KEYS vs EMR vs TER Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Emerson Electric and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.60 +4.6% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.47B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$308.85 -20.6% 1M +112.9% 1Y
Market cap
$48.36B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 6, Emerson Electric 4, Keysight Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYSEMRTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.73B $90.47B $48.36B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.2x 35.1x 42.0x EMR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 24.0x 31.9x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +4.8% +57.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 13.8% 25.8% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 10.9% 35.3% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.8x — KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +86.8% +21.3% +112.9% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +10.8%/yr +21.6%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 31.7% 78.6% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 45/100 65/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

KEYSEMRTER

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

AxisKEYSEMRTER
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 35 #133 of 203 23 #87 of 112
Growth 64 #40 of 109 40 #113 of 188 89 #13 of 109
Profitability 89 #13 of 105 85 #29 of 187 93 #8 of 105
Financial Health 54 #54 of 117 29 #158 of 222 72 #34 of 117
Shareholder Returns 80 #17 of 82 36 #99 of 153 49 #42 of 82
Overall 63 45 65
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYSEMRTERSPY
1 month -11.0%+4.6%-20.6% -1.0%
3 months -1.3%+9.2%-11.7% +2.9%
6 months -9.3%+14.3%-26.1% +6.4%
Year to date +54.8%+21.8%+59.6% +11.4%
1 year +86.8%+21.3%+112.9% +13.1%
3 years +157.4%+78.1%+237.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.1%+21.2%+50.0% +21.5%
5 years +78.5%+67.2%+166.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.3%+10.8%+21.6% +10.9%
10 years +868.3%+222.5%+1,342.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.5%+12.4%+30.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKEYSEMRTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%31.7%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%33.3%84.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.891.523.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.930.671.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-29.9%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-1.7%-36.2% -2.5%
52-week high $387.90$164.37$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $167.77$123.30$144.28 $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.

MultipleKEYSEMRTER
P/E now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 31.3x 35.0xmedian 25.9x 42.0xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.6x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 10.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 19.6x 16.4xmedian 13.7x 32.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 28.3x 26.0xmedian 21.1x 62.7xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.9x 4.4xmedian 2.3x 13.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 8.75median 1.15 -0.84median 1.19 1.45median 1.15

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 monthsKEYSEMRTER
Revenue $6.58B $18.64B $4.46B
Gross profit $4.26B $9.91B $2.64B
Operating income $1.33B $4.68B $1.35B
Net income $1.26B $2.58B $1.15B
Free cash flow $1.47B $3.46B $769.75M
R&D $1.19B – $559.87M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $4.59 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $2.18B $349.54M
Total debt $2.52B $54.11B $400.00M
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 561.10M 157.69M
Enterprise value $46.66B $83.21B $47.14B

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
MetricKEYSEMRTER
P/E 42.7x 35.0x 42.0x
P/FCF 36.5x 26.0x 62.7x
P/Operating cash flow 33.4x 23.0x 45.4x
P/S 8.1x 4.8x 10.8x
P/B 8.2x 4.4x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 7.7x 14.3x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 16.4x 32.0x
EV/EBIT 40.1x 21.6x 35.5x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 5.4x 10.7x
EV/FCF 36.4x 29.2x 62.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.3x 25.8x 45.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.75 -0.84 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYSEMRTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 4.8% 57.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 7.6% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 5.7% 58.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 11.0% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 9.2% 160.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 13.6% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 131.6% -3.0% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -42.0% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.6% -2.2% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -41.6% 29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% 4.4% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 10.1% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% 4.4% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 9.4% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSEMRTER
Gross margin 64.7% 53.2% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 33.1% 33.5%
Operating margin 20.3% 25.1% 30.2%
Pretax margin 21.5% 17.6% 30.2%
Net margin 19.1% 13.8% 25.8%
FCF margin 22.3% 18.6% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 21.0% 23.9%
Return on equity 19.8% 12.7% 35.2%
Return on assets 10.8% 6.1% 24.9%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 10.9% 35.3%
Return on capital employed 14.5% 14.9% 37.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 1.3% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYSEMRTER
Debt / assets 21.1% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 51.7% 29.5%
Equity / assets 55.1% 48.3% 70.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x – 118.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 8.15 4.63 22.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSEMRTER
Dividend yield – 1.4% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 1.0% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –

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.

ConsensusKEYSEMRTER
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 31.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $9.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.6%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +144.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +15.4% +24.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.71BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +15.3% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYSEMRTER
Held by institutions 89.8% 82.1% 97.3%
Institutions holding 1,246 2,290 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.9% +5.2%
Institutions buying 674 1,080 828
Institutions selling 380 798 456
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.35 1.82

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.

KEYSEMRTER
KEYS 1.00 0.51 0.68
EMR 0.51 1.00 0.52
TER 0.68 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEYS, EMR and TER?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $55.73B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.47B, Teradyne (TER) $48.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEYS, EMR and TER?

Emerson Electric (EMR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.1x, Teradyne (TER) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 29.4x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Teradyne (TER) 31.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +86.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.3%, Teradyne (TER) +112.9%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +12.3%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.8%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Teradyne (TER) 0.00%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) and Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEYS, EMR and TER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teradyne (TER) leads on 6. 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.