KLA Corporation KLAC

187.92 0.81 0.43% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$248.2B
P/E
51.1×
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KLA Corporation (KLAC) Return on invested capital

KLA Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 48.2%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.9% (fiscal 2019) to 98.4% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry median of 6.10% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 48.2% (0.83)
FY2025 49.1% 11.01
FY2024 38.1% (6.51)
FY2023 44.6% 2.15
FY2022 42.4% 6.45
FY2021 36.0% 13.61
FY2020 22.4% 2.45
FY2019 19.9% (78.53)
FY2018 98.4% 33.99
FY2017 64.5% 16.65

Against its own ten years

Low 19.9% High 98.4%
Ten-year median 43.5%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
ASML ASML Holding N.V. compare 48.3%
KLAC KLA Corporation 48.2%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation compare 48.2%
TER Teradyne, Inc. compare 27.0%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. compare 24.9%
AMKR Amkor Technology, Inc. compare 8.64%
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc. compare 6.10%
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc. compare 5.56%
ENTG Entegris, Inc. compare 4.60%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry median 6.10%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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