Financing Cash Flow
KLA Corporation Financing Cash Flow increased by 15.2% to -$747.58M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 52.8%, from -$1.58B to -$747.58M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 26.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$392.85M | -$609.03M | -$557.85M | -$486.40M | -$603.73M | -$705.73M | -$710.52M | -$902.72M | -$511.32M | -$705.16M | -$590.92M | $138.92M | -$618.86M | -$837.71M | -$1.58B | -$735.20M | -$629.81M | -$881.80M | -$747.58M |
| QoQ Change | — | -55.0% | +8.4% | +12.8% | -24.1% | -16.9% | -0.7% | -27.1% | +43.4% | -37.9% | +16.2% | +123.5% | -545.5% | -35.4% | -89.0% | +53.6% | +14.3% | -40.0% | +15.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -53.7% | -15.9% | -27.4% | -85.6% | +15.3% | +0.1% | +16.8% | +115.4% | -21.0% | -18.8% | -167.9% | -629.2% | -1.8% | -5.3% | +52.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KLA Corporation's financing cash flow?
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported financing cash flow of -$747.58M in Q4 2025.
- How has KLA Corporation's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- KLA Corporation's financing cash flow increased by 52.8% year-over-year, from -$1.58B to -$747.58M.
- What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's financing cash flow has grown at a 26.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.50B to -$3.79B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.