KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC)

Current ratio

Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020
Total current assets US$ in thousands 10,698,800 9,945,020 9,772,600 10,228,400 9,751,260 9,285,560 8,748,720 8,430,790 8,372,030 8,018,750 8,132,580 7,643,940 7,168,910 6,582,720 6,701,480 6,144,670 5,696,250 5,405,160 5,222,950 4,754,700
Total current liabilities US$ in thousands 4,085,800 3,909,930 4,138,260 4,798,210 4,660,770 4,458,540 4,571,000 3,817,740 3,742,840 3,418,520 3,482,500 3,139,360 2,871,080 2,828,980 2,776,100 2,523,010 2,103,230 2,029,470 2,020,110 1,748,830
Current ratio 2.62 2.54 2.36 2.13 2.09 2.08 1.91 2.21 2.24 2.35 2.34 2.43 2.50 2.33 2.41 2.44 2.71 2.66 2.59 2.72

June 30, 2025 calculation

Current ratio = Total current assets ÷ Total current liabilities
= $10,698,800K ÷ $4,085,800K
= 2.62

The current ratio of KLA-Tencor Corporation has exhibited fluctuations over the analyzed period from September 30, 2020, to June 30, 2025. Initially, the ratio was relatively high at 2.72 in September 2020, which suggests a comfortable level of short-term liquidity and ability to cover current liabilities with current assets. Throughout the subsequent quarters, the ratio experienced gradual declines, reaching a low of approximately 2.21 as of September 30, 2023.

This downward trend continued into the end of 2023, with the ratio decreasing to 1.91 in December 2023, indicating a reduction in liquidity buffer. However, from the beginning of 2024 onwards, the ratio showed signs of recovery, rising to 2.08 in March 2024, and maintaining an upward trajectory in the following quarters, reaching 2.62 by June 2025.

Overall, the current ratio's decline from over 2.7 to around 1.91 domestically indicates a narrowing margin of short-term liquidity, but the ratio remains above 1.9, which generally suggests that the company retains the capacity to meet its short-term obligations. The recent upward trend may reflect strategic improvements in liquidity management or changes in current asset and liability compositions, signaling a potentially healthier liquidity position moving forward.


Peer comparison

Jun 30, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Current ratio
KLA-Tencor Corporation
KLAC
2.62
Coherent Inc
COHR
2.72

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KLA-Tencor Corporation Current Ratio (Quarterly Data)