Kla (KLAC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Kla (KLAC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $679.9 million for Q1 2026, up 15.84% on a YoY basis from $586.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.43% on a QoQ basis from $663.8 million in Q4 2025.

Kla (KLAC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kla (KLAC) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $679.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $679.9 million, up 15.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.6 billion (up 9.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.4 billion, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $679.9 million in Q1 2026, from $663.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $679.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $501.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $584.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $574.2 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses advanced 26.82% in 2022, then retreated 3.78% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $575.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 3.17% to $557.7 million in 2023, then gained by 9.97% to $613.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.24% to $663.8 million in 2025, then rose by 2.43% to $679.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $679.9 million, $663.8 million, and $629.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 636.08 Bn 620.57 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Applied Materials 406.04 Bn 399.30 Bn 3.95 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Lam Research 369.24 Bn 364.49 Bn 2.91 Bn 863.51 Mn
4 Kla 240.65 Bn 238.86 Bn 2.09 Bn 679.90 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.07 Bn 57.82 Bn 780.95 Mn 307.95 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.70 Bn 26.85 Bn 618.00 Mn 267.00 Mn
7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn 192.90 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn 112.88 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn 118.74 Mn
10 Formfactor 8.32 Bn 8.14 Bn 86.79 Mn 70.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 679.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 663.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 629.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 615.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 586.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 613.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 574.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 580.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 559.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 557.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 550.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 567.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 566.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 575.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 572.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 533.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 501.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 478.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 451.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 433.45 Mn