KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Releases 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 Trading Up 3.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:KLAC traded up $25.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $767.56. The stock had a trading volume of 489,113 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,248,183. The company’s 50 day moving average is $673.99 and its 200-day moving average is $718.67. KLA has a 12-month low of $581.70 and a 12-month high of $896.32. The company has a market cap of $102.67 billion, a PE ratio of 35.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.27. 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 (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 return on equity of 105.16% and a net margin of 28.92%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that KLA will post 30.34 EPS for the current year.

KLA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th were given a dividend of $1.70 per share. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. This is an increase from KLA’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. KLA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on KLAC. TD Cowen cut their price objective on KLA from $760.00 to $725.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of KLA from $800.00 to $875.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com lowered shares of KLA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Barclays increased their target price on KLA from $700.00 to $760.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on KLA from $665.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $826.42.

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.