Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026)
Keysight Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.42% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 7.51 percentage points from 5.92% a year earlier and up 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Keysight Technologies came in at 9.19%, up 0.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -3.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.86% in FY2024 (-8.20 pp), 17.06% in FY2023 (-3.18 pp), 20.24% in FY2022 (+2.31 pp) and 17.93% in FY2021 (+5.17 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 7.51 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 7.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KEYS's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 11.44% (Q2 2026), 9.59% (Q1 2026) and 8.47% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,150.22 Bn | 4,895.69 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 68.32% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 390.67 Bn | 326.60 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 234.99 Bn | 184.19 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 223.66 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.53 Bn | 96.07 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.98% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 129.94 Bn | 114.77 Bn | 9.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 115.51 Bn | 110.35 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 82.33% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 105.83 Bn | 95.66 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 53.78% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.65 Bn | 41.53 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
| 10 | Keysight Technologies | 49.39 Bn | 40.32 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 13.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.42% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 11.44% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 9.59% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 8.47% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 8.76% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 8.49% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 13.41% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 12.31% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 14.84% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 16.10% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 16.79% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 18.67% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 19.47% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.00% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 20.40% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.14% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 17.96% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 17.20% |
Keysight Technologies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KEYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "KEYS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KEYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();