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KLA Corporation (KLAC) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for KLAC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-10-06

DayWeekMonth3 months
KLAC−4.5%+0.5%+6.4%−10.7%
Testing & Metrology−2.0%+7.1%+17.2%—
Rubin Build-Out 100+0.8%+7.0%+11.0%—

Against the index: 6.5 pts behind on the week, 4.6 pts behind on the month; against its Testing & Metrology sleeve 10.8 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 12 pieces · newest: Morning 10, “Storage — Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9% on a record day for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq” (2026-10-07)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where KLAC appears in the diary — 12 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.9% week · +8.0% month · +11.5% quarter · +49.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
How it trades on rate days beta 1.00 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How KLAC has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.00 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), KLA Corporation moved 1.00% on average · correlation 0.16 · higher than 87% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.95 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.77% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −0.40% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Process control and equipment · 5 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Process control and equipment

Curated competitor set — who the market prices this name against, not just who shares its sector.

Compared against KLAC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — KLA Corporation

KLAC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
KLA makes inspection, metrology and process-control equipment used at nearly every stage of chip manufacturing, from bare wafers to packaged devices. Its tools find and measure defects on wafers, reticles and circuit boards, alongside chemical process-control and specialty semiconductor equipment. Customers are semiconductor and electronics manufacturers across the supply chain. It is based in Milpitas, California.
Where it sits in the stack
In our index, KLA sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the Testing & Metrology sleeve alongside automated test equipment makers. It is a constraint on yield verification: as chips shrink and stack, more inspection and measurement work is needed before a die can be judged fit for shipment.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group compares it against process-control and equipment names — Applied Materials, Lam Research, ASML, Onto Innovation and Nova. The diary also notes the market pairing it with Teradyne when discussing test-equipment sentiment together.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
KLA holds a seat in our index and in the Nasdaq-100. It carries a Closelooknet score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest. The Morning 10 edition has referenced it repeatedly, once alongside Advantest and Teradyne when equipment names moved together.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether inspection and metrology demand keeps pace with node shrinks, and whether the gap between its strong quality reading and weak valuation reading narrows or widens.

KLA Corporation (KLAC) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology, and sits in Layer 3 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 52/100 composite (momentum 45, quality 88, valuation 20) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: KLAC news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Morgan Stanley, 2026-10-06

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for KLAC from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 227 from 253 Target cut to $227 from $253 (+9.7% to spot) 2026-10-06
  • Price target UBS — target 200 from 215 Target cut to $200 from $215 (+14% to spot) 2026-09-01

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.43%, quarterly · buybacks 2.29 bn USD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What KLAC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.84 USD per share · a 0.43% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year +16.7% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.72 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.23 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-17
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.15 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.61 USD · 2025: 0.74 USD · 2026: 0.65 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-14
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 1.06 bn USD 22% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 2.29 bn USD 0.8% of today's market value
  • Share count −1.3% in FY2026 310 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 3.35 bn USD · 89% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is KLA Corporation (KLAC)?

KLA Corporation trades as KLAC on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is KLAC in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — KLA Corporation is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100, as of 2026-10-07.

What is KLA Corporation's Closelooknet composite score?

52 out of 100, with momentum 45, quality 88 and valuation 20 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is the current Closelooknet signal-board read on KLAC?

Down 4.5% at the close — one of the day's sharpest drops. As of 2026-10-06; the signal board re-bakes nightly. A structure reading from Closelooknet's research diary, not advice.

Where does KLAC trade against its moving averages?

Trending: Above its 20-, 50- and 200-day; consensus target sits +8.2% higher. As of 2026-10-05 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is KLAC doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month KLA Corporation is +6.4% against +11.0% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 4.6 points behind its index, as of 2026-10-06. Its Testing & Metrology sleeve is +17.2% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does KLA Corporation compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Process control and equipment), KLA Corporation (KLAC) sits 32.6% below its 52-week high, 10.6% above its 50-day average; Applied Materials Inc (AMAT) is 26.7% below, Lam Research Corp (LRCX) is 21.1% below, ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares (ASML) is 7.0% below. Put any of them next to KLAC in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does KLA Corporation trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year KLA Corporation had a beta of 1.00 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 87% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.77% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Where has Closelooknet written about KLA Corporation?

KLA Corporation appears in 12 Closelooknet pieces, most recently Morning 10: Storage — Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9% on a record day for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq (2026-10-07); Midday 10: S&P 500 — record high as Marvell jumps 7.6% on its investor day; chip-machine makers slide (2026-10-06); Midday 10: Brazil — stocks jump 13% after Bolsonaro leads round one; US 10-year hits 5.35%, stocks rise anyway (2026-10-05). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does KLA Corporation do?

KLA makes inspection, metrology and process-control equipment used at nearly every stage of chip manufacturing, from bare wafers to packaged devices. Its tools find and measure defects on wafers, reticles and circuit boards, alongside chemical process-control and specialty semiconductor equipment. Customers are semiconductor and electronics manufacturers across the supply chain. Closelooknet's peer group compares it against process-control and equipment names — Applied Materials, Lam Research, ASML, Onto Innovation and Nova. The diary also notes the market pairing it with Teradyne when discussing test-equipment sentiment together.

Where does KLA Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

In our index, KLA sits in Layer 3, Assembly & Test, within the Testing & Metrology sleeve alongside automated test equipment makers. It is a constraint on yield verification: as chips shrink and stack, more inspection and measurement work is needed before a die can be judged fit for shipment. KLA holds a seat in our index and in the Nasdaq-100. It carries a Closelooknet score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest. The Morning 10 edition has referenced it repeatedly, once alongside Advantest and Teradyne when equipment names moved together.

Does KLA Corporation pay a dividend?

KLA Corporation has paid 0.84 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.43% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.23 USD on 2026-08-17. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 1.06 bn USD in dividends and bought back 2.29 bn USD of its own shares, 89% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 1.3% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on KLA Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on KLA Corporation on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Morgan Stanley on 2026-10-06 (target 227 from 253). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KLAC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Semiconductor Equipment & Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.