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KLA Corporation insiders sold $112M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

About 30% overall. As a group they still hold 85% of their starting shares.

Updated Oct 9, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026
How this comparesMore of their stake sold than at 392 of the 416 other companies we can measure (#25 of 417)See ranking
0
buyers among officers and directors, past 12 months
99%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
7 of 15
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Recent activity · past 30 days, Sep 10, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026
Sep 15, 2026Richard Wallace sold 72K shares ($12.4M) under a disclosed trading plan. That is 9.2% of the total stake held that day.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Richard Wallace
President and CEO
72,019$171.889.2%707KSep 15, 2026Sep 16, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in this event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings don't reconcile, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Is this normal? Less than usual: about half of the 5-year average. 7 insiders sold; the average is 7 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Sep 16 for a sale on Sep 15. Richard Wallace sold 72K shares ($12.4M) under a disclosed plan. Filing
59 SEC ownership filings in the period · See the evidence

What stands out

Four officers sold more than 25% of vested holdings: Richard Wallace (39% of holdings, $60.9M, all under a disclosed plan), Brian Lorig (52% of holdings, $12.4M, all under a disclosed plan) and Mary Wilkinson (72% of holdings, $12.3M, all under a disclosed plan), plus 1 more.Richard Wallace: largest sale, Aug 11, 2026 · Brian Lorig: largest sale, Aug 13, 2026 · Mary Wilkinson: largest sale, Aug 7, 2026
Jeneanne Hanley (14% of holdings) sold $1.0M of stock with no disclosed trading plan. The filings don't state a reason.Largest such sale, May 11, 2026
Selling rose in the last 90 days but the year remains well below the 5-year average: officers and directors sold 334K shares, against an average of 89K per 90 days earlier in the period. Most of it was Richard Wallace (160K shares in the last 90 days, 17% of holdings) and Brian Lorig (60K shares in the last 90 days, 52% of holdings); 100% of these sales were under disclosed plans.Richard Wallace: largest recent sale, Aug 11, 2026 · Brian Lorig: largest recent sale, Aug 13, 2026

Percentages cover 13 of 15 officers and directors. Left out: Tracy Embree and Jason Conley (held no vested shares at the start). Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Each bar is 100% of that person's own stake; not comparable between people. The stake is the vested shares held at the start of the period (Oct 9, 2025); the gold part is what they sold.

SoldRest of starting stake
Richard Wallace
President and CEO
39% · $60.9MDisclosed plan
Bren Higgins
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
24% · $16.8MDisclosed plan
Brian Lorig
EVP, KLA Global Services
52% · $12.4MDisclosed plan
Mary Wilkinson
EVP, CLO and Secretary
72% · $12.3MDisclosed plan
Ahmad Khan
President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.
15% · $6.6MDisclosed plan
All 7 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planNo plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNov 2025: $13.0M under a disclosed planNovDec 2025: $2.8M under a disclosed planDecJanFebMarAprMay 2026: $8.1M under a disclosed planMay 2026: $1.6M no plan disclosedMayJun 2026: $10.0M under a disclosed planJunJul 2026: $11.5M under a disclosed planJulAug 2026: $53.0M under a disclosed plan$53.0MAugSep 2026: $12.4M under a disclosed planSepOct

Common questions

Is the KLA Corporation CEO selling stock?

Yes. Richard Wallace sold 358K shares ($60.9M, 39% of starting holdings) in the past 12 months, all of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are KLA Corporation insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 99% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 1% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any KLA Corporation insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

How much of their stake did KLA Corporation insiders sell?

About 30% overall. As a group they still hold 85% of their starting shares. That covers the 12 months to Oct 9, 2026 and counts vested shares reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, which is not an insider's whole wealth.

