RAL vs TER vs KEYS Stock Comparison

Ralliant, Teradyne and Keysight Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RAL Ralliant Corp
$69.83 -0.2% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.19B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$313.24 -21.9% 1M +117.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.98B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Keysight Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Keysight Technologies 6, Teradyne 3, Ralliant 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRALTERKEYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.83B $45.98B $56.48B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x 54.2x 44.8x KEYS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 32.5x 31.3x RAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +74.9% +25.5% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -56.4% — 19.1% KEYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -43.2% — 13.4% KEYS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — -0.1x RAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.5% +117.0% +97.3% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.8%/yr +13.3%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 78.7% 45.2% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 60/100 64/100 KEYS

Percentile Scorecard

RALTERKEYS

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

AxisRALTERKEYS
Valuation 31 #77 of 111 18 #91 of 111 26 #82 of 111
Growth 4 #104 of 108 95 #6 of 108 66 #37 of 108
Profitability 23 #80 of 104 87 #14 of 104 89 #12 of 104
Financial Health 20 #92 of 115 65 #41 of 115 53 #55 of 115
Shareholder Returns 62 #30 of 78 35 #51 of 78 86 #12 of 78
Overall 28 60 64
  • RAL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KEYS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRALTERKEYSSPY
1 month -0.2%-21.9%-6.8% +0.9%
3 months +4.3%-1.9%+13.0% +5.9%
6 months +60.1%+2.3%0.0% +8.5%
Year to date +37.2%+61.8%+65.1% +13.3%
1 year +62.5%+117.0%+97.3% +12.4%
3 years —+273.6%+181.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+55.2%+41.2% +23.5%
5 years —+126.6%+86.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+17.8%+13.3% +11.0%
10 years —+1,257.2%+922.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+29.8%+26.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRALTERKEYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%78.7%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.3%85.4%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.713.381.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.141.492.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-59.7%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-35.3%-13.5% -0.9%
52-week high $74.04$483.84$387.90 $779.14
52-week low $38.39$144.38$169.67 $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.

MultipleRALTERKEYS
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 33.5x 54.2xmedian 33.5x 45.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 9.8xmedian 2.8x 8.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x 33.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 29.8x 80.9xmedian 29.8x 38.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.9x 13.3xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.10 —median 1.10 9.33median 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 monthsRALTERKEYS
Revenue $2.19B $5.00B $6.58B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.97B $4.26B
Operating income -$1.17B $1.61B $1.33B
Net income -$1.23B $1.38B $1.26B
Free cash flow $327.70M – $1.47B
R&D $170.10M $598.20M $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $-10.95 – $7.28
Cash & equivalents $270.90M $460.74M $2.61B
Total debt $1.15B – $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 112.60M 157.69M 173.00M
Enterprise value $6.70B $45.98B $47.41B

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
MetricRALTERKEYS
P/E -6.3x 54.2x 45.5x
P/FCF 23.6x 80.9x 38.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.2x 36.8x 35.6x
P/S 3.5x 9.8x 8.7x
P/B 5.0x 13.3x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 13.6x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA -8.2x – 33.0x
EV/EBIT -7.4x – 42.8x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 9.8x 8.7x
EV/FCF 26.2x – 38.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 36.8x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 9.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRALTERKEYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 74.9% 25.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 76.1% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -436.8% 214.6% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 43.5% -2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -532.3% 211.2% 131.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.9% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -532.7% – 131.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 96.9% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% – 3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRALTERKEYS
Gross margin 50.9% – 64.7%
EBITDA margin -47.8% – 26.2%
Operating margin -53.3% – 20.3%
Pretax margin -56.1% – 21.5%
Net margin -56.4% – 19.1%
FCF margin 15.0% – 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 26.6% 24.4%
Return on equity -79.5% 38.7% 19.8%
Return on assets -33.3% 26.7% 10.8%
Return on invested capital -43.2% – 13.4%
Return on capital employed -38.0% – 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.6% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRALTERKEYS
Debt / assets 31.0% – 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 31.4% 44.9%
Equity / assets 41.4% 67.7% 55.1%
Interest coverage -19.2x – 12.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.32 – 8.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRALTERKEYS
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.2% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusRALTERKEYS
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 32.5xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $9.65FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +25.7% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +18.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRALTERKEYS
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.3% 89.8%
Institutions holding 533 1,419 1,247
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +5.2% +1.2%
Institutions buying 251 828 675
Institutions selling 165 456 380
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.82 1.78

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.

RALTERKEYS
RAL 1.00 0.35 0.38
TER 0.35 1.00 0.70
KEYS 0.38 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAL, TER and KEYS?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ralliant (RAL) $7.83B, Teradyne (TER) $45.98B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $56.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, RAL, TER and KEYS?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ralliant (RAL) -6.3x, Teradyne (TER) 54.2x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 44.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralliant (RAL) is cheapest (Ralliant (RAL) 22.8x, Teradyne (TER) 32.5x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.3x). 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: Ralliant (RAL) +5.9%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Ralliant (RAL) +62.5%, Teradyne (TER) +117.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +97.3%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +17.8%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Ralliant (RAL) 55.0%, Teradyne (TER) 78.7%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.