Kla (KLAC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kla (KLAC) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 61.12% for Q1 2026, down 49.0% year-over-year from 119.85% in Q1 2025, and down 0.52% on a QoQ basis from 61.45% in Q4 2025.

Kla (KLAC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kla (KLAC) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 61.12% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 49.0% year-over-year to 61.12%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 61.45% (up 88.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 60.91%, up 94.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 61.12% for Q1 2026 at Kla, down from 61.45% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 61.97% in Q2 2025, with the low at 57.88% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 60.46%, with a median of 60.66% recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 235 bps in 2023 and jumped 373 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 59.49% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 60.72% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 60.3% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 61.45% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 61.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 61.12%, 61.45%, and 61.27% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Applied Materials 516.82 Bn 510.08 Bn 3.95 Bn 49.90%
2 Lam Research 488.97 Bn 484.22 Bn 2.91 Bn 49.83%
3 Kla 348.47 Bn 343.51 Bn 2.09 Bn 61.12%
4 Teradyne 66.84 Bn 66.60 Bn 780.95 Mn 60.89%
5 Qnity Electronics 32.19 Bn 32.35 Bn 618.00 Mn 47.00%
6 Entegris 25.16 Bn 24.72 Bn 380.80 Mn 46.90%
7 Amkor Technology 19.80 Bn 17.99 Bn 239.03 Mn 14.19%
8 Formfactor 11.45 Bn 11.15 Bn 86.79 Mn 38.38%
9 ACM Research 7.71 Bn 7.32 Bn 107.24 Mn 46.37%
10 Kulicke & Soffa Industries 7.00 Bn 6.51 Bn 119.70 Mn 49.34%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 61.12%
Dec 31, 2025 61.45%
Sep 30, 2025 61.27%
Jun 30, 2025 61.97%
Mar 31, 2025 61.62%
Dec 31, 2024 60.30%
Sep 30, 2024 59.62%
Jun 30, 2024 60.66%
Mar 31, 2024 57.88%
Dec 31, 2023 60.72%
Sep 30, 2023 60.50%
Jun 30, 2023 59.11%
Mar 31, 2023 58.67%
Dec 31, 2022 59.49%
Sep 30, 2022 61.78%
Jun 30, 2022 60.65%
Mar 31, 2022 61.02%
Dec 31, 2021 61.40%
Sep 30, 2021 60.96%
Jun 30, 2021 59.89%