KLAC vs KLIC vs TER Stock Comparison

Kla, Kulicke & Soffa Industries and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KLAC Kla Corp
$158.77 -16.1% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$207.51B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.06B
Div. yield
0.29%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$313.24 -21.9% 1M +117.0% 1Y
Market cap
$48.98B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Kulicke & Soffa Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kulicke & Soffa Industries 4, Teradyne 3, Kla 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKLACKLICTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $207.51B $4.16B $48.98B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.5x 35.9x 54.2x KLIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 19.5x 32.5x KLIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +44.4% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.29% 1.01% 0.16% KLIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.6% +93.8% +117.0% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.6%/yr +6.9%/yr +17.8%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 58.9% 78.7% KLIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 57/100 60/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

KLACKLICTER

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKLACKLICTER
Valuation 36 #61 of 94 62 #36 of 94 18 #91 of 111
Growth 54 #43 of 92 66 #32 of 92 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 92 #8 of 90 58 #38 of 90 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 5 #94 of 99 58 #42 of 99 65 #41 of 115
Shareholder Returns 29 #52 of 73 42 #43 of 73 35 #51 of 78
Overall 43 57 60
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • KLIC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKLACKLICTERSPY
1 month -16.1%-13.4%-21.9% +0.9%
3 months -6.7%-4.1%-1.9% +5.9%
6 months -12.6%-5.1%+2.3% +8.5%
Year to date +30.7%+74.4%+61.8% +13.3%
1 year +31.6%+93.8%+117.0% +12.4%
3 years +246.7%+87.4%+273.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +51.4%+23.3%+55.2% +23.5%
5 years +325.9%+39.4%+126.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +33.6%+6.9%+17.8% +11.0%
10 years +2,026.6%+500.0%+1,257.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.8%+19.6%+29.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKLACKLICTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%58.9%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.7%63.8%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.802.263.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.591.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-59.5%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.4%-40.6%-35.3% -0.9%
52-week high $301.71$133.81$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $109.71$35.29$144.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKLACKLICTER
P/E now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 46.0x 35.9xmedian 46.0x 54.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 7.9x 4.4xmedian 7.9x 9.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x 25.7xmedian 28.3x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 68.2xmedian 41.4x 101.1xmedian 41.4x 80.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 4.6x 4.6xmedian 4.6x 13.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 2.30 4.45median 2.30 —median 1.10

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKLACKLICTER
Revenue $14.06B $950.21M $5.00B
Gross profit – $457.82M $2.97B
Operating income – $125.54M $1.61B
Net income $5.02B $115.74M $1.38B
Free cash flow – $41.13M –
R&D $1.53B $161.53M $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $3.80 $2.17 –
Cash & equivalents $1.53B $368.57M $460.74M
Shares (diluted) 1.32B 53.43M 157.69M
Enterprise value $207.51B $2.16B $49.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKLACKLICTER
P/E 41.5x 35.9x 54.2x
P/FCF 68.2x 101.1x 80.9x
P/Operating cash flow 43.5x 75.4x 36.8x
P/S 14.8x 4.4x 9.8x
P/B 31.8x 4.6x 13.3x
P/Tangible book 32.9x 4.6x 13.6x
EV/EBITDA – 25.7x –
EV/EBIT – 29.0x –
EV/Revenue 14.8x 3.8x 9.8x
EV/FCF – 88.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 43.5x 66.1x 36.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 4.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKLACKLICTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 44.4% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 4.8% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 61.0% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8,922% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.4% 1,845% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 5.5% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.8% 1,818% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.2% -59.7% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -36.2% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -65.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -37.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKLACKLICTER
Gross margin – 48.2% –
EBITDA margin – 14.9% –
Operating margin – 13.2% –
Pretax margin – 15.2% –
Net margin – 12.2% –
FCF margin – 4.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% 5.8% 26.6%
Return on equity 77.9% 13.1% 38.7%
Return on assets 27.6% 9.2% 26.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 13.5% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.9% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKLACKLICTER
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 30.9% 31.4%
Equity / assets 35.4% 69.1% 67.7%
Interest coverage – 836.9x –
Current ratio 2.8x 3.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 2.6x –
Cash ratio – 1.6x –
Altman Z-score – 9.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKLACKLICTER
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.0% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.6% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 37.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 104.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKLACKLICTER
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2027 19.5xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.67FY2027 $4.07FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +50.8%FY2027 +1,838.1%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.6% +38.6% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.18BFY2027 $1.19BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.2%FY2027 +82.6%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +24.1% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKLACKLICTER
Held by institutions 91.0% 92.8% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,478 464 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.6% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,285 267 828
Institutions selling 982 150 456
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.78 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KLACKLICTER
KLAC 1.00 0.67 0.72
KLIC 0.67 1.00 0.65
TER 0.72 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KLAC, KLIC and TER?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kla (KLAC) $207.51B, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) $4.16B, Teradyne (TER) $48.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, KLAC, KLIC and TER?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kla (KLAC) 41.5x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 35.9x, Teradyne (TER) 54.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) is cheapest (Kla (KLAC) 28.0x, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 19.5x, Teradyne (TER) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kla (KLAC) +12.2%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +44.4%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Kla (KLAC) +31.6%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +93.8%, Teradyne (TER) +117.0%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Kla (KLAC) +33.6%/yr, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) +6.9%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has the highest dividend yield: Kla (KLAC) 0.29%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 1.01%, Teradyne (TER) 0.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) has been the steadiest (Kla (KLAC) 61.5%, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) 58.9%, Teradyne (TER) 78.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KLAC, KLIC and TER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.