Current Liabilities
Deferred Revenue
KLA Corporation Deferred Revenue increased by 2.4% to $1.46B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 84.1%, from $9.14B to $1.46B. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
Metric ID:
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.25B | $8.35B | $10.55B | $13.65B | $12.54B | $11.94B | $10.85B | $10.65B | $9.90B | $10.04B | $9.14B | $8.91B | $1.42B | $1.46B |
| QoQ Change | — | +33.6% | +26.3% | +29.4% | -8.1% | -4.8% | -9.1% | -1.8% | -7.0% | +1.4% | -9.0% | -2.5% | -84.0% | +2.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +118.4% | +50.2% | +13.2% | -20.5% | -15.1% | -17.1% | -7.5% | -14.2% | -10.0% | -85.8% | -84.1% |
Range$1.42B – $13.65B
CAGR-36.1%
Avg YoY Growth-6.6%
Median YoY Growth-14.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KLA Corporation's deferred revenue?
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported deferred revenue of $1.46B in Q4 2025.
- How has KLA Corporation's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- KLA Corporation's deferred revenue decreased by 84.1% year-over-year, from $9.14B to $1.46B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.