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KLA Corporation KLAC Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.4B+11.5%
Gross profit$2.1B+10.6%
Net income$1.2B+10.3%
EPS (diluted)$9.12+11.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$292.0M-38.3%
Total debt$6.1B+0.9%
Total equity$5.8B+45.6%
Total assets$16.9B+11.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$707.5M-34.0%
CapEx$85.2M+3.7%
Free cash flow$622.3M-37.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$311.85B+114%
Enterprise value$317.7B+107%
P/E66.8×+27.3×
P/S23.8×+11.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.4%+0.9pp
Net margin35.7%+3.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity95%-9.1pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.5×
Current ratio+0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from KLA Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: KLA Corporation’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is KLA Corporation's free cash flow yield?
KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported free cash flow yield of 2.1% in Q1 2026.
How has KLA Corporation's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
KLA Corporation's free cash flow yield decreased by 46.5% year-over-year, from 3.9% to 2.1%.
What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's free cash flow yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's free cash flow yield has grown at a -5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.9% to 14.1%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.