8-K filed Mar 12, 2026
KLA authorizes $7B for stock buybacks
“Also, on March 11, 2026, the Board approved a new share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to $7 billion of shares of the Company’s common stock.”
From KLA Corporation’s 8-K filed Mar 12, 2026 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
KLA bought back $2.3B of stock in the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. At that pace, $7.0B covers about 3.1 years of buybacks.
The amount equals 186% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($3.8B).
Its diluted share count is down 0.9% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '23 | $455.4M |
| Q4 '23 | $437.8M |
| Q1 '24 | $372.3M |
| Q2 '24 | $470.3M |
| Q3 '24 | $567.4M |
| Q4 '24 | $650.1M |
| Q1 '25 | $506.7M |
| Q2 '25 | $425.7M |
| Q3 '25 | $545.1M |
| Q4 '25 | $547.8M |
| Q1 '26 | $626.0M |
| Q2 '26 | $571M |