
KLA Corp.
KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. It offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; metrology systems to measure pattern dimensions, film thickness, film stress, layer-to-layer alignment, pattern placement, surface topography, and electro-optical properties for wafers; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; wafer inspection and metrology systems; and semiconductor software solutions that provide run-time process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification to accelerate yield learning rates and reduce production risk. The company also provides etch, plasma dicing, deposition, and other wafer processing technologies and solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. In addition, it offers direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, inkjet and additive printing, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering solutions for the PCB market and inspection and metrology systems for quality control and yield improvement in advanced and traditional semiconductor packaging markets. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
Analysis Summary
Key Highlights
- • Cash dividend of $1.90 per share declared, payable December 2, 2025.
- • All ten Board-nominated directors successfully elected at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
- • Amendments to company By-laws approved, enhancing governance and shareholder nomination procedures.
- • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026.
- • Executive compensation approved on a non-binding advisory basis.
- • Michael McMullen appointed Chair of the Compensation and Talent Committee.
- • This 8-K filing does not contain Q4 2025 financial performance or guidance.
Financial Metrics
Stock Performance (90 Days)
Positive Signals
- • Declaration of a cash dividend indicates financial stability and commitment to shareholder returns.
- • Successful election of all Board-nominated directors suggests strong shareholder confidence in current leadership.
- • High stockholder participation (89.64%) at the Annual Meeting demonstrates active engagement.
- • Ratification of independent auditor ensures continued financial oversight and transparency.
Risks & Concerns
- — No specific financial or operational risk factors were explicitly mentioned in this 8-K filing.
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Company Info
- Website
- www.kla.com
- Industry
- Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
- Sector
- Technology
- Headquarters
- Milpitas, CA, United States
- CEO
- Mr. Richard P. Wallace
- Employees
- 15,000
Layoff Stats
- Layoff Events
- 0
- Total Affected
- 0
Recent Layoffs
No canonical layoff events recorded for this company.