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KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kevin Kessel - VP, IR and Market Analytics Richard Wallace - CEO Bren Higgins - CFO Conference Call Participants Harlan Sur - JPMorgan Atif Malik - Citi Vivek Arya - Bank of America Securities Joe Quatrochi - Wells Fargo Timm Schulze-Melander - Redburn Atlantic C. J. Muse - Cantor Fitzgerald Krish Sankar - TD Cowen Tom O'Malley - Barclays Srini Pajjuri - Raymond James Timothy Arcuri - UBS Melissa Weathers - Deutsche Bank Operator Good afternoon.
The headline numbers for KLA (KLAC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
KLA (KLAC) came out with quarterly earnings of $8.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.06 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.26 per share a year ago.
Chipmaking equipment supplier KLA Corp forecast fourth-quarter revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, indicating robust demand for its advanced chips that support artificial intelligence workloads.
Total revenues were $3.06 billion, above the midpoint of the guidance range of $3.0 billion +/- $150 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $8.16 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $8.41, both above the midpoints of the respective guidance ranges; Cash flow from operating activities for the quarter and last nine months were $1.07 billion and $2.92 billion, respectively, and free cash flow was $990.0 million and $2.68 billion, respectively; Capital returns for the quarter and last nine months were $732.5 million and $2.37 billion, respectively; and The Board of Directors approved an increase to the quarterly dividend level to $1.90 per share beginning with the dividend expected to be declared in May 2025 and an additional $5 billion for repurchases of our common stock. MILPITAS, Calif.
KLA Q3 performance is expected to have gained from services and advanced packaging growth. Higher tax rates and export license delays are likely to have ailed.
In the most recent trading session, KLA (KLAC) closed at $694.61, indicating a +0.75% shift from the previous trading day.
Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for KLA (KLAC), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.
KLA (KLAC) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Each of the three largest U.S. chip equipment makers — Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA — may suffer a loss of roughly $350 million over a year related to the tariffs, the sources said.