Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
KLA Corp., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | KLA Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 level. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | KLA Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | KLA Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | KLA Corp. ROE deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 level. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | KLA Corp. ROA improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Gross Profit Margin
KLA Corp., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,694,110) | 1,558,184) | 1,365,945) | 1,509,980) | 1,450,065) | 1,392,188) | 1,427,262) | 1,775,101) | 1,683,198) | 1,508,175) | 1,396,585) | 1,444,468) | 1,270,214) | 1,153,230) | 1,094,144) | 981,137) | 918,058) | 838,049) | 833,806) | 875,835) | 809,173) | 665,650) | 610,366) | 711,638) | 711,873) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 2,841,541) | 2,568,735) | 2,359,830) | 2,486,726) | 2,396,956) | 2,355,137) | 2,432,608) | 2,983,887) | 2,724,424) | 2,486,739) | 2,288,676) | 2,352,630) | 2,083,838) | 1,925,471) | 1,803,773) | 1,650,870) | 1,538,620) | 1,459,593) | 1,423,964) | 1,509,453) | 1,413,414) | 1,258,435) | 1,097,311) | 1,119,898) | 1,093,260) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 59.75% | 59.97% | 59.57% | 59.76% | 59.44% | 59.81% | 60.16% | 60.69% | 61.23% | 61.00% | 60.86% | 60.77% | 60.27% | 59.93% | 59.38% | 58.80% | 58.43% | 57.81% | 56.81% | 56.09% | 57.21% | 59.08% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 48.38% | 47.61% | 46.76% | 46.12% | 45.01% | 43.70% | 43.98% | 44.93% | 46.55% | 48.01% | 48.53% | 48.25% | 46.82% | 45.71% | 44.79% | 44.53% | 44.47% | 44.36% | 43.69% | 42.61% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 57.08% | 57.85% | 59.84% | 62.47% | 64.01% | 65.23% | 65.69% | 65.62% | 62.70% | 58.63% | 58.33% | 57.81% | 61.83% | 68.04% | 67.36% | 66.37% | 65.87% | 65.39% | 65.56% | 66.43% | 67.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 47.46% | 47.41% | 47.18% | 46.98% | 46.70% | 46.40% | 46.35% | 46.39% | 46.51% | 47.05% | 47.51% | 47.67% | 47.32% | 46.69% | 45.83% | 44.96% | 44.72% | 44.23% | 44.04% | 43.81% | 43.72% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 63.03% | 63.90% | 65.05% | 67.06% | 68.93% | 68.28% | 67.71% | 66.98% | 66.55% | 65.68% | 64.42% | 62.95% | 61.36% | 60.18% | 58.98% | 57.54% | 56.58% | 55.70% | 55.21% | 55.32% | 55.24% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 46.54% | 45.78% | 43.05% | 39.19% | 27.17% | 16.86% | 6.09% | 2.67% | 10.13% | 14.50% | 22.38% | 24.97% | 24.50% | 27.34% | 25.99% | 25.10% | 24.40% | 22.42% | 20.87% | 17.93% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 34.67% | 41.42% | 41.49% | 40.04% | 38.14% | 38.27% | 38.34% | 42.61% | 46.56% | 49.85% | 54.32% | 55.45% | 56.27% | 55.59% | 54.62% | 56.01% | 56.52% | 57.88% | 59.51% | 58.56% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 47.47% | 47.32% | 46.84% | 45.23% | 44.80% | 44.62% | 44.65% | 45.31% | 45.74% | 45.69% | 45.93% | 46.30% | 46.19% | 46.53% | 46.49% | 46.59% | 46.43% | 45.88% | 45.86% | 45.20% | 45.13% | 45.15% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 30.92% | 22.35% | 11.42% | -0.32% | -14.49% | -9.11% | 9.03% | 27.51% | 41.34% | 45.18% | 46.89% | 45.81% | 41.37% | 37.62% | 33.66% | 30.70% | 31.37% | 30.57% | 29.03% | 30.33% | 36.11% | 45.72% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | — | 