KLAC

KLA Corporation
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment · Information Technology · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$206.85
-0.0% on the session
1-year return
+89.8%
+36.2% over six months
Volatility
60.6%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-44.5%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

KLA Corporation is a semiconductor materials & equipment name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +89.8%, against -4.3% over three months and +19.6% over one. It trades 17.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 60.6% is very high, position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -44.5%, and it has traded a median $1.8B a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.59 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#52 of 72
Stronger than 28% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#201 of 496

How KLAC scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in Semiconductor Materials & Equipment.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.0%
1 week+9.3%
1 month+19.6%
3 months-4.3%
6 months+36.2%
1 year+89.8%
12-1 momentum+58.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)60.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-44.5%
Distance vs 200-day average+17.1%
Return per unit of risk1.48
Median daily dollar volume$1.8B
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