| Annual · values | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.08 B USD | 3.31 B USD | 3.67 B USD | 3.31 B USD | 2.19 B USD | 1.78 B USD | 1.15 B USD | 1.23 B USD | 1.08 B USD | 759.70 M USD | 605.91 M USD | 778.89 M USD |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 394.09 M USD | 401.73 M USD | 415.11 M USD | 363.34 M USD | 333.33 M USD | 348.05 M USD | 233.22 M USD | 62.68 M USD | 57.84 M USD | 66.93 M USD | 80.54 M USD | 83.07 M USD |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 265.01 M USD | 212.69 M USD | 171.42 M USD | 126.92 M USD | 111.84 M USD | 111.38 M USD | 94.19 M USD | 62.78 M USD | 50.94 M USD | 45.05 M USD | 55.30 M USD | 60.94 M USD |
| Capital Expenditures | 335.26 M USD | 277.38 M USD | 341.59 M USD | 307.32 M USD | 231.63 M USD | 152.68 M USD | 130.50 M USD | 66.96 M USD | 38.59 M USD | 31.74 M USD | 45.79 M USD | 67.50 M USD |
| Cash Flow from Investing | -202.48 M USD | -1.48 B USD | -482.57 M USD | -876.46 M USD | -500.40 M USD | -258.87 M USD | -1.18 B USD | 291.62 M USD | -560.89 M USD | 144.69 M USD | 918.22 M USD | -676.11 M USD |
| Cash Flow from Financing | -3.79 B USD | -1.78 B USD | -2.83 B USD | -2.26 B USD | -1.50 B USD | -1.30 B USD | -360.00 M USD | -1.27 B USD | -472.81 M USD | -636.70 M USD | -1.30 B USD | -458.89 M USD |
| Dividends Paid | 904.59 M USD | 773.04 M USD | 732.56 M USD | 638.53 M USD | 559.35 M USD | 522.42 M USD | 472.26 M USD | 402.06 M USD | 343.99 M USD | 346.28 M USD | 3.04 B USD | 298.87 M USD |
| Stock Buybacks | 2.15 B USD | 1.74 B USD | 1.31 B USD | 3.97 B USD | 938.61 M USD | 829.08 M USD | 1.10 B USD | 203.17 M USD | 25.00 M USD | 181.71 M USD | 602.89 M USD | 240.84 M USD |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.75 B USD | 3.03 B USD | 3.33 B USD | 3.01 B USD | 1.95 B USD | 1.63 B USD | 1.02 B USD | 1.16 B USD | 1.04 B USD | 727.96 M USD | 560.12 M USD | 711.38 M USD |
KLA Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nano-electronics industries worldwide. The company specializes in inspection, metrology, and data analytics products that detect defects, verify precise measurements on semiconductor wafers during research, development, and high-volume manufacturing. It operates through key segments including Semiconductor Process Control, which offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB, Display, and Component Inspection. KLA Corporation also provides exposure to etch and deposition within the wafer fabrication equipment market. Serving major chipmakers, it plays a critical role in enhancing manufacturing yields and quality for advanced electronics production. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Milpitas, California, KLA Corporation maintains a dominant position in the process control segment of the semiconductor industry.