Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 23, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock $17.76, price $73.71, upside -75.9%, quality 76 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $27.02 – $133.47 · fair‑value band $15.96 – $19.46 · the $73.71 price screens above the $17.76 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 4 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Oct 23, 2026.
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells capital equipment and consumables in China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, and internationally.
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It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS). The company provides services used to assemble semiconductor devices, such as integrated circuits, power discretes, light-emitting diode (LEDs), and sensors.
It also offers ball bonding equipment, wafer level bonding equipment, and wedge and wedge-related bonding equipment; and advanced display, die-attach, and thermocompression systems and solutions, as well as tools, spares, and services for equipment.
In addition, the company services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades equipment; and sells consumable aftermarket solutions and services.
It serves integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers, other electronics manufacturers, foundry service providers, and automotive electronics suppliers primarily in the United States and the Asia/Pacific region.
The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Stock analysis
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) currently trades at $73.71, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $17.76, 75.9% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $26.32 per share, and 1 of the 21 models we run sit above the $73.71 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at $8.46, and 20 of the 21 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $15.96 (bear) to $19.46 (bull), the price of $73.71 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 76/100 (high quality), in the Technology sector.
Weak Growth: Growth has flattened: the last year, three and five years all grew more slowly than the long-term average.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc reported revenue of $654M in FY2025 versus $1.5B in FY2021, a compound −19.0%/yr. Reported net income was $213K in FY2025, compounding −84.5%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $3.9B Mid · P/E ratio 37.4 · P/S ratio 4.15 · EPS (TTM) $1.97 · Dividend yield 1.1% · Net margin 12.2% · Return on equity 13.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) 10.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 54 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 45% below its 52-week high and 111% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −5% fair-value upside, at −76%, KLIC screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
The price assumes far more growth than our models allow for, so the models scatter widely ($0.0200 to $85.58). Read the Fair Value as a cautious anchor, not a price target; the Growth Forecast section shows what the price assumes.
Bear$15.96Fair Value $17.76Bull$19.46
Price $73.71 · Upside -75.9%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 12 months old). Earnings retained since then ($1.15 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Growth has flattened: the last year, three and five years all grew more slowly than the long-term average.
Revenue growth 1 year
−7.4%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−24.2%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.0%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +2.0% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+4.2%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
−4.6%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−5.7%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.1%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−65.6% vs −40.2%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.9% → −1%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+24.5%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+44.6%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +21.6% a year for the price and +41.2% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Moderate business position benefits from expansion of wire bonding into fluxless tools for AI networks but is weakened by very low net margins and ROE with thin evidence overall.
Main risk: Lumpy order patterns and the challenge of scaling new architectures profitably threaten revenue stability and margins in the core semiconductor equipment business.
Kulicke and Soffa is extending its wire bonding expertise into fluxless thermo-compression bonding tools aimed at co-packaged optics for AI data networks and high-bandwidth applications. This move targets faster-growing segments beyond traditional semiconductor assembly, yet the business still faces lumpy order patterns and the challenge of scaling new architectures profitably. Will the AI-related packaging gains outpace any slowdown in core equipment cycles?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Oct 23, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $17.76 versus a price of $73.71, about −76% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of KLIC?
Our model-based fair value for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is $17.76 (as of Oct 23, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $73.71.
What is the quality score of KLIC?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc has a Quality Score of 76/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $17.76 (as of Oct 23, 2026) from 21 valuation models. Cautious scenario $15.96, optimistic scenario $19.46. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $17.76, about −76% upside versus a price of $73.71 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $15.96, optimistic scenario $19.46. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $950M (latest available figure, as of Oct 23, 2026).
Does Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc pay a dividend?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 1.11% relative to its recent price (as of Oct 23, 2026).
What growth is priced into Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +24.5 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.1 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +1.0 % per year. As of Oct 23, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KLIC use?
Our models discount Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc at 11.1 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.56, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc that is +24.5 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (11.1 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc grew +1.0 % a year. The price currently implies +24.5 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +10.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (+24.5 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.45 %: that much free cash flow Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.1 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc it is $17.76 per share (as of Oct 23, 2026), against a price of $73.71. It is the blended result of 21 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Oct 23, 2026, KLIC trades above its calculated fair value: price $73.71, fair value $17.76, a gap of about −76% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of KLIC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($73.71); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($17.76). For Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc the two are $55.95 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc worth?
The market values Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc at about $3.9B (market capitalisation, as of Oct 23, 2026). Per share that is $73.71; our models calculate a fair value of $17.76 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KLIC?
Our models span a range for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc: cautious scenario $15.96, base $17.76, optimistic $19.46 per share (as of Oct 23, 2026, price $73.71). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KLIC?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.4 (as of Oct 23, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $17.76 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 2.4, P/B 4.8, P/S 4.1, EV/EBITDA 23.3.
What is the PEG ratio of KLIC?
The PEG ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 2.38 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Oct 23, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Balance-sheet figures for Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (as of Oct 23, 2026): return on equity 13.2%, debt of 0.02 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 76/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KLIC from its 52-week high?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc trades at $73.71, about 45% below its 52-week high of $133.47 and 111% above the low of $34.87 (as of Oct 23, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $17.76 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc?
From the same area (Technology) we also value ASML Holding, Lam Research Corporation, Applied Materials, Inc, KLA Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Oct 23, 2026: price $73.71, calculated fair value $17.76 (−76%), Quality Score 76/100, from 21 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of KLIC calculated?
We run Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc through 21 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $17.76, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 12.7 % above its aggregate fair value. Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The closing price on Oct 23, 2026 was $73.71. Our model-based fair value is $17.76, about −76% upside (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc right now?
A high-quality business (quality 76/100), yet the market already pays well above fair value. Quality at a full price, with little margin of safety. The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($19.46). The favourable scenario is already priced in. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution.
Key figures of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The market capitalisation of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is $3.9B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 4.15 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Earnings per share at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc are $1.97 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 37.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The dividend yield of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 1.1% (payout 41.6%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The net margin of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 12.2% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 13.2% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 10.0% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
The operating margin of Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is 20.7% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Revenue at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc is growing +123% versus a year earlier (3y avg −24.2%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC)?
Earnings per share at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc are growing −78.8% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net cash does Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (KLIC) hold?
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc holds more cash than debt, $177M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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