Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Keysight Technologies' (KEYS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.45% in Q1 2026, down 116.0% YoY from 59.07% in Q1 2025, and down 1.54% on a QoQ basis from 9.6% in Q4 2025.
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.45% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 116.0% year-over-year to 9.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 9.45% (down 116.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.39%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 9.45% in Q1 2026, from 9.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.34% in Q1 2023 to a low of 9.45% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 15.52% and a median of 17.53% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 511 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 967 bps.
- Tracing KEYS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 20.31% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 20.25% in 2023, then sank by 48 bps to 10.59% in 2024, then retreated by 9 bps to 9.6% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 9.45% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.45% (Q1 2026), 9.6% (Q4 2025), and 9.84% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.68 Bn | 54.02 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.26% |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 53.09 Bn | 50.68 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 12.34% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 12.34% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 9.45% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.60% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.84% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 10.30% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 10.62% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 10.59% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.77% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 15.36% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 18.61% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 20.25% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19.11% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 19.73% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 20.34% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.31% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 20.07% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.28% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 17.53% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 16.66% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 15.41% |