Keysight Technologies Inc.

KEYS

Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments

Keysight Technologies Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $5.4 billion, up 7.95% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+36.5%
EPS
+109.9%
Free cash flow
+40.2%
Total debt
−0.63%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

303.97 1.67 −0.55%
Market cap
$52.0B
P/E
41.4×
Fwd P/E
31.2×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
ROIC
12.9%
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6×
Dividend safety
n/a

Revenue by segment Fiscal 2025

  • Communications Solutions Group
  • Electronic Industrial Solutions Group

Every year since 2013 →

Insider Decisions last twelve months

Net sold
$23.0M
Trades
22 sells · 0 buys
Ownership
1.23%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Size
Market Cap 52,030
Revenue ttm 6,582
Net income ttm 1,260
Free cash flow ttm 1,492
Net debt Q (88)
Valuation
P/E 41.4 (above 35: high)
Forward P/E 31.2
Price / sales 7.9
Forward P/S Powerpack
Price / FCF 34.8
Price / book 7.9 (above 6: high)
Financial health
Current ratio Q 2.0 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt / equity Q 0.4 (at or below 0.5: strong)
Interest coverage Q 17.7
Growth
Revenue growth Q +36.5% (above 0%: growing)
Operating income growth Q +97.0% (above 0%: growing)
EPS, this year +60.0% (at or above 15%: strong)
EPS, next year A +20.2% (at or above 15%: strong)
Revenue, next year A +32.4% (at or above 10%: strong)
EPS, past 5 yrs +8.1%
EPS, next 5 yrs A +29.1% (at or above 15%: strong)

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges; (Q) is the latest quarter, (A) analysts’ estimates; n/m is not meaningful, as a P/E on a loss. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 64.75%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 93.56%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 86.93%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 93.56%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 86.35%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Yield
—
Annual rate
—
Payout ratio
—

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 2,472 1,796 1,873 2,605
Receivables 900 857 939 1,067
Inventory 985 1,022 1,050 1,047
Other 452 582 486 567
4,809 4,257 4,348 5,286
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 286 313 355 424
ST’ Debt 599 — — 700
Other 304 295 399 379
2,049 1,427 1,850 2,612

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 6.53% 4.95% (0.28%)
Cash Flow 14.12% 6.76% 7.19%
Earnings 5.18% 6.27% (8.89%)
Book Value 16.27% 12.27% 12.22%

Earnings Trends EPS, adjusted, against the consensus

EPS $

Jan Apr Jul Oct Year
’26 1.63 2.02 2.30 — —
’25 0.97 1.49 1.10 1.33 4.89
’24 0.98 0.72 2.22 (0.42) 3.51
’23 1.45 1.58 1.61 1.28 5.91
’22 1.24 1.41 1.87 1.66 6.18
’21 0.92 0.99 1.36 1.52 4.78
’20 0.86 0.37 0.93 1.15 3.31
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Revenue $m

Jan Apr Jul Oct Year
’26 1,600 1,717 1,846 — —
’25 1,298 1,306 1,352 1,419 5,375
’24 1,259 1,216 1,217 1,287 4,979
’23 1,381 1,390 1,382 1,311 5,464
’22 1,250 1,351 1,376 1,443 5,420
’21 1,180 1,221 1,246 1,294 4,941
’20 1,095 895 1,011 1,220 4,221
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Jan Apr Jul Oct Year
’26 441 501 437 — —
’25 378 484 322 225 1,409
’24 328 110 255 359 1,052
’23 366 423 241 378 1,408
’22 224 298 224 398 1,144
’21 295 402 257 368 1,322
’20 197 298 183 338 1,016
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Jan Apr Jul Oct Year
’26 407 489 408 — —
’25 346 457 291 188 1,282
’24 281 74 222 328 905
’23 306 370 196 340 1,212
’22 182 245 192 340 959
’21 267 369 217 295 1,148
’20 165 275 151 308 899
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Valuation

The price implies free cash flow after share-based pay growing 15.2% a year for ten years. It grew 15.7% a year over the last ten.

