Kla (KLAC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Kla's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 41.84% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 36.0% year-over-year to 41.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 41.84% (up 36.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 42.99%, up 696.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 41.84%, down from 42.69% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 43.44% in Q2 2025, with the low at 34.28% in Q1 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 39.41% (2023), against an average of 39.2%.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 937 bps in 2022, then sank 601 bps in 2024.
• Kla's Return on Capital Employed stood at 42.03% in 2022, then dropped by 13 bps to 36.69% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 37.01% in 2024, then grew by 15 bps to 42.69% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 41.84% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows KLAC's Return on Capital Employed at 41.84% in Q1 2026, 42.69% in Q4 2025, and 43.08% in Q3 2025.