For the quarter ended January 2026, Keysight (KEYS) reported revenue of $1.6 billion, up 23.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.17, compared to $1.82 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.9% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.54 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.99, the EPS surprise was +9.32%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Keysight performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Communications Solutions Group: $1.12 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.06 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +27.3%.
- Revenue- Commercial Communications: $758 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $712.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +32.5%.
- Revenue- Aerospace, Defense & Government: $366 million compared to the $344.85 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.7% year over year.
- Revenue- Electronic Industrial Solutions Group: $476 million versus $482.39 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.7% change.
- Income from operations- Electronic Industrial Solutions Group: $130 million compared to the $128.55 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Income from operations- Communications Solutions Group: $309 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $267.07 million.
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Shares of Keysight have returned +14.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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