Financing
Share Buybacks
KLA Corporation Share Buybacks increased by 28.0% to $545.07M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.9%, from $567.38M to $545.07M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -18.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $299.78M | $399.68M | $45.18M | $949.36M | $2.57B | $89.85M | $803.38M | $29.81M | $388.83M | $455.41M | $762.09M | $47.98M | $470.27M | $567.38M | $525.43M | $631.43M | $425.70M | $545.07M |
| QoQ Change | — | +33.3% | -88.7% | >999% | +171.1% | -96.5% | +794.2% | -96.3% | >999% | +17.1% | +67.3% | -93.7% | +880.2% | +20.7% | -7.4% | +20.2% | -32.6% | +28.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +758.5% | -77.5% | >999% | -96.9% | -84.9% | +406.9% | -5.1% | +60.9% | +20.9% | +24.6% | -31.1% | >999% | -9.5% | -3.9% |
Range$29.81M – $2.57B
CAGR+15.1%
Avg YoY Growth+275.5%
Median YoY Growth+8.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KLA Corporation's share buybacks?
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported share buybacks of $545.07M in Q3 2025.
- How has KLA Corporation's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- KLA Corporation's share buybacks decreased by 3.9% year-over-year, from $567.38M to $545.07M.
- What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), KLA Corporation's share buybacks has grown at a -18.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.97B to $2.15B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.