Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations
KLA Corporation Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 1.5% to $48.04M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 11.5%, from $54.28M to $48.04M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Future pension and postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -12.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a growing unfunded pension liability, which may require future cash contributions, while a decrease suggests improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term actuarial obligation for defined benefit pension plans that exceed the fair value of plan...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on discount rates and actuarial assumptions, making it comparable across companies with legacy pension plans.
other_defined_benefit_pension_plan_liabilities_noncurrentHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $87.60M | $86.82M | $85.68M | $81.10M | $78.53M | $73.43M | $76.54M | $75.72M | $63.67M | $60.82M | $62.12M | $58.20M | $51.78M | $56.92M | $53.09M | $54.28M | $51.75M | $50.62M | $48.77M | $48.04M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.9% | -1.3% | -5.3% | -3.2% | -6.5% | +4.2% | -1.1% | -15.9% | -4.5% | +2.1% | -6.3% | -11.0% | +9.9% | -6.7% | +2.2% | -4.7% | -2.2% | -3.7% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -10.4% | -15.4% | -10.7% | -6.6% | -18.9% | -17.2% | -18.8% | -23.1% | -18.7% | -6.4% | -14.5% | -6.7% | -0.1% | -11.1% | -8.1% | -11.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KLA Corporation's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations?
- KLA Corporation (KLAC) reported future pension and postretirement benefit obligations of $48.04M in Q1 2026.
- How has KLA Corporation's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- KLA Corporation's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 11.5% year-over-year, from $54.28M to $48.04M.
- What is the long-term trend for KLA Corporation's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), KLA Corporation's future pension and postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $87.60M to $51.75M.
- What does future pension and postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The long-term debt owed to employee pension plans that is not covered by current plan assets.