5.95% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 132,333 shares of company stock valued at $29,547,170. Corporate insiders own 91.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC grew its position in KLA by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. increased its stake in KLA by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,886,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Monetary Management Group Inc. raised its position in shares of KLA by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Monetary Management Group Inc. now owns 3,773 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,380,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Tandem Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of KLA by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Tandem Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $934,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the period. Finally, Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of KLA by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellspring Financial Advisors LLC now owns 223 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $271,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. 86.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on KLAC. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on KLA from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on KLA from $187.50 to $197.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on KLA from $190.00 to $274.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $325.00 price objective on shares of KLA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $218.41.

About KLA

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company designs and manufactures equipment, software and services used by chipmakers to analyze and control manufacturing processes, detect defects, measure critical dimensions and improve yield across wafer fabrication, photomask and packaging operations. KLA’s offerings are aimed at enabling production of advanced logic, memory, and specialty devices at progressively smaller technology nodes and more complex package structures.

Its product portfolio includes optical and e-beam inspection systems, metrology tools for critical dimension and film measurement, mask and reticle inspection platforms, as well as enterprise software and data analytics that aggregate process data and drive automated process control.