Revenue of $4.14bn topped KLA's guidance midpoint and non-GAAP EPS of $1.22 beat a $1.18 Nasdaq.com consensus. Shares rose 3.23% in early, still-moving after-hours trade at 4:58 PM ET on 28 October.
Third-quarter revenue rose 22% year on year to $1.633bn and non-GAAP EPS reached $2.11, but GAAP EPS was flat at $1.05 and the GAAP operating margin fell to 26.2% from 31.8% a year earlier.