KLAC (KLAC)

Secondary decision view: valuation · portfolio context · the data you need before acting on a single-source signal.
Neutral

KLAC receives a NEUTRAL verdict as extreme overvaluation (PE at the 100th percentile and trading 478.6% above its buyzone floor) is offset by strong floor support and no red alerts.

  • Valuation is flagged expensive: current PE of 51.2 sits at the 100th percentile, and PB also at the 100th percentile, indicating the stock is historically overvalued.
  • The stock trades 478.6% above its floor-based buyzone (far bucket), reinforcing the stretched valuation picture.
  • Despite overvaluation, the floor analysis shows high confidence with a discount of 5.8% to the floor, three valid floors, and zero red alerts, providing a safety net that balances the negative signals.
Verdict bucket from deterministic rule (validation / floor distance / risk alerts). LLM narration only — never picks the bucket.

BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal

$1811.35 $313.04 engine floor
far above at floor

KLAC is far above the floor (~478.6% above) — adding here means paying a premium vs. your own threshold. Wait or take partial position only with a strong directional view. valuation expensive (100th percentile)

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VALUATION

Expensive
Trailing P/E
51.2
5-yr percentile: 100%
P/B
42.0
5-yr percentile: 100%
p10
13.7
p25
15.4
p50
21.6
p75
28.6
p90
35.7
Sufficient earnings data; P/E historical percentile directly measures overvaluation or undervaluation

Floor Engine

ideal USD 1811.35 Confidence high
discount-to-floor: 5.79×
DIVIDEND high
USD 836.10
Yield reverts to historical 95th-percentile (extreme yield level)
22y dividend history (≥10), dividend method reliable
VALUATION high
USD 1002.49
PE reverts to historical 5th-percentile (extreme undervaluation)
EPV high
USD 313.04
Zero-growth scenario + current cash/debt (Greenwald franchise value)
EPV GROWTH PREMIUM low
USD 939.12
EPV × franchise-value multiplier (compounder premium when ROIC > WACC)

YOUR WATCHLIST CONTEXT

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$XXX.XX
Your golden
$XXX.XX
Market
XXX

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IMPLIED VOLATILITY

CURRENT IV 50.9% HV (30D) 49.4% IV RANK (1Y) 78 HIGH
IV vs HV · last 1 year

Earnings Reactions

KLAC
8 earnings events · last 2 years
Avg Gap%
-2.31%
Avg Day%
-3.35%
Up Hit Rate
25%
Next Earnings · est.
2026-07-30
in 78d
24-07
24-10
25-01
25-04
25-07
25-10
26-01
26-04
Bar height = |Gap%| normalized to the period max. Green = up, red = down.
Date Time EPS Surprise Gap% Day% Week%
2026-04-29 AMC 9.40 +2.5% -7.06% -3.63% -2.92%
2026-01-29 AMC 8.85 +0.6% -8.59% -15.24% -14.35%
2025-10-29 AMC 8.81 +2.2% -0.09% -1.69% -2.34%
2025-07-31 AMC 9.38 +9.7% -2.60% +0.87% +4.07%
2025-04-30 AMC 8.41 +4.0% -1.92% -3.75% +0.09%
2025-01-30 AMC 8.20 +5.7% +2.22% -0.56% +0.71%
2024-10-30 AMC 7.01 +3.5% -2.05% -3.70% -0.82%
2024-07-24 AMC 6.60 +8.1% +1.56% +0.93% +0.05%

Is KLAC (KLAC) overvalued right now?

KLAC (KLAC) is currently trading at a trailing P/E of 51.2, sitting at the 100th percentile of its 5-year valuation history. A high percentile suggests the market is pricing the stock above its own historical norm — useful context before sizing a new position or selling premium against it.

KLAC (KLAC) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?

Selling cash-secured puts on KLAC (KLAC) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.

KLAC (KLAC) — which option strategy fits your view?

If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on KLAC (KLAC), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.

KLAC (KLAC) — is now a good entry?

Entry timing on KLAC (KLAC) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.

FAQ

Why does KLAC show different P/E numbers on different sites?

Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.

Does this page show KLAC's implied volatility?

Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.

How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's KLAC page?

Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.