Implied
15.2%
10 years, reported
15.7%
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Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.5
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to October

Ten-year view Analyst estimates Powerpack
Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 TTM Jul ’26 Trend 10 yrs 2026e 2027e 2028e Next 3/yr
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 2,918 3,189 3,878 4,303 4,221 4,941 5,420 5,464 4,979 5,375 6,582 +7.0% 7,115 8,210 8,948 +18.5%
Gross margin, % 55.65 53.21 54.44 58.89 60.01 62.11 63.65 64.64 62.92 62.08 64.69 +6.4 pt
EBT 366 179 (411) 715 761 1,010 1,285 1,357 865 1,082 1,415 +12.8%
EBT margin, % 12.54 5.61 (10.60) 16.62 18.03 20.44 23.71 24.84 17.37 20.13 21.50 +7.6 pt
Net income 335 102 165 621 627 894 1,124 1,057 614 850 1,260 +10.9%
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 17.16 17.72 20.74 22.89 22.57 26.71 30.11 30.70 28.61 31.25 38.49 +6.9%
Earnings 1.97 0.57 0.88 3.31 3.35 4.84 6.23 5.95 3.53 4.91 7.35 +10.7%
Cash flow 2.47 1.82 2.97 5.31 5.43 7.15 6.36 7.91 6.05 8.19 9.38 +14.2%
Capex (0.54) (0.40) (0.55) (0.64) (0.63) (0.94) (1.03) (1.10) (0.84) (0.74) (0.65) +3.6%
Free cash flow 1.94 1.42 2.42 4.67 4.81 6.21 5.33 6.81 5.20 7.45 8.73 +16.2%
Book value 8.90 12.83 13.01 15.98 17.63 20.45 23.12 26.15 29.34 34.19 38.43 +16.1%
Shares, m 170 180 187 188 187 185 180 178 174 172 172 +0.1%
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 16.65 72.05 65.61 30.49 31.17 37.25 27.95 20.51 42.33 37.26 41.36 38.1
P/S 1.91 2.52 2.75 4.41 4.64 6.78 5.78 3.98 5.21 5.85 7.90 4.4
P/B 3.69 3.48 4.39 6.32 5.94 8.85 7.53 4.67 5.08 5.35 7.91 5.5
EV/Sales 2.02 2.91 2.98 4.57 4.66 6.73 5.74 3.85 5.33 6.09 7.88 4.5
EV/FCF 17.89 36.21 25.56 22.39 21.87 28.98 32.47 17.37 29.31 25.53 34.78 25.8
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 420 328 555 998 1,016 1,322 1,144 1,408 1,052 1,409 1,604 +14.4%
Capex (91) (72) (103) (120) (117) (174) (185) (196) (147) (127) (112) +3.8%
Free cash flow 329 256 452 878 899 1,148 959 1,212 905 1,282 1,492 +16.3%
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 1,210 1,358 916 2,212 2,293 2,525 2,827 2,760 2,830 2,498 2,674 +8.4%
Net debt 310 1,230 877 190 76 (220) (210) (678) (6) 661 (88) +8.8%
Shareholders’ equity 1,513 2,310 2,433 3,004 3,297 3,784 4,161 4,654 5,105 5,881 6,571 +16.3%
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 9.17 2.10 2.81 9.98 9.06 11.92 14.16 12.60 6.84 8.26 11.16 (0.9) pt
ROIC 13.92 2.61 (7.44) 13.91 14.18 18.94 21.10 21.35 10.21 8.37 12.85 (5.5) pt
ROE 23.80 5.34 6.96 22.84 19.90 25.25 28.29 23.98 12.58 15.47 20.59 (8.3) pt
People
People Employees 10,300 12,600 12,900 13,600 13,900 14,300 15,000 14,900 15,500 16,800 — +5.6%
Revenue/emp, $m 0.28 0.25 0.30 0.32 0.30 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.32 0.32 — +1.4%
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates

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Fiscal years to Oct 2025 · latest quarter Jul 2026

Business profile

Updated

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, simulation, measurement and test solutions for computing, communications and electronics markets. Its hardware, software and services help customers design, validate, manufacture, deploy and optimize electronic products and systems before and after they reach the market.

