KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
KLIC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has a slight edge over KLIC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
KLIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KLIC's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
KLIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $17.64 | -76% |
| Forward | 12x | $72.42 | — |
| Current | 33x | $72.42 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $77.32 | +6.8% |
| Expensive | 96x | $210 | +190% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KLIC's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over KLIC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
KLIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for KLIC, with profitability improving.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
KLIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.90 | +170% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.19 | +3029% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.06 | +203% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.19 | -1182% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.00 | +$1.24 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.07 | +$1.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.35 | +$1.54 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.11 | -88% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.24 | -225% |
KLIC has the edge over SNDK in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has returned to profit: it earned $125.61 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
KLIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $330.4M | +123% |
| Q1 2026 | $242.6M | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $199.6M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.6M | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $148.4M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $162M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.1M | -3% |
| Q3 2024 | $181.3M | -10% |
KLIC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $330M last quarter, up 123% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +25 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +68 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.9% | -43 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.1% | -8.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -52% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 52% | +51 points |
| Q3 2024 | 1.5% | -8.2 points |
KLIC's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 25 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over KLIC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over KLIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KLIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.9M | +674% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M | -92% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.6M | -233% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | -85% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3M | -78% |
| Q1 2025 | $77.9M | +$104.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7M | +$20.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $29.2M | -57% |
KLIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $40M over the past year.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over KLIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KLIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +308K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +737K shares |
| 3 years | -7.1% | -4.1M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -10.1M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -10.8M shares |
KLIC has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $510,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $165,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $17M |
| Q2 2025 | $21.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $37.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $42.7M |
KLIC spent $24M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 80% from the year before.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
KLIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -14.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -14.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -19.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
KLIC has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
KLIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
KLIC's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
KLIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | KLIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 18% above |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
KLIC is trading at 33x earnings, a 18% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over KLIC on valuation relative to its sector.
KLIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.9 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $88.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.9 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $59.4 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.3 | 33% above |
KLIC has stronger trend alignment. KLIC is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
KLIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.1 | $32.9 | +22% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $56.0 | +70% |
| 2022 | $56.0 | $44.7 | -20% |
| 2023 | $44.7 | $54.7 | +23% |
| 2024 | $54.7 | $47.8 | -13% |
| 2025 | $47.8 | $46.8 | -2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.8 | $72.4 | +55% |
KLIC is up 55% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over KLIC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.