KLA (KLAC) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) will likely be posting its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, January 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $8.75 per share and revenue of $3.2478 billion for the quarter. KLA has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 7.920-9.480 EPS. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The semiconductor company reported $8.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.47 by $0.34. KLA had a net margin of 33.83% and a return on equity of 107.26%. The firm had revenue of $3.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.17 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $7.33 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect KLA to post $32 EPS for the current fiscal year and $32 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KLA Stock Up 2.0%

KLAC opened at $1,543.03 on Tuesday. KLA has a fifty-two week low of $551.33 and a fifty-two week high of $1,581.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.69. The stock has a market cap of $202.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $1,288.38 and its 200 day moving average is $1,109.30.

KLA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were paid a $1.90 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $7.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is 23.86%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Richard P. Wallace sold 10,803 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,203.10, for a total value of $12,997,089.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 81,211 shares in the company, valued at $97,704,954.10. The trade was a 11.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Bren D. Higgins sold 2,254 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,237.01, for a total transaction of $2,788,220.54. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 32,154 shares in the company, valued at $39,774,819.54. This represents a 6.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 91.48% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KLA

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Triumph Capital Management bought a new position in shares of KLA during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $40,000. WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new position in KLA during the second quarter valued at $90,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC raised its stake in shares of KLA by 2.9% in the third quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 358 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 10 shares during the period. Seven Mile Advisory purchased a new stake in shares of KLA in the third quarter valued at $444,000. Finally, DF Dent & Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of KLA in the 3rd quarter worth about $832,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.65% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citic Securities lifted their target price on KLA from $950.00 to $1,350.00 in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Argus set a $1,400.00 price objective on shares of KLA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Susquehanna restated a “neutral” rating and set a $1,500.00 target price on shares of KLA in a research report on Monday, January 12th. TD Cowen raised shares of KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $1,300.00 to $1,800.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, New Street Research boosted their price target on shares of KLA from $1,230.00 to $1,315.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, KLA presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,477.64.

KLA Company Profile

KLA is a provider of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. The company designs and manufactures equipment, software and services used by chipmakers to analyze and control manufacturing processes, detect defects, measure critical dimensions and improve yield across wafer fabrication, photomask and packaging operations. KLA’s offerings are aimed at enabling production of advanced logic, memory, and specialty devices at progressively smaller technology nodes and more complex package structures.

Its product portfolio includes optical and e-beam inspection systems, metrology tools for critical dimension and film measurement, mask and reticle inspection platforms, as well as enterprise software and data analytics that aggregate process data and drive automated process control.