KEYS vs VIAV vs FORM Stock Comparison

Keysight Technologies, Viavi Solutions and Formfactor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc.
$34.46 -15.7% 1M +146.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$110.31 -15.8% 1M +160.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.61B
P/E
43.8x
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, Viavi Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEYSVIAVFORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.26B $7.62B $7.61B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.7x -250.7x 43.8x FORM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 21.5x 35.0x VIAV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +40.0% +29.1% VIAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% -2.0% — KEYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 0.0% — KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -1.9x — VIAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +97.3% +146.1% +160.0% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +17.5%/yr +22.6%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 79.5% 87.2% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 37/100 72/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

KEYSVIAVFORM

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

AxisKEYSVIAVFORM
Valuation 26 #82 of 111 26 #83 of 111 32 #76 of 111
Growth 66 #37 of 108 47 #58 of 108 97 #4 of 108
Profitability 89 #12 of 104 43 #60 of 104 73 #29 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 115 46 #63 of 115 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 78 23 #60 of 78 –
Overall 64 37 72
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VIAV ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodKEYSVIAVFORMSPY
1 month -6.8%-15.7%-15.8% +0.9%
3 months +13.0%+6.9%+32.2% +5.9%
6 months 0.0%-24.3%-18.6% +8.5%
Year to date +65.1%+93.4%+97.8% +13.3%
1 year +97.3%+146.1%+160.0% +12.4%
3 years +181.2%+361.9%+238.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.2%+66.6%+50.2% +23.5%
5 years +86.3%+123.8%+177.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.3%+17.5%+22.6% +11.0%
10 years +922.4%+384.7%+1,097.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.2%+17.1%+28.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEYSVIAVFORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%79.5%87.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%76.1%87.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.513.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.151.841.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.6%-62.8%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-37.7%-31.0% -0.9%
52-week high $387.90$55.33$159.93 $779.14
52-week low $169.67$13.98$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.

MultipleKEYSVIAVFORM
P/E now vs peer median 45.5xmedian 33.5x -260.2xmedian 33.5x 49.6xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.8x 5.6xmedian 2.8x 8.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 19.6x 37.1xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 29.8x 102.8xmedian 29.8x 74.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 9.33median 1.10 5.53median 1.10 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 monthsKEYSVIAVFORM
Revenue $6.58B $1.52B $980.10M
Gross profit $4.26B $875.40M $461.88M
Operating income $1.33B $105.10M $179.53M
Net income $1.26B -$30.40M $173.63M
Free cash flow $1.47B $82.80M –
R&D $1.19B $262.70M $121.79M
EPS (diluted) $7.28 $-0.13 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $2.61B $647.80M $138.18M
Total debt $2.52B $244.80M –
Shares (diluted) 173.00M 229.50M 79.61M
Enterprise value $47.19B $5.16B $7.61B

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
MetricKEYSVIAVFORM
P/E 45.5x -260.2x 49.6x
P/FCF 38.9x 102.8x 74.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 74.7x 33.5x
P/S 8.7x 5.6x 8.8x
P/B 8.7x 5.9x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 7.9x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x 37.1x –
EV/EBIT 42.8x 77.1x –
EV/Revenue 8.7x 5.3x 8.8x
EV/FCF 38.8x 97.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 35.6x 71.2x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.33 5.53 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEYSVIAVFORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 40.0% 29.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 11.1% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 40.9% 58.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 11.1% 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 82.8% 333.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 8.4% 143.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 131.6% -187.4% 325.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -47.2% 196.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.6% -185.9% 315.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -47.0% 195.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.0% 26.8% 144.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -0.1% 50.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% 33.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEYSVIAVFORM
Gross margin 64.7% 57.7% –
EBITDA margin 26.2% 14.4% –
Operating margin 20.3% 6.9% –
Pretax margin 21.5% 1.1% –
Net margin 19.1% -2.0% –
FCF margin 22.3% 5.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 7.5% 26.2%
Return on equity 19.8% -2.7% 14.8%
Return on assets 10.8% -1.2% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 14.5% 5.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -3.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 3.6% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEYSVIAVFORM
Debt / assets 21.1% 9.0% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 44.9% 46.5% 17.5%
Equity / assets 55.1% 53.5% 82.5%
Interest coverage 12.3x 2.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 8.55 -31.05 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEYSVIAVFORM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -6.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% -6.5% –
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.

ConsensusKEYSVIAVFORM
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 21.5xFY2027 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.71FY2026 $1.60FY2027 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.6%FY2026 +60.0%FY2027 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +14.4% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.71BFY2026 $1.82BFY2027 $982.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +19.4%FY2027 +25.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +21.3% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEYSVIAVFORM
Held by institutions 89.8% 97.1% 92.0%
Institutions holding 1,247 564 509
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +4.6% -3.7%
Institutions buying 675 343 304
Institutions selling 380 181 168
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.90 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.

KEYSVIAVFORM
KEYS 1.00 0.69 0.68
VIAV 0.69 1.00 0.66
FORM 0.68 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEYS, VIAV and FORM?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.26B, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) $7.62B, Formfactor (FORM) $7.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEYS, VIAV and FORM?

Formfactor (FORM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.7x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) -250.7x, Formfactor (FORM) 43.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) is cheapest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 21.5x, 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?

Viavi Solutions (VIAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +40.0%, Formfactor (FORM) +29.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +146.1%, Formfactor (FORM) +160.0%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) +17.5%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 79.5%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEYS, VIAV 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.