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The forward PE ratio is 59.66 as of Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Forward PE Ratio (59.66) = Close Price ($229.52) / Consensus Forward EPS ($3.71)

KLAC Forward PE Ratio Metrics

FORWARD PE RATIO

59.66

KLAC Competitors' Forward PE Ratio

KLAC

KLA Corporation

Current

Market Cap

$299.82B

Forward PE Ratio

59.66

DELL

Dell Technologies Inc.

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$299.06B

Forward PE Ratio

43.33

PLTR

Palantir Technologies Inc.

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$296.28B

Forward PE Ratio

90.72

TXN

Texas Instruments Incorporated

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$280.79B

Forward PE Ratio

39.11

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$277.55B

Forward PE Ratio

24.26

SNDK

Sandisk Corporation

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$275.19B

Forward PE Ratio

26.05

ARM

Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$348.85B

Forward PE Ratio

171.29

ANET

Arista Networks, Inc.

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$232.56B

Forward PE Ratio

49.88

PANW

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$230.56B

Forward PE Ratio

84.97

MRVL

Marvell Technology, Inc.

vs KLAC

Market Cap

$212.81B

Forward PE Ratio

81.45

Trailing vs Forward

Trailing P/E

62.6

reported TTM EPS

Forward P/E

59.7

consensus next-FY EPS

The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $3.71 implies +5.1% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $3.53.

Forward P/E by Fiscal Year

View All Analyst Estimates

At today's $229.52 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.

Fiscal year endConsensus EPSEstimate rangeAnalystsImplied P/E
2027-06-30$5.14$4.84 – $5.391644.7x
2028-06-30$6.28$5.31 – $8.02736.6x
2029-06-30$6.75$6.05 – $7.41234.0x

Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.

Forward PE Ratio Formula & Definition

PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)

The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Forward PE Ratio FAQ

What is the forward PE ratio for KLA Corporation (KLAC)?
The forward PE ratio for KLAC stock is 59.66.

About KLA Corporation

KLA Corporation specializes in creating, manufacturing, and distributing advanced solutions vital for process control, process optimization, and yield enhancement throughout the global semiconductor and broader electronics industries. The company organizes its business into four main segments: Semiconductor Process Control, Specialty Semiconductor Process, PCB, Display and Component Inspection, and an 'Other' category. For integrated circuit (IC) fabrication, KLA offers a comprehensive range of products. These include systems for wafer inspection, review, and metrology; defect inspection and metrology for both wafers/substrates and reticles; chemical and materials quality analysis tools; and real-time process management and wafer handling diagnostics essential for IC and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) production. Furthermore, the company develops software for live process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification. KLA also supplies refurbished and remanufactured equipment. Beyond IC manufacturing, KLA supports specialty semiconductor production. This includes benchtop metrology, surface characterization, and electrical property measurement services suitable for general-purpose and laboratory use. They also provide technologies and solutions for etching, plasma dicing, deposition, and various other wafer processing tasks within the semiconductor and microelectronics sectors. Within the printed circuit board (PCB) market, KLA delivers solutions such as direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, additive printing, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering. For the display industry, their offerings encompass inspection and electrical testing systems to pinpoint and categorize defects, as well as equipment for defect repair. KLA also supplies inspection and metrology systems designed to improve quality control and yield in both advanced and conventional semiconductor packaging markets. Established in 1975, the company was initially known as KLA-Tencor Corporation before rebranding as KLA Corporation in July 2019. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Milpitas, California.

Milpitas, CA
15,000 employees
Technology / Semiconductors
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
CEO
Richard Wallace