FORM vs KEYS vs TDY Stock Comparison

Formfactor, Keysight Technologies and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FORM Formfactor Inc
$106.85 -17.6% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.35B
P/E
72.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 4, Teledyne Technologies 4, Formfactor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFORMKEYSTDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.35B $57.22B $30.28B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.2x 45.6x 29.5x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.9x 31.4x 25.1x TDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +25.5% +8.6% KEYS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 19.1% 15.8% KEYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 13.4% 8.1% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.1x 0.9x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +144.1% +100.4% +24.0% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.1%/yr +13.4%/yr +8.0%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 45.2% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 70/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

FORMKEYSTDY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFORMKEYSTDY
Valuation 28 #81 of 112 27 #82 of 112 66 #35 of 100
Growth 96 #5 of 109 65 #39 of 109 39 #60 of 97
Profitability 77 #25 of 104 88 #13 of 104 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 91 #11 of 116 52 #56 of 116 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 44 #46 of 81 81 #16 of 81 91 #7 of 65
Overall 67 63 70
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFORMKEYSTDYSPY
1 month -17.6%-7.2%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months +21.1%+10.2%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months -20.4%+1.2%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +91.6%+65.4%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year +144.1%+100.4%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years +228.0%+181.7%+76.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.6%+41.3%+20.9% +23.3%
5 years +171.7%+87.4%+46.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.1%+13.4%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +913.8%+922.0%+518.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +26.1%+26.2%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFORMKEYSTDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%45.2%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.4%44.1%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.001.931.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.652.220.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-42.6%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-13.3%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $159.93$387.90$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $42.42$167.77$484.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFORMKEYSTDY
P/E now vs peer median 72.2xmedian 33.2x 45.6xmedian 33.2x 29.5xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.8x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.3xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 61.3xmedian 29.8x 39.0xmedian 29.8x 26.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 1.17 9.34median 1.17 -49.75median 0.90

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFORMKEYSTDY
Revenue $902.23M $6.58B $6.52B
Gross profit $389.11M $4.26B $2.84B
Operating income $115.94M $1.33B $1.30B
Net income $115.47M $1.26B $1.03B
Free cash flow $136.12M $1.47B $1.15B
R&D $120.97M $1.19B $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.45 $7.28 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $109.76M $2.61B $562.40M
Total debt $11.64M $2.52B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 79.61M 173.00M 46.90M
Enterprise value $7.16B $48.16B $28.50B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSTDY
P/E 72.2x 45.6x 29.5x
P/FCF 61.3x 39.0x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 46.4x 35.7x 23.6x
P/S 9.3x 8.7x 4.6x
P/B 7.5x 8.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 10.5x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 52.3x 33.1x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 69.1x 42.9x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 8.7x 4.9x
EV/FCF 58.9x 38.9x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.6x 35.6x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 9.34 -49.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSTDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 25.5% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 5.6% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.6% 30.2% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 5.8% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 180.9% 49.9% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.2% -2.1% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.9% 131.6% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 162.2% 3.7% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.0% 131.6% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 160.2% 4.9% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.0% 4.0% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 4.0% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,646% 3.8% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 212.7% 6.6% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSTDY
Gross margin 43.1% 64.7% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 17.0% 26.2% 25.3%
Operating margin 12.9% 20.3% 20.0%
Pretax margin 14.1% 21.5% 19.4%
Net margin 12.8% 19.1% 15.8%
FCF margin 15.1% 22.3% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% 24.4% 19.6%
Return on equity 10.2% 19.8% 9.3%
Return on assets 8.5% 10.8% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 13.4% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 14.5% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 3.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSTDY
Debt / assets 0.9% 21.1% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.1x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 17.2% 44.9% 28.5%
Equity / assets 82.8% 55.1% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 12.3x 26.9x
Current ratio 4.1x 2.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 23.34 8.56 5.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORMKEYSTDY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFORMKEYSTDY
Forward P/E 33.9xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.3%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +20.4% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $982.39MFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% +18.9% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORMKEYSTDY
Held by institutions 92.0% 89.8% 97.2%
Institutions holding 509 1,247 886
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +1.2% +2.7%
Institutions buying 304 675 399
Institutions selling 168 380 327
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.78 1.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FORMKEYSTDY
FORM 1.00 0.67 0.41
KEYS 0.67 1.00 0.51
TDY 0.41 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORM, KEYS and TDY?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formfactor (FORM) $8.35B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.22B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORM, KEYS and TDY?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formfactor (FORM) 72.2x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.6x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) is cheapest (Formfactor (FORM) 33.9x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.4x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has the highest net margin (Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Formfactor (FORM) +144.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +24.0%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Formfactor (FORM) +22.1%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Formfactor (FORM) 87.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FORM, KEYS and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.