KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 7.450-8.650 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.470. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion.

KLA Price Performance

Shares of KLA stock traded up $29.46 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $742.43. 1,703,992 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,289,157. KLA has a fifty-two week low of $581.70 and a fifty-two week high of $896.32. The company has a market cap of $99.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $671.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $718.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.73 by $0.47. KLA had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 105.16%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that KLA will post 30.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th were paid 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 an increase from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on KLAC. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on KLA from $850.00 to $759.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of KLA from $890.00 to $750.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of KLA from $620.00 to $655.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KLA currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $812.47.

About KLA

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.