RAL vs KEYS vs VIAV Stock Comparison

Ralliant, Keysight Technologies 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

RALKEYSVIAV

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

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

PeriodRALKEYSVIAVSPY
1 month -0.5%-7.2%-18.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.9%+10.2%-5.1% +3.9%
6 months +59.1%+1.2%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +36.9%+65.4%+86.9% +12.9%
1 year +60.0%+100.4%+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

MeasureRALKEYSVIAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%45.2%79.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.0%44.1%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.932.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.092.221.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-42.6%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-13.3%-39.8% -1.2%
52-week high $74.04$387.90$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $38.39$167.77$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.

MultipleRALKEYSVIAV
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 33.2x 45.6xmedian 33.2x -251.4xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x 35.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 29.8x 39.0xmedian 29.8x 99.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x 5.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 9.34median 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 monthsRALKEYSVIAV
Revenue $2.19B $6.58B $1.52B
Gross profit $1.11B $4.26B $875.40M
Operating income -$1.17B $1.33B $105.10M
Net income -$1.23B $1.26B -$30.40M
Free cash flow $327.70M $1.47B $82.80M
R&D $170.10M $1.19B $262.70M
EPS (diluted) $-10.95 $7.28 $-0.13
Cash & equivalents $270.90M $2.61B $647.80M
Total debt $1.15B $2.52B $244.80M
Shares (diluted) 112.60M 173.00M 229.50M
Enterprise value $6.59B $48.16B $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
MetricRALKEYSVIAV
P/E -6.3x 45.6x -251.4x
P/FCF 23.5x 39.0x 99.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 35.7x 72.2x
P/S 3.5x 8.7x 5.4x
P/B 5.0x 8.7x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 10.5x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA -8.2x 33.1x 35.8x
EV/EBIT -7.4x 42.9x 74.4x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 8.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF 26.2x 38.9x 94.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 35.6x 68.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 9.34 5.35

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

RALKEYSVIAV
RAL 1.00 0.38 0.28
KEYS 0.38 1.00 0.69
VIAV 0.28 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAL, KEYS and VIAV?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viavi Solutions (VIAV) returned the most: Ralliant (RAL) +60.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%, 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 (Ralliant (RAL) 55.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Viavi Solutions (VIAV) 79.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RAL, KEYS 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.