$1829.47
107.7% vs S&P 12m
Business overview
Process control, inspection, and metrology leader. Tool intensity per advanced node rises faster than overall WFE.
Defect rates at 2nm and CoWoS interposers are operationally intolerable without KLA; pricing power scales with node complexity.
Products
- Inspection
- Metrology
- Process control software
Competitors (3)
- Applied Materials
- Hitachi High-Tech
- Onto Innovation
Composite score
Higher = stronger overall research case
Fundamental71
Technical85
Valuation52
AI relevance78
Risk-adjusted (higher = safer)57
Segment-relative fundamental percentile: 43
Synthetic 1Y price action
Deterministic price series; 50d (yellow) and 200d (orange) MAs shown
3M RS: 16.2%6M RS: 50.0%12M RS: 107.7%Vol30d: 47%DD52w: -5.5%
Financial summary
Curated, illustrative
Revenue
$13.10B
Growth (YoY)
11.5%
Gross margin
61.4%
Operating margin
41.2%
FCF
$2.89B
Capex
$1.51B
Net cash / (debt)
$-1.19B
ROIC
21.3%
Customer conc.
Medium
Valuation
Market cap
$238.98B
Enterprise value
$240.17B
P/E (TTM)
51.8x
Forward P/E
36.7x
EV / Sales
18.3x
EV / EBITDA
41.1x
P / FCF
82.7x
PEG
1.9x
Rule of 40
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Risks
Severity 1 (low) to 5 (severe)
- 3WFE cycle
- 3Premium valuation
Score components
What drove the composite
Growth53
Profitability94
Cash generation78
Balance sheet76
Moat / AI relevance75
Capital intensity (higher = lighter)56
Customer diversification60
Valuation discipline (dilution)65
Trend (MA50/MA200)95
Momentum (3/6/12m)79
Relative strength100
Realized vol (higher = lower vol)44
Segment peers
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