KLA Past Earnings Performance

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KLA has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23.3%, while the Semiconductor industry saw earnings growing at 37.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 17.8% per year. KLA's return on equity is 84.3%, and it has net margins of 27.2%.

Key information

23.3%

Earnings growth rate

25.9%

EPS growth rate

Semiconductor Industry Growth30.6%
Revenue growth rate17.8%
Return on equity84.3%
Net Margin27.2%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How KLA makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

XTRA:KLA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 249,5992,6109681,270
31 Dec 239,6712,7069691,277
30 Sep 2310,1693,1039751,289
30 Jun 2310,4963,3879891,297
31 Mar 2310,6283,5089751,276
31 Dec 2210,4843,5419531,233
30 Sep 229,8523,2799231,166
30 Jun 229,2123,3228631,105
31 Mar 228,6513,1498171,050
31 Dec 218,1662,9867841,004
30 Sep 217,4642,726752968
30 Jun 216,9192,078731928
31 Mar 216,4531,857707904
31 Dec 206,0731,368710881
30 Sep 205,9321,291720872
30 Jun 205,8061,217736864
31 Mar 205,6051,023758853
31 Dec 195,2791,138755823
30 Sep 194,8891,126675768
30 Jun 194,5691,176601711
31 Mar 194,3801,307528656
31 Dec 184,3041,421459625
30 Sep 184,160917452615
30 Jun 184,037802445609
31 Mar 183,905710431593
31 Dec 173,798656414570
30 Sep 173,6991,029402544
30 Jun 173,480926391527
31 Mar 173,461941388518
31 Dec 163,259864379503
30 Sep 163,093778382490
30 Jun 162,984704376480
31 Mar 162,822575357470
31 Dec 152,848531371479
30 Sep 152,814399377495
30 Jun 152,814366394520
31 Mar 152,792353405540
31 Dec 142,885425394550
30 Sep 142,914544389551
30 Jun 142,929583386539
31 Mar 142,915589384529
31 Dec 132,813552393513
30 Sep 132,780519389500
30 Jun 132,843543388488

Quality Earnings: KLA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KLA's current net profit margins (27.2%) are lower than last year (33%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KLA's earnings have grown significantly by 23.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: KLA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: KLA had negative earnings growth (-25.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Semiconductor industry average (26.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst KLA's Return on Equity (84.34%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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