---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000319201-24-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLAC"
cik: "0000319201"
company_name: "KLA CORP"
filed_at: "2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T08:39:50.525233+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KLA beats Q1 FY2025 estimates; revenue $2.84B, EPS $7.01; guides Q2 higher

## Summary
- Q1 FY2025 revenue $2.842B above guidance midpoint of $2.75B; GAAP diluted EPS $7.01, non-GAAP $7.33.
- YoY revenue up ~19% from $2.397B; GAAP net income $946M vs $741M; non-GAAP net income $988M vs $786M.
- Operating cash flow $995.2M, free cash flow $934.8M; capital returns $765.5M in quarter.
- Q2 FY2025 guidance: revenue $2.95B ±$150M; GAAP EPS $7.45 ±$0.60; non-GAAP EPS $7.75 ±$0.60.
- CEO cites outperformance, sequential revenue growth path, and optimism for semiconductor growth into CY2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000319201-24-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLAC
- cik: 0000319201
- company_name: KLA CORP
- filed_at: 2024-10-30T23:59:59+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/319201/000031920124000024/0000319201-24-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000024/klac-20241030.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-24-000024
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-24-000024.txt

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