During the past 12 months, KLA's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.40% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of KLA was 143.20% per year. The lowest was -28.40% per year. And the median was 15.90% per year.
Competitive Comparison of KLA's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KLA's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
KLA 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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KLA (NAS:KLAC) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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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.
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