Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kla (KLAC) posted Operating Margin of 42.49% for Q2 2026, up 3.08% on a QoQ basis from 41.21% in Q1 2026, and down 9.0% year-over-year from 46.69% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kla has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 42.49% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 9.0% year-over-year to 42.49% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 41.69%, a 44.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 41.69%, up 44.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 42.49% for Q2 2026 at Kla, up from 41.21% 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.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 39.4%, with a median of 39.8% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin sank 419 bps in 2023, then jumped 826 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 40.19% in 2022, then decreased by 5 bps to 38.3% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 40.37% in 2024, then climbed by 2 bps to 41.31% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 42.49% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 42.49% (Q2 2026), 41.21% (Q1 2026), and 41.31% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lam Research | 374.58 Bn | 369.00 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 2 | Applied Materials | 362.85 Bn | 353.62 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 3 | Kla | 237.04 Bn | 235.39 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 42.49% |
| 4 | Mks | 18.07 Bn | 17.46 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 20.11% |
| 5 | Onto Innovation | 13.82 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 183.25 Mn | 18.52% |
| 6 | Nova | 11.15 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 144.16 Mn | 29.88% |
| 7 | Camtek | 6.80 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 66.70 Mn | 20.43% |
| 8 | ACM Research | 4.89 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 134.62 Mn | 16.98% |
| 9 | Kulicke & Soffa Industries | 4.50 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 157.95 Mn | 20.66% |
| 10 | Axcelis Technologies | 3.52 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 91.19 Mn | 9.43% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |