---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-22-027085"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KLAC"
cik: "0000319201"
company_name: "KLA CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T00:57:44.638260+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KLA reports Q1 FY2023 revenue $2.72B, EPS $7.20, above guidance; guides Q2 up

## Summary
- Revenue $2.724B, GAAP diluted EPS $7.20, non-GAAP diluted EPS $7.06, all above guidance ranges.
- GAAP net income $1.026B; operating cash flow $1.01B for quarter, $3.46B trailing twelve months.
- Q2 FY2023 guidance: revenue $2.65-2.95B, GAAP EPS $5.94-7.34, non-GAAP EPS $6.30-7.70.
- Capital returns $277.8M in quarter, $5.22B trailing twelve months (dividends and buybacks).
- CEO cites resiliency and expects sequential growth in December quarter despite macro headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-22-027085
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KLAC
- cik: 0000319201
- company_name: KLA CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-26T23:59:59+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/319201/000162828022027085/0001628280-22-027085-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000162828022027085/klac-20221026.htm

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