Kla (KLAC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kla (KLAC) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.4 for Q1 2026, up 75.35% on a YoY basis from 0.23 in Q1 2025, and up 102.15% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q4 2025.

Kla (KLAC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kla (KLAC) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.4 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.4, up 75.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.25 (up 1072.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.24, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.4 in Q1 2026, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.4 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.69 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.12 across 5 years, with a median of 0.22 in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 4703.66% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 77343.51% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then gained by 16.54% to 0.36 in 2023, then dropped by 17.04% to 0.3 in 2024, then plunged by 33.95% to 0.2 in 2025, then soared by 102.15% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.4, 0.2, and 0.24 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 636.08 Bn 620.57 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Applied Materials 406.04 Bn 399.30 Bn 3.95 Bn 1.74
3 Lam Research 369.24 Bn 364.49 Bn 2.91 Bn 0.64
4 Kla 240.65 Bn 238.86 Bn 2.09 Bn 0.40
5 Teradyne 58.07 Bn 57.82 Bn 780.95 Mn 0.08
6 Qnity Electronics 27.70 Bn 26.85 Bn 618.00 Mn 1.31
7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.09
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn -
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn -0.29
10 Formfactor 8.32 Bn 8.14 Bn 86.79 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.40
Dec 31, 2025 0.20
Sep 30, 2025 0.24
Jun 30, 2025 0.24
Mar 31, 2025 0.23
Dec 31, 2024 0.30
Sep 30, 2024 0.21
Jun 30, 2024 -0.69
Mar 31, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.36
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 -0.62
Mar 31, 2023 0.20
Dec 31, 2022 0.31
Sep 30, 2022 0.00
Jun 30, 2022 0.00
Mar 31, 2022 0.22
Dec 31, 2021 0.21
Jun 30, 2021 -1.02
Mar 31, 2021 0.24