KLA (KLAC) Q1 FY2027 Earnings Call: Guidance and Outlook
Formal guidance covers the December quarter, alongside updated full-year expectations for the wafer equipment market indicating strong continued growth.
About KLA. 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.
Call date
Sentiment score
+35 Balanced
Management tone, -100 to +100
Sentiment change
-10
vs Q4 FY2026 call
Sector
Information Technology, Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment
$1.44 plus or minus $0.11 based on a fully diluted share count of approximately 1.306 billion shares.
GAAP diluted EPS
$1.41 plus or minus $0.11.
Annual guidance
Wafer equipment market (Calendar 2026)
Raised to approximately the mid-$150 billion range.
Wafer equipment market (Calendar 2027)
Currently expected to exceed $200 billion.
Outlook
Wafer equipment market 2027
The wafer equipment market is expected to exceed $200 billion in calendar 2027, driven by leading-edge and greenfield investments.
Sequential growth trajectory
Sequential growth is expected to continue for the next several quarters in a more linear fashion through 2027.
Gross margin recovery
Persistent memory cost headwinds are expected to be offset over time by pricing initiatives, product cost reductions, and memory efficiency work.
Operating expense trend
Operating expenses are anticipated to grow sequentially through 2027 at a much slower pace than revenue growth.
China market share
China revenue is expected to moderate as a percentage of total revenue down to the low 20th percentile range in calendar 2027.
Advanced packaging growth
Advanced packaging process control systems revenue remains on track to hit approximately $1.1 billion in calendar 2026, growing faster than the broader advanced packaging market.
Dombey's summary of the KLA Q1 FY2027 earnings call held Oct 28, 2026, written from the call itself. Every figure on this page was checked against what was said on the call, and quoted lines are management's own words; we do not add estimates or prices. The tone score is our read of management's wording, guidance and answers. Check figures against the company's SEC filings before acting. This is research, not investment advice.