KLA Corp vs Teradyne Inc

KLA Corp (KLAC) is overvalued and Teradyne Inc (TER) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. TER is the closer of the two: -58%, against -77% for KLAC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

KLA Corp (KLAC)

A 10.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $106.46; the price of $188.32 is 77% above that value.

Leak Score 57/100 on 8 of 12 signals

Teradyne Inc (TER)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $251.80; the price of $398.69 is 58% above that value.

Leak Score 67/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricKLACTER
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$188.32$398.69
Intrinsic value$106.46$251.80
Margin of safety-77%-58%
Leak Score57/100 (8/12)67/100 (9/12)
Market cap$246.0B$62.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years14.4%0.4%
Operating margin41.7%30.9%
Net margin35.6%25.8%
Return on equity87.5%36.7%
Debt to equity0.970.03
P/E51.4x54.7x
Forward P/E27.9x34.0x
P/B38.8x18.1x
Dividend yield0.5%0.1%

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