Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kulicke & Soffa Industries' Operating Margin came in at 20.66% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 4, 2026), up 24.77 percentage points from -4.11% a year earlier and up 4.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries (KLIC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Kulicke & Soffa Industries reported Operating Margin of 13.21%, up 13.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 4, 2025), it was -0.49%, up 12.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -9.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was -13.10% in FY2024 (-18.41 pp), 5.31% in FY2023 (-25.95 pp), 31.26% in FY2022 (+4.09 pp) and 27.18% in FY2021 (+17.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.49 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 68.16 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 68.41 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KLIC's Operating Margin at 15.90% (Q2 2026), 8.93% (Q1 2026) and 0.50% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,255.04 Bn | 5,029.20 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,218.63 Bn | 1,843.49 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,599.06 Bn | 1,525.11 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,028.11 Bn | 933.75 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 887.51 Bn | 844.26 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 638.35 Bn | 594.03 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 477.07 Bn | 346.20 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 334.06 Bn | 310.86 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 322.49 Bn | 287.93 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Kulicke & Soffa Industries | 4.22 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 157.95 Mn | 20.66% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 20.66% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 15.90% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 8.93% |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 0.50% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -4.11% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -52.27% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 52.16% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.48% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.56% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -61.11% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -2.35% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.71% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 23.59% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 32.80% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 33.66% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 32.79% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 31.90% |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KLIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KLIC", "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=KLIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();