KEYS vs RAL vs VIAV Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Ralliant and Viavi Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RAL Ralliant Corp
$69.69 -0.5% 1M +60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
0.29%
Test and Measurement Technology
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc.
$33.30 -18.1% 1M +138.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEYSRALVIAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.22B $7.71B $8.23B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.6x -6.3x -251.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.4x 22.8x 20.8x VIAV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +5.9% +40.0% VIAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% -56.4% -2.0% KEYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% -43.2% 0.0% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.8x -1.9x VIAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.29% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.4% +60.0% +138.7% VIAV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr — +16.7%/yr VIAV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 55.0% 79.5% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 28/100 37/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

KEYSRALVIAV

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

AxisKEYSRALVIAV
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 32 #77 of 112 25 #84 of 112
Growth 65 #39 of 109 4 #105 of 109 46 #59 of 109
Profitability 88 #13 of 104 24 #79 of 104 43 #60 of 104
Financial Health 52 #56 of 116 20 #93 of 116 46 #63 of 116
Shareholder Returns 81 #16 of 81 59 #34 of 81 23 #63 of 81
Overall 63 28 37
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RAL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIAV ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYSRALVIAVSPY
1 month -7.2%-0.5%-18.1% -0.2%
3 months +10.2%+2.9%-5.1% +3.9%
6 months +1.2%+59.1%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +65.4%+36.9%+86.9% +12.9%
1 year +100.4%+60.0%+138.7% +12.3%
3 years +181.7%—+346.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +41.3%—+64.7% +23.3%
5 years +87.4%—+116.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.4%—+16.7% +10.9%
10 years +922.0%—+365.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +26.2%—+16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEYSRALVIAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%55.0%79.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%64.0%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.712.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.221.091.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-31.8%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-5.9%-39.8% -1.2%
52-week high $387.90$74.04$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $167.77$38.39$13.95 $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.

MultipleKEYSRALVIAV
P/E now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 33.2x -6.3xmedian 33.2x -251.4xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 20.0x -8.2xmedian 20.0x 35.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 29.8x 23.5xmedian 29.8x 99.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 3.0x 5.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 9.34median 1.17 —median 1.17 5.35median 1.17

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 monthsKEYSRALVIAV
Revenue $6.58B $2.19B $1.52B
Gross profit $4.26B $1.11B $875.40M
Operating income $1.33B -$1.17B $105.10M
Net income $1.26B -$1.23B -$30.40M
Free cash flow $1.47B $327.70M $82.80M
R&D $1.19B $170.10M $262.70M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $-10.95 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $270.90M $647.80M
Total debt $2.52B $1.15B $244.80M
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 112.60M 229.50M
Enterprise value $48.16B $6.59B $5.76B

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
MetricKEYSRALVIAV
P/E 45.6x -6.3x -251.4x
P/FCF 39.0x 23.5x 99.3x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 21.1x 72.2x
P/S 8.7x 3.5x 5.4x
P/B 8.7x 5.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 9.7x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 33.1x -8.2x 35.8x
EV/EBIT 42.9x -7.4x 74.4x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 3.9x 5.2x
EV/FCF 38.9x 26.2x 94.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.6x 23.5x 68.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.34 – 5.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYSRALVIAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 5.9% 40.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 5.7% 40.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% -436.8% 82.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – 8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 131.6% -532.3% -187.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -47.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.6% -532.7% -185.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – -47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% -20.1% 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% -21.7% 33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSRALVIAV
Gross margin 64.7% 50.9% 57.7%
EBITDA margin 26.2% -47.8% 14.4%
Operating margin 20.3% -53.3% 6.9%
Pretax margin 21.5% -56.1% 1.1%
Net margin 19.1% -56.4% -2.0%
FCF margin 22.3% 15.0% 5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 16.7% 7.5%
Return on equity 19.8% -79.5% -2.7%
Return on assets 10.8% -33.3% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 13.4% -43.2% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 14.5% -38.0% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.3x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 3.0% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYSRALVIAV
Debt / assets 21.1% 31.0% 9.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.8x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.5x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 58.6% 46.5%
Equity / assets 55.1% 41.4% 53.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x -19.2x 2.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 8.56 1.32 -31.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSRALVIAV
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 2.0% -6.7%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 2.3% -6.7%
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.

ConsensusKEYSRALVIAV
Forward P/E 31.4xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 20.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $1.60FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +49.6%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +60.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +14.1% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.71BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $1.82BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +19.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +5.8% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYSRALVIAV
Held by institutions 89.8% 100.0% 97.1%
Institutions holding 1,247 533 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.7% +4.6%
Institutions buying 675 251 343
Institutions selling 380 165 181
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.52 1.90

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.

KEYSRALVIAV
KEYS 1.00 0.38 0.69
RAL 0.38 1.00 0.28
VIAV 0.69 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEYS, RAL and VIAV?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.22B, Ralliant (RAL) $7.71B, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) $8.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +40.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has the highest net margin (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Ralliant (RAL) -56.4%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) leads (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Ralliant (RAL) -43.2%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viavi Solutions (VIAV) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%, Ralliant (RAL) +60.0%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +138.7%. Over five years, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ralliant (RAL) 0.29%. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) and Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 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%, Ralliant (RAL) 55.0%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 79.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEYS, RAL and VIAV?

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.