Kla (KLAC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Kla (KLAC) reported Research & Development of $399.02 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 13.0% from $352.99 million a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Kla (KLAC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Kla posted Research & Development of $1.53 billion, up 12.6% from FY2025.
- Research & Development has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Research & Development came in at $1.36 billion in FY2025 (+6.4%), $1.28 billion in FY2024 (-1.4%), $1.3 billion in FY2023 (+17.3%) and $1.11 billion in FY2022 (+19.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Research & Development has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 9.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 25.6%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 3.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $388.76 million (Q3 2026), $383.87 million (Q2 2026) and $360.46 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,563.73 Bn | 5,337.89 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 7.05 Bn |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,381.64 Bn | 2,007.35 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,640.54 Bn | 1,566.58 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,238.95 Bn | 1,177.72 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,004.87 Bn | 961.62 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 697.02 Bn | 652.86 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 605.16 Bn | 489.89 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 8 | Lam Research | 425.56 Bn | 402.36 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 642.92 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 420.05 Bn | 385.49 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 10 | Kla | 261.83 Bn | 253.99 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 399.02 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 399.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 388.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 383.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 360.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 352.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 338.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 346.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 323.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 325.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 321.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 320.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 311.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 317.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 328.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 332.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 318.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 296.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 285.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 265.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 258.15 Mn |
API Access
Kla Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=KLAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "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=research-and-development&ticker=KLAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();