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Taxes Paid
KLA Corporation Taxes Paid decreased by 48.5% to $119.05M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 23.5%, from $96.40M to $119.05M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Taxes Paid shows an upward trend with a 37.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
High cash taxes relative to earnings may indicate limited tax planning opportunities or specific jurisdictional tax requirements.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for income taxes during the period, which may differ from the tax expense reported on the income...
Peer comparison
Comparable across peers in the same tax jurisdictions; useful for calculating effective cash tax rates.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_paidHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $111.40M | $57.53M | $336.93M | $0.00 | $109.35M | $101.06M | $504.37M | $43.86M | $99.39M | $358.84M | $307.05M | $65.55M | $96.40M | $306.56M | $252.87M | $231.12M | $119.05M |
| QoQ Change | — | -48.4% | +485.6% | -100.0% | — | -7.6% | +399.1% | -91.3% | +126.6% | +261.0% | -14.4% | -78.7% | +47.0% | +218.0% | -17.5% | -8.6% | -48.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.8% | +75.7% | +49.7% | -59.9% | -1.7% | -28.9% | — | +49.5% | -3.0% | -14.6% | -17.6% | +252.6% | +23.5% |
Range$0.00 – $504.37M
CAGR+1.7%
Avg YoY Growth+27.0%
Median YoY Growth-1.7%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
Taxes Paid at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KLA Corporation's taxes paid?
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported taxes paid of $119.05M in Q3 2025.
- How has KLA Corporation's taxes paid changed year-over-year?
- KLA Corporation's taxes paid increased by 23.5% year-over-year, from $96.40M to $119.05M.
- What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's taxes paid?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's taxes paid has grown at a 37.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $338.34M to $886.94M.
- What does taxes paid mean?
- The actual cash paid to tax authorities during the period.