The evidence

Who sold7 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Richard Wallace
President and CEO
$60.9M
358K shares
39%Disclosed plan
Bren Higgins
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
$16.8M
82K shares
24%Disclosed plan
Brian Lorig
EVP, KLA Global Services
$12.4M
60K shares
52%Disclosed plan
Mary Wilkinson
EVP, CLO and Secretary
$12.3M
56K shares
72%Disclosed plan
Ahmad Khan
President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.
$6.6M
33K shares
15%Disclosed plan
Virendra Kirloskar
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
$2.4M
12K shares
54%76% under a disclosed plan 24% no plan disclosed
Jeneanne Hanley
Director
$1.0M
5.5K shares
14%No plan disclosed
The full ownership picture15 of 15 insiders fully reconciled · 15 officers and directors

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 9, 2025SoldHeld Oct 9, 2026Still held
Richard Wallace
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
President and CEO
920K−358K707K77%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Richard Wallace
0shares vested or exercised
−8Kgifted (net of own trusts)
−335Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock920,140706,925
Bren Higgins
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
344K−82K308K89%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Bren Higgins
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−129Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock344,084307,815
Ahmad Khan
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.
228K−33K238K+4.4%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ahmad Khan
0shares vested or exercised
−850gifted (net of own trusts)
−131Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock228,083238,045
Robert Calderoni
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
149K0152Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Robert Calderoni
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock33,89737,010
TrustCommon Stock115,295115,295
Brian Lorig
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
EVP, KLA Global Services
115K−60K78K68%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Brian Lorig
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−58Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock114,79077,681
Mary Wilkinson
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
EVP, CLO and Secretary
78K−56K37K47%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mary Wilkinson
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−41Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock78,01937,032
Kevin Kennedy
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
78K080Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Kevin Kennedy
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock29,76032,147
TrustCommon Stock48,21048,210
Victor Peng
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
56K058Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Victor Peng
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock15,12017,507
TrustCommon Stock40,65040,650
Jeneanne Hanley
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
39K−5.5K36K92%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jeneanne Hanley
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock38,62035,507
Virendra Kirloskar
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
23K−12K13K59%
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Virendra Kirloskar
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
−8.4Kwithheld by the company for taxes
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock22,54513,242
Michael McMullen
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
9.4K012Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Michael McMullen
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock9,40011,787
Jamie Samath
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
1.6K03.8Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jamie Samath
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock1,5663,777
Susan Taylor
i
Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed. Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares. Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Director
1.5K03.7Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Susan Taylor
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
  • Includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed.
  • Unvested RSUs stated in footnotes are excluded from owned shares.
  • Starting holdings restated for a probable stock split.
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Direct
includes unvested RSUs, amount not disclosed
Common Stock1,4943,697
Tracy Embree
Director
002Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Tracy Embree
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock02,037
Jason Conley
Director
002Kno sales
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jason Conley
0shares vested or exercised
0gifted (net of own trusts)
none reportedunvested awards, start → end
Held throughShare classOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
DirectCommon Stock02,037

15 of 15 insiders fully reconciled: starting holdings plus reported transactions match ending holdings (15 exactly, 0 with a minor or footnoted difference). Percentages cover 13 of 15 officers and directors. Left out: Tracy Embree and Jason Conley (held no vested shares at the start). "Still held" compares ending with starting vested shares; a plus sign means the holding grew.

What explains the selling$112M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $112M across 606,014 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

The lighter segment is sales with no plan disclosed in the filing ($1.6M), including tax-related sales outside a plan.

No plan disclosed · $1.6M

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $1.0M of it is Jeneanne Hanley. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Jeneanne Hanley, May 11, 2026

Taxes

701,817 shares ($144M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Richard Wallace
President and CEO
358K$60.9M100%54%Nov 11, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026
Bren Higgins
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
82K$16.8M100%15%Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 12, 2026
Brian Lorig
EVP, KLA Global Services
60K$12.4M100%11%Aug 13, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026
Mary Wilkinson
EVP, CLO and Secretary
56K$12.3M100%11%Jul 1, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026
Ahmad Khan
President, Semi. Prod. & Cust.
33K$6.6M100%6%Aug 11, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
Virendra Kirloskar
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
12K$2.4M76%2%May 11, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026
Jeneanne Hanley
Director
5.5K$1.0M0%0.9%May 11, 2026 to May 11, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$13.0M$13.0M$0$0
Dec 2025$2.8M$2.8M$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$0$0$0$0
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$0$0$0$0
May 2026$9.7M$8.1M$0$1.6M
Jun 2026$10.0M$10.0M$0$0
Jul 2026$11.5M$11.5M$0$0
Aug 2026$53.0M$53.0M$0$0
Sep 2026$12.4M$12.4M$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

Less than usual: about half of the 5-year average. 7 insiders sold; the average is 7 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 9, 2026
Latest 12 months
606K7$112M
Oct 9, 2025
1 year earlier
788K6$63.8M
Oct 9, 2024
2 years earlier
796K7$57.5M
Oct 10, 2023
3 years earlier
1.43M8$63.4M
Oct 10, 2022
4 years earlier
1.21M7$45.7M
Oct 10, 2021
5 years earlier
1.19M8$38.7M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertaintyEvery officer and director reconciles

Every officer and director reconciles for this period.

