KLA Beats Q3 EPS With $9.40 on $3.42 Billion Revenue, Raises Dividend for 17th Year
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Updated · 24/7 Wall St. · May 15
KLA Beats Q3 EPS With $9.40 on $3.42 Billion Revenue, Raises Dividend for 17th Year
5 articles · Updated · 24/7 Wall St. · May 15
$9.40 in non-GAAP EPS on $3.42 billion of fiscal Q3 revenue put KLA ahead of the $9.17 consensus, extending its quarterly EPS beat streak to 12.
11.5% year-over-year revenue growth was paired with a 41.2% operating margin, 35.7% profit margin and 95% return on equity, underscoring the pricing power of its process-control tools.
$2.30 per share will be KLA's new quarterly dividend starting in May 2026, while the board also authorized another $7 billion in share repurchases.
$3.575 billion in fiscal Q4 revenue, plus or minus $200 million, and $9.87 in non-GAAP EPS, plus or minus $1.00, point to further sequential growth as AI-driven memory and packaging spending continues.
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