What is KLA Corporation's R&D?

KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported R&D of $388.76M in Q1 2026.

How has KLA Corporation's R&D changed year-over-year?

KLA Corporation's R&D increased by 15.0% year-over-year, from $338.04M to $388.76M.

What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's R&D?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), KLA Corporation's R&D has grown at a 7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.11B to $1.36B.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

KLA Corporation KLAC R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Semiconductor Process Control$344.3M+19.0%

PCB And Component Inspection$29.91M-1.7%

Specialty Semiconductor Process$13.81M+7.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.4B+11.5%

Gross profit$2.1B+10.6%

Net income$1.2B+10.3%

EPS (diluted)$9.12+11.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$292.0M-38.3%

Total debt$6.1B+0.9%

Total equity$5.8B+45.6%

Total assets$16.9B+11.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$707.5M-34.0%

CapEx$85.2M+3.7%

Free cash flow$622.3M-37.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$394.12B+230%

Enterprise value$399.97B+220%

P/E84.4×+55.0×

P/S30.1×+20.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.4%+0.9pp

Net margin35.7%+3.7pp

FCF margin30.7%+0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity95%-9.1pp

Debt / equity1.1×-0.5×

Current ratio3×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by KLA Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: KLA Corporation’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is KLA Corporation's R&D?: KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported R&D of $388.76M in Q1 2026.
How has KLA Corporation's R&D changed year-over-year?: KLA Corporation's R&D increased by 15.0% year-over-year, from $338.04M to $388.76M.
What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's R&D?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), KLA Corporation's R&D has grown at a 7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.11B to $1.36B.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.