Kla (KLAC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Kla's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 43.19% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.26 percentage points from 43.44% a year earlier but up 1.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kla (KLAC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Kla came in at 44.56%, up 1.57 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +12.12 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 42.99% in FY2025 (+6.96 pp), 36.02% in FY2024 (-5.62 pp), 41.65% in FY2023 (-1.03 pp) and 42.67% in FY2022 (+10.24 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 33.97% (fiscal Q1 2022) and 43.44% (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.57 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 10.51 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 6.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KLAC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 41.84% (Q3 2026), 42.69% (Q2 2026) and 43.08% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,638.19 Bn | 5,412.36 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,452.80 Bn | 2,078.51 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.47% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,695.44 Bn | 1,621.48 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,213.55 Bn | 1,152.31 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 60.25% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 1,034.54 Bn | 991.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 719.69 Bn | 675.53 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 601.78 Bn | 486.52 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 434.81 Bn | 411.60 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 428.57 Bn | 394.02 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Kla | 270.40 Bn | 262.57 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 43.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 43.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 43.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 41.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.97% |
API Access
Kla Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KLAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KLAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();