Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kla (KLAC) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 41.21% for Q1 2026, down 124.0% year-over-year from 171.73% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 41.31% in Q4 2025.
Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kla's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 41.21% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 124.0% year-over-year to 41.21%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 41.68% (up 151.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 41.25%, up 420.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 41.21%, roughly flat from 41.31% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 42.58% in Q2 2025, with the low at 34.19% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 39.41% (2024), against an average of 39.22%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin sank 419 bps in 2023, then surged 826 bps in 2025.
- Kla's Operating Margin stood at 40.19% in 2022, then fell by 5 bps to 38.3% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 40.37% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 41.31% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 41.21% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KLAC's Operating Margin at 41.21% in Q1 2026, 41.31% in Q4 2025, and 41.66% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding | 683.77 Bn | 668.27 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.98% |
| 2 | Lam Research | 393.97 Bn | 388.39 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 3 | Applied Materials | 389.80 Bn | 381.56 Bn | 3.95 Bn | 31.90% |
| 4 | Kla | 240.86 Bn | 239.21 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 42.49% |
| 5 | Teradyne | 58.87 Bn | 58.52 Bn | 794.62 Mn | 32.94% |
| 6 | Qnity Electronics | 27.06 Bn | 26.10 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 25.75% |
| 7 | Entegris | 21.93 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 18.64% |
| 8 | Onto Innovation | 14.50 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 183.25 Mn | 18.52% |
| 9 | Amkor Technology | 12.45 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 318.59 Mn | 10.53% |
| 10 | Nova | 11.32 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 144.16 Mn | 29.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.49% |
| 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% |