KLA Corporation (KLAC) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-18 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 19
- Quality 87
- Growth 49
- Balance sheet 77
- Cash quality 31
- Capital allocation 52
- Momentum 39
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18
Quick answers
What is KLA Corporation's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 51/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-18: valuation 19, quality 87, growth 49, balance sheet 77, cash quality 31, capital allocation 52, momentum 39. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is KLA Corporation's Altman Z-Score?
14.05, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-18. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is KLA Corporation's Piotroski F-Score?
7 of 9, as of 2026-09-18. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does KLA Corporation's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.01 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-18. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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Dailies
- Asian Chips — Korea’s chip exports more than tripled and the Kospi touched 7,000, with Tokyo shut
- Expiry Friday — the equipment names join at last: Applied +4.4%, Lam +5.2%, memory ETF over $58, 10-year back at 5%
- Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505
- Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505
- Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69
- Rates — Fed day at a 5% 10-year: the hike is priced, the cycle is not; Yardeni cuts the S&P target to 7,900
- Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their lines
- Chips jump 3% while software falls 2% — the hot jobs report has split the tech trade in two
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