KLA Corporation expected to post earnings of $1.18 a share - Earnings Preview

KLA

26/10/2026 23:02

KLA Corporation KLAC.OQ KLAC.O is expected to  show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on October 28 for the period ending September 30 2026
The Milpitas California-based  company is expected to report a 25.8% increase in revenue to $4.039 billion from $3.21 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 19 analysts, based on LSEG data.The company's guidance on July 28 2026, for the period ended September 30, was for revenue between $3.80 billion and $4.20 billion.
​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for KLA Corporation is for earnings of $1.18 per share. The company's EPS guidance on July 28 2026, for the period ended September 30, was between $1.06 and $1.26 
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 19 "strong buy" or "buy," 8 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months. ​
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for KLA Corporation is $227.00, about 52.1% above its last closing price of $149.21
The company's guidance on July 28 2026 for the period ended September 30 was for gross profit margin between USD61.5% and USD63.5%.
Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in US dollars). ​
QUARTER ENDING
STARMINESMARTESTIMATE®
LSEG IBES ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
SURPRISE %
Jun. 30 2026
1.00
1.00
1.05
Beat
5.4
Mar. 31 2026
0.92
0.91
0.94
Beat
2.8
Dec. 31 2025
0.89
0.88
0.89
Beat
0.5​
Sep. 30 2025
0.87
0.86
0.88
Beat
2.3
​​Jun. 30 2025
0.86
0.86
0.94
Beat
9.6
Mar. 31 2025
0.81
0.81
0.84
Beat
3.9​
Dec. 31 2024
0.78
0.78
0.82
Beat
5.8
Sep. 30 2024
0.71
0.70
0.73
Beat
4
This summary was machine generated October 26 at 23:02 GMT.  All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)