Inferred rename: "Urbanek Family Foundation" is treated as the same holder as "Family Foundation", because the old name was never reported again and the new one opened with the same balance (618,480 shares). Old name, new name

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology1,567 filings from SEC EDGAR, and how we read them

All 1,567 Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed for KLA Corporation (SEC CIK 319201) from Nov 12, 2002 to Sep 16, 2026, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 9, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages. 3 filings were left out because KLA Corporation filed them as an owner of another company's stock. 21 older filings exist only on paper and could not be read.

Probable 2-for-1 stock split on or before Nov 12, 2008 (first filing that shows post-split balances). Splits aren't reported as transactions; 2 holding lines changed by exactly this ratio, so earlier share counts are restated.

Probable 10-for-1 stock split on or before Jun 30, 2026 (first filing that shows post-split balances). Splits aren't reported as transactions; 6 holding lines changed by exactly this ratio, so earlier share counts are restated.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (43)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Emiko HigashiNov 8, 2024147,310 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 6, 2024
Gary MooreNov 8, 2024149,930 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 6, 2024
Robert RangoNov 8, 2024116,580 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 6, 2024
Oreste DonzellaJul 26, 2024160,992 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 28, 2024
Marie MyersNov 3, 202334,807 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 1, 2023
Kiran PatelNov 4, 2022130,856 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 2, 2022
Edward BarnholtAug 12, 2022390,984 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 10, 2022
Teri LittleJun 5, 202018,500 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 5, 2020
Brian TrafasFeb 3, 202011,310 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 1, 2020
Amichai SteimbergJan 3, 2020193,040 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 31, 2019
John DicksonNov 7, 2019323,090 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 5, 2019
Ana PinczukNov 7, 201925,030 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 5, 2019
Asher LevyFeb 22, 2019273,470 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 20, 2019
David WangNov 5, 2018300,790 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 1, 2018
Bobby BellFeb 5, 201842,329 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 1, 2018
Michael KirkFeb 8, 201742,950 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 6, 2017
Brian MartinSep 10, 201518,390 shares, last reported balance as of Sep 8, 2015
Robert BondNov 5, 2014250,710 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 5, 2014
Stephen KaufmanDec 2, 2013213,210 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 27, 2013
Mark DentingerAug 12, 201310,000 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 8, 2013
Robert AkinsNov 9, 2012149,340 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 7, 2012
John KispertOct 21, 20081,928,620 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 18, 2008
Lida UrbanekJul 24, 200825,667,200 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 22, 2008
Lida UrbanekJul 24, 2008591,100 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 22, 2008
Raymond BinghamNov 19, 2007No balance on record
Jeffrey HallNov 8, 200757,740 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 8, 2007
Jorge TitingerAug 10, 200765,420 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 8, 2007
Kenneth LevyFeb 27, 200765,566,040 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 26, 2007
Kenneth LevyFeb 27, 20071,600,000 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 26, 2007
Bin-Ming TsaiFeb 15, 200758,300 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 13, 2007
Lance GlasserFeb 12, 200782,500 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 8, 2007
Stuart NicholsAug 11, 200664,000 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 30, 2006
Jon TompkinsAug 11, 200684,000 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 1, 2006
Avi CohenAug 11, 200663,920 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 8, 2006
Michael MarksMay 15, 2006No balance on record
Kenneth SchroederFeb 9, 20062,653,160 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 8, 2006
Richard Elkus Jr.Nov 30, 20051,200,000 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 29, 2005
Maureen LambJun 30, 200583,520 shares, last reported balance as of Jun 28, 2005
Stan YarbroOct 27, 200412,640 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 26, 2004
Dennis FortinoApr 27, 2004107,640 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 26, 2004
Gary DickersonApr 27, 2004118,980 shares, last reported balance as of Apr 26, 2004
John CampagnaNov 24, 20037,140 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 24, 2003
Lawrence GrossNo balance on record

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