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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · KLA (KLAC)

KLA raises quarterly dividend 21% to $2.30 and authorizes $7 billion buyback

Positive Impact 4 of 5 shareholder Written later

On March 11, 2026, KLA's Board set a quarterly dividend of $2.30 per share, starting with the dividend expected to be declared in May 2026, up 21% from the $1.90 declared in February 2026. The Board also approved a new $7 billion share repurchase program, in addition to the $5 billion program announced in April 2025 that had $3.94 billion remaining as of December 31, 2025, giving shareholders higher cash returns.

Key points

  • New quarterly dividend level: $2.30 per share, up from $1.90 declared in February 2026 (21% increase)
  • Dividend expected to be declared in May 2026 and continue until the Board decides otherwise
  • New share repurchase authorization of up to $7 billion, added to the April 2025 program's $3.94 billion remaining as of December 31, 2025
  • Investor day held March 12, 2026, with CEO Richard Wallace and CFO Bren Higgins presenting; slides and webcast replay posted on the investor relations site

The filing

CompanyKLA (KLAC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 12, 2026, 6:30 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-102999

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 12, 2026.

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