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KLA Corporation KLAC Return on equity

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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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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 equity?
KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported return on equity of 95% in Q1 2026.
How has KLA Corporation's return on equity changed year-over-year?
KLA Corporation's return on equity decreased by 8.8% year-over-year, from 104.1% to 95%.
What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's return on equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's return on equity has grown at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 233.8% to 392.3%.
What does return on equity mean?
How much profit the company earns on the money shareholders have invested.
How do you interpret return on equity?
Higher is better, but very high ROE can be manufactured by leverage — a thin equity base inflates the ratio. Read it next to debt-to-equity and ROIC to tell genuine returns from balance-sheet engineering.
How does return on equity compare across companies?
Comparable across peers, with the leverage caveat. Negative or near-zero equity makes ROE meaningless, so it is suppressed there.