Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026)
Keysight Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.97% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 7.67 percentage points from 17.31% a year earlier and up 1.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Keysight Technologies' Return on Sales [ROS] was 20.25% through Jul 31, 2026, up 3.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 16.30%, down 0.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -1.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.73% in FY2024 (-8.12 pp), 24.85% in FY2023 (+0.24 pp), 24.61% in FY2022 (+2.75 pp) and 21.86% in FY2021 (+3.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.79 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 7.85 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 10.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KEYS's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 23.70% (Q2 2026), 15.50% (Q1 2026) and 15.29% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Keysight Technologies | 65.44 Bn | 56.37 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 24.97% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 24.97% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 23.70% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.50% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 15.29% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 17.31% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 15.85% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 16.80% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 17.87% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 16.84% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 14.56% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 17.55% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 24.18% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 26.41% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 25.47% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 23.32% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 26.26% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.94% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 24.20% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 21.68% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 26.97% |
Keysight Technologies Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KEYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KEYS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();