KLAC

KLA Corporation
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$187.27
-3.9% on the session
1-year return
+113.1%
+26.8% over six months
Volatility
59.6%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-43.6%
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 +113.1%, against +7.7% over three months and -13.8% over one. It trades 11.8% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 59.6% is very high — position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -43.6%, and it has traded a median $2.5B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.61 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#39 of 72
Stronger than 46% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#313 of 500

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-3.9%
1 week-10.0%
1 month-13.8%
3 months+7.7%
6 months+26.8%
1 year+113.1%
12-1 momentum+147.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)59.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-43.6%
Distance vs 200-day average+11.8%
Return per unit of risk1.90
Median daily dollar volume$2.5B
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