Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.45% for Q1 2026, down 116.0% on a YoY basis from 59.07% in Q1 2025, and down 1.54% quarter-over-quarter from 9.6% in Q4 2025.

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Keysight Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 9.45% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 116.0% year-over-year to 9.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 9.45% (down 116.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.39%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.45%, down from 9.6% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 20.34% in Q1 2023, with the low at 9.45% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.52% across 5 years, with a median of 17.53% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 511 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 967 bps.
  • Keysight Technologies' Return on Capital Employed 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn -26.06%
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 9.45%
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 20.58%
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 8.78%
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 8.73%
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn 7.88%
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 8.21%
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 10.78%
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn 8.76%
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.28 Bn 6.64 Bn 286.30 Mn 4.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Apr 30, 2021 14.39%