KLAC Stock — KLA Corp.

KLA Corp. (KLAC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KLAC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Total return is 273398.3% over the past 46 years.

KLA Corporation manufactures process control and inspection equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, serving chipmakers globally across wafer production, reticle/mask inspection, and printed circuit board manufacturing. The company pays a modest quarterly dividend with a low current distribution rate. This equity is suited to investors seeking exposure to semiconductor capital equipment with modest income characteristics.

KLAC performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 273398.3% over the past 46 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 51.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 45.0%.

KLAC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.49%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/08/1980

Distribution rate

0.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.51%

5-year average yield

0.79

Last close

$165.74 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$216,291,775,984

Average volume

13127051.0

Dividend

$0.23

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

09/01/2026

Beta

1.447

Payout ratio

22.3%

P/E ratio

45.28

Forward P/E

34.8432

EPS

$3.66

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.56%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.51%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

KLAC risks and drawbacks

KLAC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 45.0%.

Who may consider KLAC — and who may not

KLAC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KLAC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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