KEYS vs NRG vs TER Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Nrg Energy and Teradyne Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$94.61 -0.6% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$19.90B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
1.96%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$261.01 -41.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.82B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.20%
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEYSNRGTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.90B $19.90B $40.82B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.6x 25.5x 29.7x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 11.1x 27.0x 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% 27.5% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 5.8% 38.8% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 6.2x — KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.96% 0.20% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.4% -44.9% +43.6% KEYS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +18.8%/yr +13.2%/yr NRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.8% 49.9% 77.4% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 65/100 67/100 TER

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 23 #86 of 112 65 #9 of 24 33 #75 of 112
Growth 65 #38 of 108 82 #5 of 23 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 88 #13 of 104 73 #7 of 23 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 54 #54 of 116 17 #20 of 24 68 #38 of 116
Shareholder Returns 84 #14 of 80 90 #3 of 20 47 #43 of 80
Overall 63 65 67
  • 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 -22.2%-0.6%-41.9% -2.3%
3 months -7.2%-31.6%-28.6% -0.7%
6 months -14.9%-38.9%-22.6% +4.8%
Year to date +47.2%-40.6%+34.8% +10.3%
1 year +63.4%-44.9%+43.6% +10.3%
3 years +137.8%+110.2%+197.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +33.5%+28.1%+43.9% +20.1%
5 years +63.0%+136.5%+86.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.3%+18.8%+13.2% +10.1%
10 years +835.0%+856.6%+1,036.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +25.1%+25.3%+27.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKEYSNRGTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.8%49.9%77.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%55.5%85.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.011.383.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.39-0.900.56 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-49.8%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-48.6%-46.1% -3.5%
52-week high $387.90$184.03$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $169.67$92.32$155.90 $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 40.6xmedian 29.9x 25.5xmedian 23.9x 29.7xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 8.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 18.5x 11.5xmedian 11.6x 22.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 28.0x 57.2xmedian 12.2x 40.7xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.1x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 8.31median 1.00 0.75median 0.60 0.72median 1.00

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 $1.00B
R&D $1.19B – $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $3.69 $8.71
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $162.00M $460.74M
Total debt $2.52B $23.44B –
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 212.00M 157.69M
Enterprise value $41.84B $14.12B $39.48B

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 40.6x 25.5x 29.7x
P/FCF 34.7x 57.2x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x 12.8x 30.7x
P/S 7.7x 0.6x 8.2x
P/B 7.7x 4.1x 11.1x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 7.3x 11.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.4x 11.5x 22.9x
EV/EBIT 38.1x 21.4x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 1.3x 8.1x
EV/FCF 34.6x 124.1x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.7x 27.8x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.31 0.75 0.72

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% 212.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 34.1% 41.5%
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% 135.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 27.6% 39.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSNRGTER
Gross margin 64.7% 18.8% 59.3%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 11.4% 35.2%
Operating margin 20.3% 6.1% 32.1%
Pretax margin 21.5% 3.2% 32.1%
Net margin 19.1% 2.4% 27.5%
FCF margin 22.3% 1.1% 20.1%
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% 38.8%
Return on capital employed 14.5% 6.7% 41.8%
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% 32.3%
Equity / assets 55.1% 12.2% 67.7%
Interest coverage 12.3x 2.0x 147.1x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.85 1.41 16.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSNRGTER
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 8.2% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 10.2% 1.0%
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 27.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
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 1,249 1,025 1,421
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 676 509 830
Institutions selling 381 386 456
Buyers to sellers 1.77 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 0.36 0.71
NRG 0.36 1.00 0.41
TER 0.71 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) $50.90B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $19.90B, Teradyne (TER) $40.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEYS, NRG and TER?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 40.6x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 25.5x, Teradyne (TER) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 27.9x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.1x, Teradyne (TER) 27.0x). 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?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Teradyne (TER) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Teradyne (TER) 38.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keysight Technologies (KEYS) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +63.4%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -44.9%, Teradyne (TER) +43.6%. Over five years, Nrg Energy (NRG) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +10.3%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +18.8%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Nrg Energy (NRG) 1.96%, Teradyne (TER) 0.20%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.8%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.9%, Teradyne (TER) 77.4%). 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 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.