Kla-Tencor Corp Dividend yield

Kla-Tencor Corp is part of Technology Hardware and Equip. business, which is part of Technology industry. Kla-Tencor Corp is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Kla-Tencor Corp stock dividend

Kla-Tencor Corp paid a total dividend of 715 million USD last year, for a market value of 68,756 millions (Market Cap 68,755 millions). Kla-Tencor Corp dividend per share is 5.22 USD, and his stock market price 501.87 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Kla-Tencor Corp has a dividend yield of 1.04%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Technology industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Kla-Tencor Corp stocks dividend with other Technology Hardware and Equip. companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Kla-Tencor Corp Dividend Payout

About the ability of Kla-Tencor Corp to maintain his current dividend of USD 5.22 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.04%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Kla-Tencor Corp payout on ernings is currently 19.66%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Kla-Tencor Corpcan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Kla-Tencor Corp is USD 26.70 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 5.22, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Kla-Tencor Corp, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Technology industry and Technology Hardware and Equip. sector companies.

Kla-Tencor Corp Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Kla-Tencor Corp's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.04%	5.22	19.66%	137
2022	1.38%	5.20	20.82%	142
2021	0.98%	4.22	27.97%	152
2020	1.39%	3.60	38.79%	155
2019	1.91%	3.40	43.53%	159
2018	3.35%	3.00	38.22%	153
2017	2.25%	2.36	39.73%	157
2016	2.71%	2.16	47.37%	156
2015	3.13%	2.08	85.60%	158

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Kla-Tencor Corp dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Technology Hardware and Equip. stocks.

Kla-Tencor Corp Stock performance

Finally, last moth Kla-Tencor Corp showed a return of -2.40% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 45.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Technology Hardware and Equip. firms.