Buyback yield (TTM)
11.13%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
16.35%
5Y share count change
-15.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.14B
Cumulative buybacks
$18.16B
Key takeaways
- KLA (KLAC) repurchased about $2.14B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 15.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 7.16× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +21.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 71% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for KLA (KLAC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for KLA (KLAC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for KLA (KLAC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for KLA (KLAC)
Latest: $2.15B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for KLA (KLAC) came in at $2.15B – grew 23.9% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), KLA buyback spend produced a CAGR of +21.0% – sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
KLA buyback spend plunged from $4.87B in 2022 to $2.15B in 2025, a 55.8% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $4.87B, reached in 2022; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1992.
KLA Buyback Spend 2025: $2.15B
2025's buyback spend for KLA came in at $2.15B, grew 23.9% from 2024.
KLA Buyback Spend 2024: $1.74B
KLA posted buyback spend of $1.74B in 2024, surged 32.3% from 2023.
KLA Buyback Spend 2023: $1.31B
In 2023, KLA reported buyback spend of $1.31B, plunged 73.1% below 2022.
KLA Buyback Spend 2022: $4.87B
KLA buyback spend in 2022 was $4.87B, surged 418.6% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
KLA Buyback Spend 2021: $938.61M
KLA buyback spend in 2021 was $938.61M.
See more financial history for KLA (KLAC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.15B | $265.01M | $1.88B | 18.18% | 0.13B | -1.8% | |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $212.69M | $1.52B | 15.59% | 0.14B | -2.9% | |
| 2023 | $1.31B | $171.42M | $1.14B | 19.76% | 0.14B | -7.5% | |
| 2022 | $4.87B | $126.92M | $4.74B | 102.92% | 0.15B | -2.5% | |
| 2021 | $938.61M | $111.84M | $826.77M | 18.93% | 0.16B | -1.6% | |
| 2020 | $829.08M | $111.38M | $717.70M | 27.48% | 0.16B | +0.7% | |
| 2019 | $1.10B | $94.19M | $1.00B | 56.05% | 0.16B | -0.3% | |
| 2018 | $203.17M | $62.78M | $140.38M | 12.73% | 0.16B | -0.1% | |
| 2017 | $25.00M | $50.94M | −$25.94M | 1.74% | 0.16B | +0.4% | |
| 2016 | $181.71M | $45.05M | $136.66M | 15.92% | 0.16B | -4.2% | |
| 2015 | $602.89M | $55.30M | $547.59M | 67.62% | 0.16B | -2.6% | |
| 2014 | $240.84M | $60.94M | $179.90M | 20.04% | 0.17B | -0.7% | |
| 2013 | $273.25M | $70.08M | $203.17M | 29.86% | 0.17B | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $263.86M | $78.83M | $185.03M | 32.06% | 0.17B | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $234.84M | $81.43M | $153.41M | 34.65% | 0.17B | -1.5% | |
| 2010 | $136.28M | $85.98M | $50.29M | 29.22% | 0.17B | +1.6% | |
| 2009 | $226.51M | $105.53M | $120.98M | 52.68% | 0.17B | -7.6% | |
| 2008 | $1.11B | $0.00 | $1.11B | 158.65% | 0.18B | -8.9% | |
| 2007 | $808.46M | $0.00 | $808.46M | 78.28% | 0.20B | -0.9% | |
| 2006 | $221.42M | $0.00 | $221.42M | 26.75% | 0.20B | +1.5% | |
| 2005 | $203.66M | $0.00 | $203.66M | 23.70% | 0.20B | -0.6% | |
| 2004 | $55.81M | $0.00 | $55.81M | 5.76% | 0.20B | +4.2% | |
| 2003 | $65.91M | $0.00 | $65.91M | 7.48% | 0.19B | -1.3% | |
| 2002 | $123.22M | $0.00 | $123.22M | 15.87% | 0.20B | +0.2% | |
| 2001 | $153.63M | $0.00 | $153.63M | 14.28% | 0.20B | +1.9% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.15B
- 2024$1.74B
- 2023$1.31B
- 2022$4.87B
- 2021$938.61M
- 2020$829.08M
- 2019$1.10B
- 2018$203.17M
- 2017$25.00M
- 2016$181.71M
- 2015$602.89M
- 2014$240.84M
- 2013$273.25M
- 2012$263.86M
- 2011$234.84M
- 2010$136.28M
- 2009$226.51M
- 2008$1.11B
- 2007$808.46M
- 2006$221.42M
- 2005$203.66M
- 2004$55.81M
- 2003$65.91M
- 2002$123.22M
- 2001$153.63M
- 2000$27.98M
- 1999$48.80M
- 1998$16.00M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$5.50M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$600.00K
- 1990$3.50M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for KLA (KLAC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 7.16×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for KLA (KLAC)
How KLA splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as KLA, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $3.01B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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