55.29% | 55.31% | 55.52% | 56.07% | 56.80% | 57.65% | 58.28% | 58.44% | 58.34% | 58.05% | 57.34% | 56.75% | 56.18% | 55.49% | 55.25% | 55.18% | 55.13% | 55.14% | 55.15% | 55.15% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 75.29% | 72.72% | 69.85% | 64.62% | 56.31% | 56.93% | 57.84% | 60.45% | 65.26% | 64.93% | 64.40% | 63.76% | 62.43% | 62.34% | 62.62% | 62.84% | 63.47% | 61.99% | 59.49% | 58.57% | 59.64% | 61.21% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 56.21% | 55.90% | 55.80% | 55.54% | 55.70% | 56.31% | 56.46% | 57.22% | 57.84% | 57.99% | 58.51% | 58.16% | 57.51% | 59.82% | 59.99% | 60.17% | 60.67% | 56.96% | 65.07% | 65.22% | 64.57% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 58.63% | 59.36% | 61.01% | 62.90% | 64.46% | 66.29% | 67.64% | 68.76% | 69.51% | 69.26% | 68.68% | 67.47% | 66.36% | 65.46% | 64.70% | 64.10% | 63.49% | 63.65% | 63.68% | 63.71% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross marginQ1 2025
+ Gross marginQ4 2024
+ Gross marginQ3 2024
+ Gross marginQ2 2024)
÷ (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (1,694,110 + 1,558,184 + 1,365,945 + 1,509,980)
÷ (2,841,541 + 2,568,735 + 2,359,830 + 2,486,726)
= 59.75%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | KLA Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 level. |
Operating Profit Margin
KLA Corp., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 1,119,923) | 977,319) | 736,367) | 733,318) | 899,206) | 824,221) | 860,593) | 1,199,179) | 1,110,703) | 974,516) | 894,907) | 965,958) | 818,800) | 719,780) | 672,147) | 570,164) | 526,389) | 453,158) | 175,964) | 462,831) | 410,248) | 268,900) | 243,295) | 433,273) | 443,905) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 2,841,541) | 2,568,735) | 2,359,830) | 2,486,726) | 2,396,956) | 2,355,137) | 2,432,608) | 2,983,887) | 2,724,424) | 2,486,739) | 2,288,676) | 2,352,630) | 2,083,838) | 1,925,471) | 1,803,773) | 1,650,870) | 1,538,620) | 1,459,593) | 1,423,964) | 1,509,453) | 1,413,414) | 1,258,435) | 1,097,311) | 1,119,898) | 1,093,260) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 34.78% | 34.10% | 33.27% | 34.30% | 37.20% | 38.06% | 39.00% | 39.86% | 40.05% | 39.67% | 39.30% | 38.90% | 37.26% | 35.97% | 34.43% | 28.42% | 27.28% | 25.87% | 23.51% | 26.24% | 27.73% | 30.41% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 5.64% | 3.74% | 2.55% | 1.77% | -0.41% | -1.73% | 0.73% | 5.36% | 11.48% | 16.83% | 20.86% | 22.20% | 20.27% | 18.83% | 16.23% | 14.02% | 13.27% | 11.56% | 10.63% | 9.37% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 21.56% | 21.63% | 24.23% | 28.34% | 31.07% | 33.43% | 33.06% | 32.15% | 27.29% | 20.49% | 20.42% | 18.87% | 23.12% | 31.59% | 30.06% | 28.83% | 26.74% | 24.91% | 25.30% | 26.56% | 28.55% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 28.95% | 29.02% | 28.87% | 28.89% | 28.86% | 28.92% | 29.28% | 29.64% | 30.20% | 31.03% | 31.80% | 31.37% | 29.87% | 28.47% | 26.49% | 25.30% | 25.37% | 24.26% | 23.58% | 23.20% | 22.93% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 26.10% | 27.93% | 30.84% | 36.50% | 45.25% | 45.00% | 45.19% | 44.23% | 42.84% | 40.47% | 37.37% | 34.35% | 31.03% | 28.16% | 24.83% | 20.81% | 16.80% | 15.27% | 14.85% | 15.90% | 15.24% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 34.68% | 34.17% | 30.37% | 25.83% | 13.08% | 2.42% | 1.73% | -1.04% | 7.60% | 12.55% | 11.12% | 20.07% | 17.95% | 21.14% | 19.05% | 11.71% | 4.05% | -0.77% | -2.73% | -5.28% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | -17.52% | -0.83% | 