---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000319201-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLAC"
cik: "0000319201"
company_name: "KLA CORP"
filed_at: "2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T01:04:24.572726+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KLA Q4 revenue $2.355B beats guidance; EPS $4.97 GAAP / $5.40 non-GAAP

## Summary
- Q4 total revenues $2.355B, above mid-point of $2.125-2.375B guidance; GAAP diluted EPS $4.97.
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $5.40, above mid-point; full year GAAP EPS $24.15 on rev $10.50B.
- Cash from ops Q4 $959.1M, free cash flow $880.4M; capital returns $568.3M in quarter.
- Q1 FY2024 guidance: rev $2.35B ±125M, GAAP EPS $5.02 ±0.60, non-GAAP EPS $5.35 ±0.60.
- CEO Rick Wallace cites strong portfolio execution in challenging demand environment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000319201-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLAC
- cik: 0000319201
- company_name: KLA CORP
- filed_at: 2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000027/0000319201-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000027/klac-20230727.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-23-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-23-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-23-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KLA CORP reported the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 results: revenue $2.36 billion, net income $684.7 million, EPS $4.97.
  - Period: the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023
  - Revenue: $2.36 billion
  - Net income: $684.7 million
  - EPS: $4.97
  - Result: reported results
  source text: KLA reported GAAP net income attributable to KLA of $684.7 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) attributable to KLA of $4.97 on total revenues of $2.36 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000027/0000319201-23-000027-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  KLA CORP reported the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $10.50 billion, net income $3.39 billion, EPS $24.15.
  - Period: the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $10.50 billion
  - Net income: $3.39 billion
  - EPS: $24.15
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, KLA reported GAAP net income attributable to KLA of $3.39 billion and GAAP diluted EPS attributable to KLA of $24.15 on total revenues of $10.50 billion.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000027/0000319201-23-000027-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.