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KLA Corporation KLAC Return on invested capital

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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 invested capital?
KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported return on invested capital of 46.2% in Q1 2026.
How has KLA Corporation's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
KLA Corporation's return on invested capital increased by 15.4% year-over-year, from 40% to 46.2%.
What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's return on invested capital has grown at a 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 122.1% to 151.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.