0.89% | 0.17% | -6.86% | -7.01% | -6.16% | 3.70% | 12.16% | 18.88% | 25.87% | 24.62% | 25.93% | 26.00% | 26.17% | 30.41% | 31.49% | 32.90% | 32.88% | 30.62% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 28.89% | 28.61% | 28.03% | 27.08% | 28.42% | 29.69% | 30.76% | 31.76% | 31.71% | 31.24% | 31.18% | 31.60% | 31.06% | 30.64% | 29.55% | 28.68% | 28.02% | 26.62% | 26.37% | 25.20% | 25.40% | 25.53% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 15.83% | 5.19% | -7.91% | -22.77% | -41.18% | -36.97% | -15.14% | 8.73% | 25.27% | 31.54% | 34.38% | 31.86% | 27.17% | 22.68% | 17.60% | 15.21% | 15.19% | 14.01% | 12.33% | 13.36% | 20.04% | 31.51% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | — | 23.81% | 24.13% | 24.78% | 26.45% | 27.86% | 28.43% | 29.71% | 29.36% | 28.04% | 26.27% | 23.47% | 21.73% | 20.27% | 19.87% | 18.65% | 18.81% | 19.23% | 17.41% | 17.14% | 16.33% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 59.85% | 54.12% | 45.94% | 33.04% | 17.37% | 15.66% | 20.79% | 26.93% | 33.69% | 37.31% | 35.34% | 33.36% | 28.62% | 27.18% | 27.17% | 27.13% | 29.41% | 26.07% | 21.46% | 22.40% | 26.72% | 32.47% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 25.85% | 23.83% | 23.35% | 22.74% | 21.74% | 26.03% | 30.91% | 33.66% | 35.88% | 35.82% | 32.65% | 30.88% | 29.16% | 31.74% | 30.35% | 29.04% | 26.58% | 17.52% | 32.49% | 32.59% | 31.59% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 35.78% | 37.03% | 39.78% | 41.85% | 44.03% | 46.54% | 48.77% | 50.63% | 51.84% | 51.52% | 50.55% | 48.84% | 47.02% | 45.19% | 42.73% | 40.76% | 38.81% | 38.79% | 39.58% | 39.79% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Income from operationsQ1 2025
+ Income from operationsQ4 2024
+ Income from operationsQ3 2024
+ Income from operationsQ2 2024)
÷ (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (1,119,923 + 977,319 + 736,367 + 733,318)
÷ (2,841,541 + 2,568,735 + 2,359,830 + 2,486,726)
= 34.78%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | KLA Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Net Profit Margin
KLA Corp., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to KLA | 945,851) | 836,446) | 601,541) | 582,534) | 741,375) | 684,654) | 697,837) | 978,795) | 1,025,991) | 805,374) | 730,572) | 717,444) | 1,068,417) | 632,978) | 567,496) | 457,251) | 420,567) | 411,253) | 78,452) | 380,555) | 346,525) | 217,845) | 192,728) | 369,100) | 395,944) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 2,841,541) | 2,568,735) | 2,359,830) | 2,486,726) | 2,396,956) | 2,355,137) | 2,432,608) | 2,983,887) | 2,724,424) | 2,486,739) | 2,288,676) | 2,352,630) | 2,083,838) | 1,925,471) | 1,803,773) | 1,650,870) | 1,538,620) | 1,459,593) | 1,423,964) | 1,509,453) | 1,413,414) | 1,258,435) | 1,097,311) | 1,119,898) | 1,093,260) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 28.92% | 28.15% | 27.19% | 27.98% | 30.51% | 32.27% | 33.01% | 33.77% | 33.28% | 36.06% | 36.41% | 36.57% | 36.52% | 30.04% | 28.77% | 22.52% | 21.76% | 20.96% | 18.26% | 21.55% | 23.04% | 25.73% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 7.52% | 5.82% | 4.89% | 3.77% | 0.94% | -0.11% | 1.71% | 5.59% | 9.96% | 14.51% | 17.98% | 19.24% | 26.72% | 25.76% | 25.24% | 25.50% | 10.17% | 7.96% | 6.72% | 5.07% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 17.35% | 17.07% | 20.45% | 24.34% | 26.94% | 29.23% | 28.16% | 27.27% | 22.88% | 17.00% | 16.84% | 15.18% | 19.00% | 26.15% | 25.16% | 23.99% | 21.79% | 20.14% | 20.05% | 