KEYS vs TDY vs FORM Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Teledyne Technologies and Formfactor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FORM Formfactor Inc
$110.31 -15.8% 1M +160.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.57B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$980.10M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEYSTDYFORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.48B $31.28B $7.57B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.8x 30.5x 43.6x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 25.6x 35.0x TDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +8.6% +29.1% FORM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 15.8% — KEYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 8.1% — KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.9x — KEYS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +97.3% +26.8% +160.0% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +8.2%/yr +22.6%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 25.7% 87.2% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 69/100 72/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

KEYSTDYFORM

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

AxisKEYSTDYFORM
Valuation 26 #82 of 111 62 #39 of 100 32 #76 of 111
Growth 66 #37 of 108 35 #63 of 97 97 #4 of 108
Profitability 89 #12 of 104 83 #17 of 96 73 #29 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 115 73 #29 of 105 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 78 91 #7 of 65 –
Overall 64 69 72
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FORM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEYSTDYFORMSPY
1 month -6.8%+9.0%-15.8% +0.9%
3 months +13.0%+5.5%+32.2% +5.9%
6 months 0.0%+5.6%-18.6% +8.5%
Year to date +65.1%+30.4%+97.8% +13.3%
1 year +97.3%+26.8%+160.0% +12.4%
3 years +181.2%+79.7%+238.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.2%+21.6%+50.2% +23.5%
5 years +86.3%+48.3%+177.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.3%+8.2%+22.6% +11.0%
10 years +922.4%+526.4%+1,097.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.2%+20.1%+28.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEYSTDYFORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%25.7%87.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%24.1%87.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.123.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.151.041.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-32.2%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-3.6%-31.0% -0.9%
52-week high $387.90$691.24$159.93 $779.14
52-week low $169.67$484.47$42.42 $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.

MultipleKEYSTDYFORM
P/E now vs peer median 45.5xmedian 33.5x 30.0xmedian 26.4x 49.6xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 3.0x 8.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 19.6x 19.6xmedian 14.5x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 29.8x 26.8xmedian 26.1x 74.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 9.33median 1.10 -50.58median 0.90 0.25median 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 monthsKEYSTDYFORM
Revenue $6.58B $6.52B $980.10M
Gross profit $4.26B $2.84B $461.88M
Operating income $1.33B $1.30B $179.53M
Net income $1.26B $1.03B $173.63M
Free cash flow $1.47B $1.15B –
R&D $1.19B $330.60M $121.79M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $21.90 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $562.40M $138.18M
Total debt $2.52B $2.03B –
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 46.90M 79.61M
Enterprise value $47.41B $29.50B $7.57B

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
MetricKEYSTDYFORM
P/E 45.5x 30.0x 49.6x
P/FCF 38.9x 26.8x 74.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 24.0x 33.5x
P/S 8.7x 4.7x 8.8x
P/B 8.7x 2.8x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 3.3x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x 19.6x –
EV/EBIT 42.8x 24.7x –
EV/Revenue 8.7x 4.9x 8.8x
EV/FCF 38.8x 28.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 35.6x 25.2x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.33 -50.58 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYSTDYFORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 8.6% 29.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 0.5% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 10.8% 58.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -0.1% 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 23.3% 333.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 0.0% 143.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 131.6% 25.5% 325.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -1.3% 196.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.6% 27.2% 315.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -0.6% 195.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% 11.9% 144.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 26.7% 50.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% 10.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 29.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSTDYFORM
Gross margin 64.7% 43.6% –
EBITDA margin 26.2% 25.3% –
Operating margin 20.3% 20.0% –
Pretax margin 21.5% 19.4% –
Net margin 19.1% 15.8% –
FCF margin 22.3% 17.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 19.6% 26.2%
Return on equity 19.8% 9.3% 14.8%
Return on assets 10.8% 6.7% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 8.1% –
Return on capital employed 14.5% 9.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 0.6% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYSTDYFORM
Debt / assets 21.1% 13.0% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 28.5% 17.5%
Equity / assets 55.1% 71.5% 82.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x 26.9x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.3x 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 8.55 5.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSTDYFORM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusKEYSTDYFORM
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $26.05FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.6%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +13.6% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.71BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +5.9% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

KEYSTDYFORM
KEYS 1.00 0.51 0.68
TDY 0.51 1.00 0.43
FORM 0.68 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEYS, TDY and FORM?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.48B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $31.28B, Formfactor (FORM) $7.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEYS, TDY and FORM?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.8x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 30.5x, Formfactor (FORM) 43.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) is cheapest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6x, Formfactor (FORM) 35.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Formfactor (FORM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%, Formfactor (FORM) +29.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +26.8%, Formfactor (FORM) +160.0%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.2%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.7%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.