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 guidance of 7.450-8.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Stock Performance

KLAC stock traded up $29.46 during trading on Thursday, reaching $742.43. 1,672,897 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,288,288. The firm has a market cap of $99.31 billion, a PE ratio of 33.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $671.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $718.50. KLA has a 1-year low of $581.70 and a 1-year high of $896.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65.

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

KLA Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KLAC has been the topic of several research reports. Oppenheimer raised KLA from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $750.00 to $850.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays decreased their price target on KLA from $750.00 to $700.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 31st. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of KLA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $750.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.