21.06% | 22.75% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 26.41% | 27.74% | 27.56% | 27.03% | 25.86% | 24.27% | 24.36% | 24.57% | 25.31% | 26.42% | 27.20% | 27.10% | 25.53% | 24.54% | 22.35% | 21.19% | 21.04% | 19.58% | 18.89% | 18.83% | 18.52% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 32.41% | 31.97% | 28.75% | 25.03% | 14.99% | 5.23% | 1.49% | -1.69% | 3.75% | 7.63% | 8.68% | 16.03% | 17.26% | 18.96% | 17.34% | 14.69% | 6.38% | 3.17% | 1.42% | -3.75% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | -29.42% | 1.77% | 7.36% | 3.11% | -3.11% | -1.71% | -5.06% | 12.71% | 19.13% | 26.03% | 31.68% | 25.14% | 26.89% | 23.91% | 23.93% | 26.84% | 28.10% | 29.97% | 30.02% | 29.25% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 26.02% | 25.68% | 25.35% | 24.15% | 25.08% | 25.88% | 26.08% | 26.91% | 26.96% | 26.73% | 27.13% | 27.78% | 27.07% | 26.72% | 26.07% | 24.85% | 23.60% | 22.42% | 21.81% | 21.67% | 22.38% | 22.70% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 13.34% | 3.10% | -7.20% | -20.57% | -42.47% | -37.54% | -16.02% | 6.99% | 22.78% | 28.24% | 30.61% | 28.95% | 24.86% | 21.16% | 16.20% | 13.60% | 13.59% | 12.54% | 11.16% | 11.72% | 17.01% | 26.97% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | — | 21.29% | 21.70% | 22.44% | 23.47% | 24.61% | 24.50% | 25.06% | 24.39% | 23.42% | 22.40% | 20.75% | 20.04% | 19.22% | 19.13% | 18.65% | 19.47% | 19.78% | 18.60% | 18.15% | 17.33% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 53.40% | 48.85% | 42.09% | 31.59% | 18.52% | 16.19% | 20.85% | 26.03% | 32.02% | 36.23% | 33.81% | 32.33% | 27.66% | 25.98% | 25.89% | 25.94% | 28.18% | 25.61% | 24.07% | 26.92% | 30.67% | 35.34% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 26.03% | 23.33% | 23.03% | 21.39% | 20.19% | 22.33% | 25.67% | 27.40% | 29.27% | 30.52% | 28.42% | 27.71% | 26.94% | 28.25% | 27.28% | 25.21% | 22.09% | 13.72% | 16.36% | 17.31% | 18.07% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 31.60% | 33.01% | 35.16% | 37.16% | 39.21% | 40.84% | 42.33% | 43.68% | 44.21% | 43.78% | 43.34% | 42.35% | 41.61% | 40.12% | 40.04% | 38.69% | 36.24% | 36.88% | 35.23% | 34.88% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income attributable to KLAQ1 2025
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ2 2024)
÷ (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (945,851 + 836,446 + 601,541 + 582,534)
÷ (2,841,541 + 2,568,735 + 2,359,830 + 2,486,726)
= 28.92%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | KLA Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
KLA Corp., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to KLA | 945,851) | 836,446) | 601,541) | 582,534) | 741,375) | 684,654) | 697,837) | 978,795) | 1,025,991) | 805,374) | 730,572) | 717,444) | 1,068,417) | 632,978) | 567,496) | 457,251) | 420,567) | 411,253) | 78,452) | 380,555) | 346,525) | 217,845) | 192,728) | 369,100) | 395,944) | ||||||||
| Total KLA stockholders’ equity | 3,559,714) | 3,368,328) | 3,094,885) | 3,043,711) | 2,990,217) | 2,919,753) | 2,682,781) | 2,603,260) | 2,102,074) | 1,401,351) | 4,080,307) | 4,048,527) | 3,860,930) | 3,377,554) | 3,114,856) | 2,935,182) | 2,747,184) | 2,665,424) | 2,307,433) | 2,669,764) | 2,661,163) | 2,659,108) | 2,849,093) | 1,597,622) | 1,567,369) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 83.33% | 82.00% | 84.34% | 88.92% | 103.76% | 116.01% | 130.76% | 136.01% | 156.01% | 237.04% | 77.19% | 73.76% | 70.61% | 61.53% | 59.60% | 46.59% | 46.99% | 45.65% | 44.35% | 