Growth Metrics

Kla (KLAC) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Kla's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.43% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 6.0% year-over-year to 0.43%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.43%, up 6.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.43%, 7.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.43% in Q4 2025 per KLAC's latest filing, down from 0.43% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.43% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.28% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.38%, with a median of 0.37% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: grew 11bps in 2021, then fell -6bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.37% in 2021, then increased by 14bps to 0.42% in 2022, then decreased by -13bps to 0.37% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 0.37% in 2024, then rose by 15bps to 0.43% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KLAC's Return on Capital Employed are 0.43% (Q4 2025), 0.43% (Q3 2025), and 0.43% (Q2 2025).