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Valued at around $106 billion by market cap, California-based KLA Corporation (KLAC) is a global leader in driving innovation across the electronics industry. Through cutting-edge process control solutions, KLA enables the manufacturing of wafers, integrated circuits, and printed circuit boards. Collaborating closely with top customers worldwide, KLA’s expert teams of physicists, engineers, and data scientists develop technologies that help to shape the future of electronics. The company is slated to disclose its fiscal 2025 Q1 earnings release on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Ahead of this event, analysts project the semiconductor giant to report a profit of $7.03 per share, reflecting a notable 22.5% jump from $5.74 per share registered in the year-ago quarter. Even more impressive is the company’s solid track record of consistently surpassing Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in the last four quarterly reports. In the most recent quarter, KLA posted an adjusted EPS of $6.60, surpassing the consensus estimate by a solid 8.6% margin.