---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000319201-25-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLAC"
cik: "0000319201"
company_name: "KLA CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:46:14.312007+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KLA beats Q1 FY2026 guidance; revenue $3.21B, GAAP EPS $8.47, non-GAAP EPS $8.81

## Summary
- Revenue $3.21B (above $3.15B midpoint), up 13% YoY from $2.842B; GAAP net income $1.12B.
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $8.81, above guidance; GAAP diluted EPS $8.47.
- Operating cash flow $1.16B; free cash flow $1.07B; capital returns $799M in quarter.
- Q2 FY2026 guidance: revenue $3.225B +/- $150M; GAAP EPS $8.46 +/- $0.78.
- CEO cites AI infrastructure buildout driving demand across foundry/logic, memory, and advanced packaging.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000319201-25-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLAC
- cik: 0000319201
- company_name: KLA CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000031/0000319201-25-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920125000031/klac-20251029.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-25-000031.txt

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