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KLA (KLAC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 49.54 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is KLA Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-03), KLA's current share price is $762.44. KLA's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $15.39. KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 49.54.

The historical rank and industry rank for KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

KLAC' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.54   Med: 30.79   Max: 64.3
Current: 49.54

During the past years, KLA's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 64.30. The lowest was 13.54. And the median was 30.79.

KLAC's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
63.84% of 354 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 31.85 vs KLAC: 49.54

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

KLA's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $7.405. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $15.39 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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KLA Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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KLA Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

KLA Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.58 44.83 34.38 42.85 61.78

KLA Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 54.40 61.78 55.04 43.01 44.17

Competitive Comparison of KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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KLA Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

KLA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=762.44/15.39
=49.54

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

KLA's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, KLA's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=7.405/134.9266*134.9266
=7.405

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

KLA Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.926 100.684 2.581
201509 1.180 100.392 1.586
201512 0.592 99.792 0.800
201603 0.656 100.470 0.881
201606 2.211 101.688 2.934
201609 1.018 101.861 1.348
201612 1.361 101.863 1.803
201703 1.366 102.862 1.792
201706 2.860 103.349 3.734
201709 2.267 104.136 2.937
201712 0.741 104.011 0.961
201803 2.148 105.290 2.753
201806 2.235 106.317 2.836
201809 2.301 106.507 2.915
201812 1.676 105.998 2.133
201903 0.876 107.251 1.102
201906 1.666 108.070 2.080
201909 2.896 108.329 3.607
201912 2.225 108.420 2.769
202003 2.536 108.902 3.142
202006 2.631 108.767 3.264
202009 2.916 109.815 3.583
202012 3.227 109.897 3.962
202103 3.770 111.754 4.552
202106 2.657 114.631 3.127
202109 5.181 115.734 6.040
202112 4.897 117.630 5.617
202203 4.753 121.301 5.287
202206 5.001 125.017 5.397
202209 6.504 125.227 7.008
202212 4.189 125.222 4.514
202303 6.679 127.348 7.076
202306 6.393 128.729 6.701
202309 5.949 129.860 6.181
202312 4.003 129.419 4.173
202403 6.170 131.776 6.318
202406 6.141 132.554 6.251
202409 6.932 133.029 7.031
202412 5.654 133.157 5.729
202503 7.405 134.927 7.405

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


KLA  (NAS:KLAC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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KLA Business Description

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Address
One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.
Executives
Bren D. Higgins officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Richard P Wallace officer: Executive Vice President KLA TENCOR, 160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Ahmad A. Khan officer: President, Semi Proc. Control ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Brian Lorig officer: Executive Vice President ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS X1 95035
Virendra A Kirloskar officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mary Beth Wilkinson officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 2350 GREEN ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Oreste Donzella officer: Executive Vice President ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Victor Peng director MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1225 CHARLESTON ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kevin Kennedy director
Marie Myers director 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gary B Moore director 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Emiko Higashi director C/O GILO VENTURES, 175 ALMENDRAL AVENUE, ATHERTON CA 94027
Michael R. Mcmullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert A. Rango director 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034