Kla (KLAC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Kla's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $679.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 15.84% year-over-year to $679.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.6 billion (up 9.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.4 billion, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $679.9 million for Q1 2026 at Kla, up from $663.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $679.9 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $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 grew 26.82% in 2022, then slipped 3.78% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $575.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.17% to $557.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 9.97% to $613.2 million in 2024, then increased by 8.24% to $663.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 2.43% to $679.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $679.9 million (Q1 2026), $663.8 million (Q4 2025), and $629.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 14,963,355.55 Bn 14,963,340.04 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Lam Research 408.02 Bn 403.27 Bn 2.91 Bn 863.51 Mn
3 Applied Materials 391.00 Bn 384.25 Bn 3.95 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Kla 277.01 Bn 272.05 Bn 2.09 Bn 679.90 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.18 Bn 57.94 Bn 780.95 Mn 307.95 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 30.25 Bn 30.41 Bn 618.00 Mn 267.00 Mn
7 Entegris 20.20 Bn 19.76 Bn 380.80 Mn 192.90 Mn
8 Amkor Technology 16.87 Bn 15.05 Bn 239.03 Mn 138.75 Mn
9 Onto Innovation 13.38 Bn 12.72 Bn 146.39 Mn 112.88 Mn
10 Formfactor 9.68 Bn 9.38 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