KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.47 EPS

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The semiconductor company reported $8.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.73 by $0.47, Zacks reports. KLA had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 105.16%. KLA updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 7.450-8.650 EPS.

KLA Price Performance

NASDAQ KLAC traded up $29.46 during trading on Thursday, reaching $742.43. 1,672,897 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,288,288. KLA has a 1-year low of $581.70 and a 1-year high of $896.32. The company has a market cap of $99.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $671.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $718.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 2.13.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th were given a $1.70 dividend. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. This is a positive change from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is 31.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on KLAC shares. Oppenheimer upgraded KLA from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $750.00 to $850.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Needham & Company LLC upgraded KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com lowered shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $925.00 target price on shares of KLA in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, KLA has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $812.47.

KLA Company Profile

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection.