For the quarter ended October 2025, Keysight (KEYS) reported revenue of $1.42 billion, up 10.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.91, compared to $1.65 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39 billion, representing a surprise of +2.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.24%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.85.
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: $990 million versus $976.78 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.7% change.
- Revenue- Commercial Communications: $660 million compared to the $660.85 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.7% year over year.
- Revenue- Aerospace, Defense & Government: $330 million versus $315.94 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.9% change.
- Revenue- Electronic Industrial Solutions Group: $429 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $413.51 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.2%.
- Income from operations- Electronic Industrial Solutions Group: $109 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $92.11 million.
- Income from operations- Communications Solutions Group: $264 million versus $256.94 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Keysight have returned +1.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.5 Stocks Set to Double
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