Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kla (KLAC) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 41.21% for Q1 2026, down 124.0% on a YoY basis from 171.73% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 41.31% in Q4 2025.
Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kla (KLAC) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 41.21% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 41.21%, down 124.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.68% (up 151.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 41.25%, up 420.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was little changed at 41.21% in Q1 2026, from 41.31% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 42.58% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 34.19% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 39.22% across 5 years, with a median of 39.41% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 419 bps in 2023, then jumped 826 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 40.19% in 2022, then declined by 5 bps to 38.3% in 2023, then climbed by 5 bps to 40.37% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 41.31% in 2025, then dropped by 0 bps to 41.21% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 41.21%, 41.31%, and 41.66% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding | 636.08 Bn | 620.57 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.98% |
| 2 | Applied Materials | 406.04 Bn | 399.30 Bn | 3.95 Bn | 31.90% |
| 3 | Lam Research | 369.24 Bn | 364.49 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 35.04% |
| 4 | Kla | 240.65 Bn | 238.86 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 41.21% |
| 5 | Teradyne | 58.07 Bn | 57.82 Bn | 780.95 Mn | 36.88% |
| 6 | Qnity Electronics | 27.70 Bn | 26.85 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 26.69% |
| 7 | Entegris | 18.25 Bn | 17.80 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 17.44% |
| 8 | Onto Innovation | 12.83 Bn | 12.17 Bn | 146.39 Mn | 11.48% |
| 9 | Amkor Technology | 12.41 Bn | 9.90 Bn | 318.59 Mn | 10.53% |
| 10 | Formfactor | 8.32 Bn | 8.14 Bn | 86.79 Mn | 7.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 39.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 39.29% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 37.38% |