Its instruments measure and generate electrical signals, analyze communications networks, inspect electronic components and characterize power, radio-frequency, microwave and optical systems. Its software ranges from instrument applications to tools for simulation, emulation, test automation, virtual prototyping, computer-aided engineering and data management. Services include repairs, calibration, technical support, installation, training and engineering assistance.

Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025

Fiscal 2025: revenue by segment, and margins
Communications Solutions Group 3,726 69.32%
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group 1,649 30.68%
Gross margin 62.08%
Operating margin 16.30%
Pre-tax margin 20.13%

Revenue by segment since 2013

Keysight Technologies Inc. vs peers in Scientific & Technical Instruments (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
GRMN Garmin Ltd. $56.6B 27.4× 26.5× +12.15% (above 0%: growing) +34.40% (above 0%: growing) −31.01% (below 0%: shrinking) 63.33% 30.80% Compare
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. $52.0B 41.4× 31.2× +36.54% (above 0%: growing) +109.91% (above 0%: growing) +40.21% (above 0%: growing) 65.87% 24.97%
COHR Coherent Corp. $46.2B 45.7× 21.8× +49.89% (above 0%: growing) +58.06% (above 0%: growing) −1,695.49% (below 0%: shrinking) 39.14% 15.94% Compare
TDY Teledyne Technologies Incorporated $30.0B 29.6× 28.3× +9.44% (above 0%: growing) +25.16% (above 0%: growing) +1.78% (above 0%: growing) 43.88% 20.61% Compare
FTV Fortive Corporation $20.2B 31.9× 30.5× +7.83% (above 0%: growing) +237.76% (above 0%: growing) +108.91% (above 0%: growing) 64.16% 21.30% Compare
MKSI MKS Inc. $15.3B 24.7× 20.4× +43.02% (above 0%: growing) +216.91% (above 0%: growing) +66.44% (above 0%: growing) 47.70% 23.07% Compare
TRMB Trimble Inc. $13.0B — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +7.28% (above 0%: growing) −45.89% (below 0%: shrinking) +21.61% (above 0%: growing) 68.17% 14.69% Compare
CGNX Cognex Corporation $8.7B 35.1× 28.9× +13.18% (above 0%: growing) +358.18% (above 0%: growing) +20.62% (above 0%: growing) 70.76% 32.17% Compare
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. $7.4B 19.4× 39.6× +14.40% (above 0%: growing) +24.75% (above 0%: growing) −22.12% (below 0%: shrinking) 41.74% 14.80% Compare
Median of peers $17.7B 29.6× 28.3× +12.66% +46.23% +11.20% 55.52% 20.96%

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From the latest earnings call

Updated

  • On the Q3 call, Satish Dhanasekaran said AI infrastructure scaling drove commercial communications demand, alongside investment in 6G, defense modernization and semiconductors.
  • Neil Dougherty said supply constraints had shifted toward incoming parts in high demand, while Keysight guided Q4 revenue to $1.930 billion to $1.950 billion.

Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026

Held by institutions 89.98%
Held by the ten largest 46.87%
Holder Shares Stake Change
Vanguard 21.61m 12.64% +80.00k
BlackRock 20.08m 11.75% +1.47m
T. Rowe Price 12.24m 7.16% −5.77m
State Street 8.27m 4.84% +273.04k
Geode Capital Management 4.78m 2.80% +158.49k
Capital Group 3.59m 2.10% +62.09k
UBS 2.63m 1.54% +168.52k
Fidelity (FMR) 2.38m 1.39% +1.20m
Invesco 2.33m 1.37% +376.11k
Norges Bank 2.19m 1.28% +2.19m
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.

Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 26 January 2026

Ownership

Directors and executive officers, together 0.40%
The Vanguard Group Inc. 12.00%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 9.40%
BlackRock, Inc. 9.10%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more. Read the proxy statement

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