KEYS vs NRG vs TER Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Nrg Energy and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$96.99 0.0% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.45B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$313.24 -21.9% 1M +117.0% 1Y
Market cap
$46.30B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 5, Nrg Energy 4, Teradyne 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYSNRGTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.83B $20.45B $46.30B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.1x 26.2x 54.2x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 11.4x 32.5x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +12.8% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 2.4% — KEYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 5.8% — KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 6.2x — KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +97.3% -43.9% +117.0% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +19.5%/yr +17.8%/yr NRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 50.0% 78.7% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 65/100 60/100 NRG

Percentile Scorecard

KEYSNRGTER

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

AxisKEYSNRGTER
Valuation 26 #82 of 111 70 #8 of 24 18 #91 of 111
Growth 66 #37 of 108 77 #6 of 23 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 89 #12 of 104 73 #7 of 23 87 #14 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 115 17 #20 of 24 65 #41 of 115
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 78 89 #3 of 19 35 #51 of 78
Overall 64 65 60
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYSNRGTERSPY
1 month -6.8%0.0%-21.9% +0.9%
3 months +13.0%-21.9%-1.9% +5.9%
6 months 0.0%-34.9%+2.3% +8.5%
Year to date +65.1%-39.1%+61.8% +13.3%
1 year +97.3%-43.9%+117.0% +12.4%
3 years +181.2%+132.8%+273.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.2%+32.6%+55.2% +23.5%
5 years +86.3%+143.1%+126.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.3%+19.5%+17.8% +11.0%
10 years +922.4%+841.7%+1,257.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.2%+25.1%+29.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEYSNRGTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%50.0%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%55.6%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.413.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.15-0.881.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-49.8%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-47.3%-35.3% -0.9%
52-week high $387.90$184.03$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $169.67$92.32$144.38 $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.

MultipleKEYSNRGTER
P/E now vs peer median 45.5xmedian 33.5x 26.2xmedian 24.9x 54.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.7x 9.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 19.6x 11.6xmedian 11.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 29.8x 58.6xmedian 13.8x 80.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.1x 13.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 9.33median 1.10 0.77median 0.61 —median 1.10

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 monthsKEYSNRGTER
Revenue $6.58B $33.13B $5.00B
Gross profit $4.26B $6.23B $2.97B
Operating income $1.33B $2.02B $1.61B
Net income $1.26B $849.00M $1.38B
Free cash flow $1.47B $348.00M –
R&D $1.19B – $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $3.69 –
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $162.00M $460.74M
Total debt $2.52B $23.44B –
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 212.00M 157.69M
Enterprise value $47.76B $14.67B $46.30B

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
MetricKEYSNRGTER
P/E 45.5x 26.2x 54.2x
P/FCF 38.9x 58.6x 80.9x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 13.1x 36.8x
P/S 8.7x 0.6x 9.8x
P/B 8.7x 4.2x 13.3x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 7.5x 13.6x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x 11.6x –
EV/EBIT 42.8x 21.7x –
EV/Revenue 8.7x 1.3x 9.8x
EV/FCF 38.8x 125.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 35.6x 28.1x 36.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.33 0.77 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYSNRGTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 12.8% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.9% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 22.9% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 348.5% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 57.9% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 43.0% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 131.6% 62.6% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 34.1% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.6% 58.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% -32.1% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 33.9% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% -75.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 27.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSNRGTER
Gross margin 64.7% 18.8% –
EBITDA margin 26.2% 11.4% –
Operating margin 20.3% 6.1% –
Pretax margin 21.5% 3.2% –
Net margin 19.1% 2.4% –
FCF margin 22.3% 1.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 4.7% 26.6%
Return on equity 19.8% 17.5% 38.7%
Return on assets 10.8% 2.1% 26.7%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.5% 6.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 0.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYSNRGTER
Debt / assets 21.1% 58.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 4.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 6.2x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 67.3x –
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 87.8% 31.4%
Equity / assets 55.1% 12.2% 67.7%
Interest coverage 12.3x 2.0x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 8.55 1.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSNRGTER
Dividend yield – 1.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 8.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 9.9% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 126.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% –

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.

ConsensusKEYSNRGTER
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $8.49FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.6%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +28.7% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.71BFY2026 $36.07BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% -0.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYSNRGTER
Held by institutions 89.8% 93.7% 97.3%
Institutions holding 1,247 1,023 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 675 508 828
Institutions selling 380 385 456
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.32 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.

KEYSNRGTER
KEYS 1.00 0.35 0.70
NRG 0.35 1.00 0.41
TER 0.70 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEYS, NRG and TER?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.83B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.45B, Teradyne (TER) $46.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEYS, NRG and TER?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.1x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 26.2x, Teradyne (TER) 54.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.4x, Teradyne (TER) 32.5x). 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%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has the highest net margin (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -43.9%, Teradyne (TER) +117.0%. Over five years, Nrg Energy (NRG) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +19.5%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +17.8%/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%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%, Teradyne (TER) 0.00%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) and Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 50.0%, Teradyne (TER) 78.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEYS, NRG 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, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads on 5. 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.