KLA (KLAC) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 1.27% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 1.27%.
KLA
KLAC
TTM buyback yield
1.27%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.27%
5Y share count change
-15.4%
TTM buyback spend
$2.03B
SBC coverage (TTM)
7.09x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 7.09x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.15B | $265.01M | $1.88B | 0.13B | -1.8% | 1.82% |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $212.69M | $1.52B | 0.14B | -2.9% | 1.56% |
| 2023 | $1.31B | $171.42M | $1.14B | 0.14B | -7.5% | 1.98% |
| 2022 | $4.87B | $126.92M | $4.74B | 0.15B | -2.5% | 10.29% |
| 2021 | $938.61M | $111.84M | $826.77M | 0.16B | -1.6% | 1.89% |
| 2020 | $829.08M | $111.38M | $717.70M | 0.16B | 0.7% | 2.75% |
| 2019 | $1.10B | $94.19M | $1.00B | 0.16B | -0.3% | 5.60% |
| 2018 | $203.17M | $62.78M | $140.38M | 0.16B | -0.1% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | $25.00M | $50.94M | −$25.94M | 0.16B | 0.4% | 0.17% |
| 2016 | $181.71M | $45.05M | $136.66M | 0.16B | -4.2% | 1.59% |
| 2015 | $602.89M | $55.30M | $547.59M | 0.16B | -2.6% | 6.76% |
| 2014 | $240.84M | $60.94M | $179.90M | 0.17B | -0.7% | 2.00% |
| 2013 | $273.25M | $70.08M | $203.17M | 0.17B | -0.5% | 2.99% |
| 2012 | $263.86M | $78.83M | $185.03M | 0.17B | -0.1% | 3.21% |
| 2011 | $234.84M | $81.43M | $153.41M | 0.17B | -1.5% | 3.47% |
| 2010 | $136.28M | $85.98M | $50.29M | 0.17B | 1.6% | 2.92% |
| 2009 | $226.51M | $105.53M | $120.98M | 0.17B | -7.6% | 5.28% |
| 2008 | $1.11B | $0.00 | $1.11B | 0.18B | -8.9% | 15.86% |
| 2007 | $808.46M | $0.00 | $808.46M | 0.20B | -0.9% | 7.83% |
| 2006 | $221.42M | $0.00 | $221.42M | 0.20B | 1.5% | 2.68% |
| 2005 | $203.66M | $0.00 | $203.66M | 0.20B | -0.6% | 2.37% |
| 2004 | $55.81M | $0.00 | $55.81M | 0.20B | 4.2% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | $65.91M | $0.00 | $65.91M | 0.19B | -1.3% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | $123.22M | $0.00 | $123.22M | 0.20B | 0.2% | 1.59% |
| 2001 | $153.63M | $0.00 | $153.63M | 0.20B | 1.9% | 1.43% |
| 2000 | $27.98M | $0.00 | $27.98M | 0.19B | 4.1% | — |
| 1999 | $48.80M | $0.00 | $48.80M | 0.19B | 4.5% | — |
| 1998 | $16.00M | $0.00 | $16.00M | 0.18B | -16.5% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.21B | 107.8% | — |
| 1996 | $5.50M | $0.00 | $5.50M | 0.10B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $3.50M | $0.00 | $3.50M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)60% of headroom
Headroom $3.40B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does KLA buy back its own stock?
- Yes, KLA (KLAC) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does KLA spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.03B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is KLA's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 1.27% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is KLA's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 1.27% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is KLA diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has KLA's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -15.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).