KLA Corporation Semiconductor Process Control — SG&A increased by 1.3% to $240.77M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 21.4%, from $198.31M to $240.77M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Semiconductor Process Control — SG&A shows an upward trend with a 6.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A decrease relative to revenue indicates improved operational leverage and cost control.
This includes the overhead costs associated with the semiconductor process control segment, such as sales commissions, m...
Standard operating expense category; peers generally aim to keep these costs stable as a percentage of revenue to drive operating leverage.
klac_segment_semiconductor_process_control_selling_general_and_administrative| Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
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| Value | $178.48M | $178.48M | $178.48M | $178.48M | $182.09M | $182.09M | $182.09M | $182.09M | $193.42M | $215.41M | $198.31M | $206.94M | $215.04M | $237.62M | $240.77M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.2% | +11.4% | -7.9% | +4.4% | +3.9% | +10.5% | +1.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.0% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +2.0% | +6.2% | +18.3% | +8.9% | +13.6% | +11.2% | +10.3% | +21.4% |