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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): KLA Corporation (KLAC) pays a $0.80 annual dividend ($0.23 quarterly), yielding 0.56% at $165.74/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-17. 10 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.56%
Annual Dividend: $0.80 per share
Payout Ratio: 21.9%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Technology
Years of Dividend History: 22
KLA Corporation dividend reflects a business built around process control and yield optimization for the global semiconductor industry. KLAC pays $0.84 per share annually on a quarterly schedule, with the next ex-dividend date on August 17, 2026. The current yield sits at 0.47%. At a beta of 1.444, this is a higher-volatility technology stock, making it a better fit for growth-and-income investors than pure income seekers.
KLA Corporation pays out 21.9% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend even if earnings face pressure, which is relevant given KLA's exposure to semiconductor capital spending cycles. KLA Corporation dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of its business, spanning wafer inspection, metrology, PCB inspection, and display testing, though the semiconductor equipment sector is cyclical by nature, and that cyclicality is the most data-supported risk to the payout.
KLA Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 16.0% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.08 to $0.74 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 982.4% in 2014, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth path has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +16.3% | $0.47 (2022) | $0.74 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +16.2% | $0.35 (2020) | $0.74 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +13.8% | $0.20 (2015) | $0.74 (2025) |
KLAC stock fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend growth from a semiconductor process control business, not a high current yield. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 0.47% today, which is already above its 5-year average of 0.31%, so the stock is paying out more relative to its price than it has historically. The 21.9% payout ratio means the dividend is not stretched. What an investor gets here is a fast-growing dividend backed by a conservative payout. The trade-off is a yield that delivers little immediate income, with added price volatility from a beta of 1.444.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | $0.2300 |
| 2026-05-18 | $0.2300 |
| 2026-02-17 | $0.1900 |
| 2025-11-17 | $0.1900 |
| 2025-08-18 | $0.1900 |
| 2025-05-19 | $0.1900 |
| 2025-02-24 | $0.1700 |
| 2024-11-18 | $0.1700 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.1450 |
| 2024-05-14 | $0.1450 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6500 |
| 2025 | $0.7400 |
| 2024 | $0.6050 |
| 2023 | $0.5350 |
| 2022 | $0.4700 |
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