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KLA CORP (KLAC)

Data as of 2026-08-21 · 28 quarters · filed in USD

KLA’s $13.4 billion in trailing-year revenue sits well above its $8.7 billion in expenses. Revenue growth also outpaced expense growth, at 15% per year versus 11%.

Revenue, last 12 mo $13B to 2026-06-30
Spend, last 12 mo $8.7B cost + R&D + admin + tax
Debt they report $5.9B balance-sheet borrowings
Money promised $12B debt + leases + purchases
Unrealized revenue $1.8B + — signed backlog
Due in next 5 years $6.3B the obligation wall

Earned, collected early, and merely signed

signed backlogrevenue (qtr)deferredQ3 '19Q2 '21Q1 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26$7.2B$14B

Reports $5.9B of debt; has promised $12B

Committed money reaches 2.1x reported debt. The difference is mainly purchase commitments of $6.0 billion and leases of $264 million, alongside $5.9 billion of debt.

promisedreported debtQ3 '19Q2 '21Q1 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26$6.4B$13B

What the promised total is made of, latest quarter

debtleasespurchase deals
today
49%
49%

Spending, by reported line

Cost of revenueR&DSelling & adminTax
2020
59%
21%
18%
2021
59%
20%
15%
2022
63%
19%
15%
2023
61%
19%
14%
2024
59%
19%
15%
2025
62%
18%
13%
2026
60%
18%
13%
9%

When the promises come due

The next five years bring $6.3 billion of commitments due against just $1 million of future revenue promised for that period. Another $73 million is scheduled after year five without a stated date.

$6.3Bnext 5 years$0years 5–10$0beyond 10$73Mafter yr 5, undated$1.1Mrevenue promised to them

The rates that matter

Revenue growth /yr 15% 2020-Q2 → 2026-Q2
Expense growth /yr 11%
Promised money /yr 17%
Reported debt /yr 8%
Deferred revenue /yr 53%
Quarters re-stated 5 of 28 by cited reconciliation

Expenses as filed vs after cited reconciliation

$2.1Bfiled2019$2.1Breality2019$3.3Bfiled2020$3.3Breality2020$3.8Bfiled2021$3.8Breality2021$6.8Bfiled2022$6.8Breality2022$6.5Bfiled2023$6.5Breality2023$7.2Bfiled2024$7.2Breality2024$8.1Bfiled2025$8.1Breality2025$4.5Bfiled2026$4.5Breality2026

8 patterns worth a second look

The sharpest filing flag is the conditional-revenue trend: conditional revenue balances grew 4.8x while quarterly revenue grew 1.4x over the last 8 periods. Filings also report receivables factoring and customer-letter-of-credit sales without recourse as financing arrangements outside ordinary debt balances. They describe recurring sales and receivable balances involving entities associated with executives, directors, or immediate family members.

conditional ratio · 1

Over the last 8 periods, conditional revenue balances grew 4.8x while quarterly revenue grew 1.4x.

off balance sheet · 1

The filings report material receivables factoring and customer-letter-of-credit sales without recourse as financing arrangements outside ordinary debt balances.

redefinition · 3

The filing changes the stated recognition horizon for remaining performance obligations from approximately 5%–15% beyond the next 12 months to approximately 25%–40% and later 30%–45%.

The filing changes the stated recognition horizon for remaining performance obligations from approximately 30%–45% beyond 12 months to approximately 40%–50% and then 67%–72% in the next 12 months.

The filing changes the revolving credit facility terms from $1.00 billion maturing November 30, 2023 to $1.50 billion maturing June 8, 2027, with a further $250 million increase option.

related party exposure · 1

The filings report recurring sales and receivable balances involving entities associated with executive officers, directors, or immediate family members.

subsequent event · 2

The FY2022 filing reports a July 2022 tender offer that redeemed $500.0 million of Senior Notes due November 1, 2024.

The FY2025 filing reports a new $1.50 billion revolving credit facility entered after year-end, replacing the prior facility terms and extending maturity to July 3, 2030.

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