42.61% | 42.32% | 44.21% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 3.20% | 2.39% | 1.99% | 1.53% | 0.38% | -0.05% | 0.72% | 2.41% | 4.17% | 5.67% | 6.13% | 42.18% | 55.62% | 48.63% | 44.51% | 42.66% | 22.73% | 18.43% | 16.04% | 12.06% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 4.65% | 4.70% | 6.07% | 7.92% | 9.32% | 10.45% | 10.06% | 9.39% | 7.54% | 5.15% | 4.43% | 3.43% | 3.66% | 13.87% | 12.83% | 11.63% | 10.17% | 9.44% | 9.59% | 10.37% | 11.64% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 37.77% | 39.54% | 40.14% | 41.07% | 41.94% | 42.69% | 45.93% | 48.06% | 53.51% | 55.06% | 58.35% | 55.09% | 48.08% | 44.00% | 36.95% | 33.62% | 34.21% | 33.30% | 32.31% | 32.64% | 32.94% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 16.44% | 16.59% | 14.85% | 12.42% | 7.52% | 2.59% | 0.71% | -0.76% | 1.63% | 3.21% | 3.67% | 7.86% | 7.77% | 9.73% | 9.08% | 7.22% | 4.14% | 1.89% | 0.84% | -2.26% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | -16.04% | 0.85% | 3.84% | 1.60% | -1.61% | -0.91% | -2.91% | 7.90% | 13.32% | 18.88% | 23.87% | 20.83% | 23.42% | 21.78% | 23.30% | 25.79% | 29.44% | 28.85% | 29.78% | 27.16% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 47.89% | 44.82% | 45.00% | 42.06% | 49.36% | 54.94% | 58.49% | 61.71% | 65.45% | 73.35% | 75.35% | 70.88% | 73.28% | 64.85% | 64.42% | 53.86% | 48.15% | 43.53% | 46.21% | 47.26% | 43.02% | 46.89% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 8.30% | 1.72% | -3.48% | -8.59% | -16.02% | -13.22% | -6.41% | 3.41% | 12.55% | 17.41% | 20.12% | 18.86% | 16.04% | 13.34% | 9.77% | 7.86% | 7.51% | 6.89% | 5.98% | 6.20% | 9.62% | 17.59% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | — | 18.47% | 18.72% | 19.40% | 20.85% | 23.12% | 24.62% | 26.34% | 26.23% | 25.56% | 23.59% | 20.83% | 19.46% | 18.25% | 18.30% | 17.04% | 17.01% | 16.83% | 15.06% | 14.56% | 14.07% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 86.68% | 69.24% | 56.78% | 37.54% | 19.55% | 19.76% | 27.90% | 32.45% | 35.93% | 36.65% | 34.49% | 33.48% | 28.37% | 25.64% | 24.95% | 24.36% | 25.34% | 22.91% | 21.50% | 26.53% | 33.91% | 44.33% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 38.60% | 35.31% | 34.27% | 33.67% | 33.51% | 41.68% | 53.52% | 62.58% | 71.81% | 80.15% | 83.73% | 88.12% | 90.88% | 112.56% | 108.05% | 91.17% | 85.54% | 83.00% | 132.94% | 94.02% | 89.35% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 28.75% | 30.86% | 34.78% | 38.53% | 42.70% | 48.22% | 54.16% | 60.02% | 61.52% | 60.86% | 58.62% | 58.27% | 60.23% | 60.30% | 60.73% | 60.90% | 59.78% | 66.05% | 64.31% | 56.33% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income attributable to KLAQ1 2025
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ2 2024)
÷ Total KLA stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (945,851 + 836,446 + 601,541 + 582,534)
÷ 3,559,714 = 83.33%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | KLA Corp. ROE deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 level. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
