TER vs KEYS vs FORM Stock Comparison

Teradyne, Keysight Technologies and Formfactor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TER Teradyne, Inc
$309.00 -22.4% 1M +114.2% 1Y
Market cap
$50.98B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$101.11 -22.0% 1M +134.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.35B
P/E
72.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTERKEYSFORMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.98B $57.52B $8.35B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x 45.7x 72.3x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 30.5x 32.1x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.9% +25.5% +18.0% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.8% 19.1% 12.8% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 13.4% 9.2% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x -2.2x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.2% +92.4% +134.2% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.2%/yr +13.0%/yr +22.5%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.7% 45.2% 87.3% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 63/100 67/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

TERKEYSFORM

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

AxisTERKEYSFORM
Valuation 22 #87 of 111 26 #82 of 111 28 #80 of 111
Growth 89 #13 of 108 65 #39 of 108 96 #5 of 108
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 88 #13 of 104 76 #26 of 104
Financial Health 71 #34 of 115 54 #54 of 115 91 #11 of 115
Shareholder Returns 51 #40 of 81 80 #17 of 81 44 #46 of 81
Overall 65 63 67
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KEYS 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

PeriodTERKEYSFORMSPY
1 month -22.4%-10.0%-22.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%+4.0%+2.3% +3.5%
6 months -23.1%-4.3%-29.8% +7.0%
Year to date +59.6%+60.5%+81.3% +12.2%
1 year +114.2%+92.4%+134.2% +13.0%
3 years +268.6%+173.4%+210.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +54.5%+39.9%+45.9% +23.1%
5 years +151.1%+84.3%+175.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.2%+13.0%+22.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,303.3%+895.8%+886.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +30.2%+25.8%+25.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTERKEYSFORMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.7%45.2%87.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.3%44.1%87.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.371.932.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.452.041.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-42.6%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.1%-15.9%-36.8% -1.8%
52-week high $483.84$387.90$159.93 $779.14
52-week low $144.38$167.77$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.

MultipleTERKEYSFORM
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 32.0x 44.3xmedian 32.0x 68.3xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.8x 8.4xmedian 2.8x 8.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 19.4x 32.1xmedian 19.4x 49.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.8xmedian 29.0x 37.8xmedian 29.0x 58.0xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x 7.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.13 9.07median 1.13 0.43median 1.13

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 monthsTERKEYSFORM
Revenue $4.46B $6.58B $902.23M
Gross profit $2.64B $4.26B $389.11M
Operating income $1.35B $1.33B $115.94M
Net income $1.15B $1.26B $115.47M
Free cash flow $769.75M $1.47B $136.12M
R&D $559.87M $1.19B $120.97M
EPS (diluted) $7.29 $7.28 $1.45
Cash & equivalents $349.54M $2.61B $109.76M
Total debt – $2.52B $11.64M
Shares (diluted) 157.69M 173.00M 79.61M
Enterprise value $49.76B $48.45B $7.16B

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
MetricTERKEYSFORM
P/E 42.0x 44.3x 68.3x
P/FCF 62.8x 37.8x 58.0x
P/Operating cash flow 45.4x 34.6x 43.9x
P/S 10.8x 8.4x 8.8x
P/B 13.9x 8.4x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 14.3x 10.2x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 32.0x 32.1x 49.4x
EV/EBIT 35.5x 41.6x 65.2x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 8.4x 8.4x
EV/FCF 62.3x 37.7x 55.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.0x 34.6x 42.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 9.07 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTERKEYSFORM
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.9% 25.5% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 5.6% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 58.2% 30.2% 31.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 5.8% 19.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 160.9% 49.9% 180.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -2.1% 121.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.2% 131.6% 162.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 3.7% 162.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.0% 131.6% 156.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 4.9% 160.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 4.0% 71.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 4.0% 31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 3.8% 3,646%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 6.6% 212.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTERKEYSFORM
Gross margin 59.2% 64.7% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 26.2% 17.0%
Operating margin 30.2% 20.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin 30.2% 21.5% 14.1%
Net margin 25.8% 19.1% 12.8%
FCF margin 17.2% 22.3% 15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 24.4% 19.9%
Return on equity 35.2% 19.8% 10.2%
Return on assets 24.9% 10.8% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 13.4% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 37.8% 14.5% 10.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 3.3% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTERKEYSFORM
Debt / assets – 21.1% 0.9%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x -2.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.5% 44.9% 17.2%
Equity / assets 70.5% 55.1% 82.8%
Interest coverage 118.8x 12.3x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.0x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.4x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.0x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 22.48 8.37 22.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTERKEYSFORM
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 2.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusTERKEYSFORM
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 32.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.65FY2026 $10.71FY2026 $3.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.7%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +20.4% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.01BFY2026 $6.71BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +18.9% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTERKEYSFORM
Held by institutions 97.3% 89.8% 92.0%
Institutions holding 1,419 1,246 509
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.2% -3.7%
Institutions buying 828 674 304
Institutions selling 456 380 168
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.77 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.

TERKEYSFORM
TER 1.00 0.68 0.74
KEYS 0.68 1.00 0.67
FORM 0.74 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TER, KEYS and FORM?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teradyne (TER) $50.98B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.52B, Formfactor (FORM) $8.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, TER, KEYS and FORM?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teradyne (TER) 44.3x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.7x, Formfactor (FORM) 72.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Teradyne (TER) 32.0x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 30.5x, Formfactor (FORM) 32.1x). 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: Teradyne (TER) +57.9%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Teradyne (TER) 35.3%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%, Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Teradyne (TER) +114.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +92.4%, Formfactor (FORM) +134.2%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +20.2%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.0%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Teradyne (TER) 78.7%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TER, KEYS 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, Teradyne (TER) 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.