Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kla's Operating Margin was 42.49% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.09 percentage points from 42.58% a year earlier but up 1.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kla (KLAC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Operating Margin at Kla came in at 41.69%, up 0.44 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +5.72 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 41.25% in FY2025 (+4.20 pp), 37.05% in FY2024 (-1.01 pp), 38.06% in FY2023 (-1.61 pp) and 39.67% in FY2022 (+3.70 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between 34.19% (fiscal Q3 2024) and 42.58% (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.33 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 8.26 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 4.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KLAC's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 41.21% (Q3 2026), 41.31% (Q2 2026) and 41.66% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,563.73 Bn | 5,337.89 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,381.64 Bn | 2,007.35 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,640.54 Bn | 1,566.58 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,238.95 Bn | 1,177.72 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 80.37% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,004.87 Bn | 961.62 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 697.02 Bn | 652.86 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 605.16 Bn | 489.89 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 425.56 Bn | 402.36 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 420.05 Bn | 385.49 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Kla | 261.83 Bn | 253.99 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 42.49% |
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% |
API Access
Kla Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KLAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KLAC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KLAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();