KLA Corp., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to KLA | 945,851) | 836,446) | 601,541) | 582,534) | 741,375) | 684,654) | 697,837) | 978,795) | 1,025,991) | 805,374) | 730,572) | 717,444) | 1,068,417) | 632,978) | 567,496) | 457,251) | 420,567) | 411,253) | 78,452) | 380,555) | 346,525) | 217,845) | 192,728) | 369,100) | 395,944) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 15,681,737) | 15,433,566) | 14,957,289) | 14,280,501) | 14,136,841) | 14,072,357) | 13,683,549) | 13,729,074) | 13,123,652) | 12,597,088) | 12,017,812) | 11,680,237) | 11,146,477) | 10,271,124) | 9,939,240) | 9,814,644) | 9,320,096) | 9,279,960) | 8,845,946) | 9,250,720) | 9,229,399) | 9,008,516) | 9,187,605) | 5,605,287) | 5,645,109) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 18.92% | 17.90% | 17.45% | 18.95% | 21.95% | 24.07% | 25.64% | 25.79% | 24.99% | 26.37% | 26.21% | 25.57% | 24.46% | 20.23% | 18.68% | 13.93% | 13.85% | 13.11% | 11.57% | 12.30% | 12.20% | 13.05% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | 2.62% | 1.99% | 1.64% | 1.26% | 0.31% | -0.04% | 0.58% | 1.95% | 3.35% | 4.64% | 5.07% | 25.46% | 35.59% | 32.14% | 28.70% | 27.78% | 12.52% | 9.25% | 8.30% | 5.66% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | 3.39% | 3.41% | 4.38% | 5.82% | 6.79% | 7.60% | 7.32% | 6.83% | 5.46% | 3.75% | 3.23% | 2.50% | 2.66% | 7.86% | 7.23% | 6.56% | 5.69% | 5.15% | 5.21% | 5.67% | 6.37% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | 20.86% | 22.14% | 22.86% | 22.69% | 22.31% | 21.19% | 22.31% | 23.07% | 24.41% | 25.40% | 26.54% | 25.76% | 22.80% | 21.68% | 18.40% | 16.55% | 16.19% | 15.05% | 13.37% | 14.30% | 14.22% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| First Solar Inc. | — | — | 10.91% | 10.93% | 9.52% | 8.02% | 4.95% | 1.74% | 0.49% | -0.54% | 1.26% | 2.55% | 2.92% | 6.32% | 6.23% | 7.77% | 7.28% | 5.60% | 3.20% | 1.40% | 0.62% | -1.53% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | -8.25% | 0.47% | 2.11% | 0.88% | -0.87% | -0.50% | -1.54% | 4.40% | 7.61% | 11.21% | 13.96% | 11.80% | 12.56% | 12.00% | 12.35% | 13.65% | 15.11% | 15.51% | 15.39% | 15.42% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 20.77% | 20.42% | 19.75% | 18.41% | 21.43% | 24.02% | 25.55% | 26.68% | 25.91% | 26.78% | 27.37% | 27.51% | 27.40% | 24.59% | 22.64% | 19.28% | 17.33% | 15.47% | 16.21% | 17.37% | 17.21% | 18.26% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 5.43% | 1.12% | -2.32% | -5.73% | -10.78% | -9.08% | -4.43% | 2.42% | 9.11% | 13.11% | 15.18% | 14.17% | 12.02% | 9.96% | 7.38% | 5.91% | 5.59% | 5.01% | 4.35% | 4.63% | 7.07% | 12.91% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | — | — | 15.21% | 15.52% | 15.90% | 17.56% | 19.31% | 20.39% | 21.01% | 21.26% | 20.26% | 18.80% | 16.11% | 15.26% | 14.19% | 14.50% | 13.30% | 13.60% | 13.25% | 11.94% | 11.75% | 11.38% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 55.27% | 45.28% | 34.88% | 20.84% | 10.78% | 10.61% | 14.71% | 17.80% | 20.92% | 22.07% | 20.20% | 18.32% | 17.30% | 15.05% | 14.23% | 13.46% | 14.27% | 16.15% | 15.25% | 18.56% | 23.47% | 31.15% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | 18.39% | 16.52% | 15.77% | 14.89% | 14.17% | 17.58% | 21.80% | 23.54% | 26.39% | 27.35% | 25.19% | 23.32% | 21.93% | 23.74% | 21.58% | 17.95% | 14.60% | 8.49% | 12.67% | 12.81% | 13.31% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | 14.06% | 15.16% | 16.93% | 20.12% | 22.44% | 24.85% | 28.25% | 32.16% | 34.25% | 34.69% | 32.51% | 31.48% | 31.45% | 32.64% | 31.44% | 28.91% | 27.34% | 28.94% | 28.78% | 27.84% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income attributable to KLAQ1 2025
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to KLAQ2 2024)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (945,851 + 836,446 + 601,541 + 582,534)
÷ 15,681,737 = 18.92%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | KLA Corp. ROA improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |