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KLA Corporation KLAC Return on assets

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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-37.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$311.85B+114%
Enterprise value$317.7B+107%
P/E66.8×+27.3×
P/S23.8×+11.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.4%+0.9pp
Net margin35.7%+3.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity95%-9.1pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.5×
Current ratio+0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from KLA Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on assets?
KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported return on assets of 29.1% in Q1 2026.
How has KLA Corporation's return on assets changed year-over-year?
KLA Corporation's return on assets increased by 18.8% year-over-year, from 24.5% to 29.1%.
What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's return on assets has grown at a 7.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 69.3% to 92.1%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.