Keysight Technologies
Sector unknown·KEYS · USA (SEC 10-K)·Fiscal year to 31/10/2025
Business Overview Keysight Technologies, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Keysight” or “the company”), incorporated in Delaware on December 6, 2013, is a global innovator in the computing, communications and electronics markets, committed to advancing our customers’ business success by helping them solve critical challenges in the development and commercialization of their products and services. Our mission, “accelerating innovation to connect and secure the world,” speaks to the value we provide our customers in a world of ever-increasing technological complexity. We deliver this value through a broad range of design and test solutions that enable our customers to bring their innovations to market on ever-shorter schedules.
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Artificial intelligence
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Keysight is enabling rapid advances in AI through solutions to increase the efficiency of AI compute clusters and to accelerate the deployment of new interconnect technologies that deliver greater speed and capacity in AI data center infrastructure.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“These applications represent basic and advanced design, simulation, and measurement capability that support the electronics industry and is driven by digital transformation and the growth of connected devices (IoT), including consumer electronics, digital health applications, smart manufacturing, and the growth of digital classroom learning.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Failure to introduce successful new solutions and services in a timely manner to address increased competition, rapid technological changes, and changing industry standards could result in our solutions and services becoming obsolete. We generally sell our solutions in industries that are characterized by increased competition through frequent new solution and service introductions, rapid technological changes and innovations and changing industry standards.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customers are expected to continue to make R&D investments in certain next-generation technologies and applications, including evolution of 5G, early 6G, high-speed data center networks and infrastructure, satellite networks, artificial intelligence (“AI”), industrial internet of things (“IoT”), defense modernization, and next generation electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customers are expected to continue to make R&D investments in certain next-generation technologies and applications, including evolution of 5G, early 6G, high-speed data center networks and infrastructure, satellite networks, artificial intelligence (“AI”), industrial internet of things (“IoT”), defense modernization, and next generation electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“We continue to evaluate and, where appropriate, integrate AI technologies into our product offerings and internal operations to enhance innovation, efficiency, and customer value. While AI presents opportunities for advancement, its adoption also introduces a range of risks that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, competitive disadvantages if peers more effectively leverage AI to accelerate innovation, product development, or operational performance.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“In 2025, we invested $1,007 million in R&D.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“Additionally, in October 2025, we completed the acquisition of the Optical Solutions Group (“OSG”) business from Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”) and the PowerArtist RTL business (“PowerArtist”) from Ansys, Inc. (“Ansys”) to complement and expand our existing design engineering software portfolio and computer-aided engineering capabilities.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We have used AI capability, such as machine learning and neural network models, across many Keysight solutions to enhance our value to customers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“R&D expense increased 10 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by continued investments in key growth opportunities in our end markets and leading-edge technologies, higher variable people-related costs, and incremental costs from acquired businesses. We continued to prioritize investments prudently in strategic growth areas and advanced technologies.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“R&D expense in 2025 increased 2 percent compared to 2024, primarily driven by continued investments in key growth opportunities in our end markets and leading-edge technologies and higher variable people related costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Customers continued their R&D investments in next-generation technologies and applications, including AI-driven data center expansion, ongoing 5G standards development and deployment, 400G/800G Ethernet, development of new communications technologies (such as 6G, Open Radio Access Networks, commercial non-terrestrial networks, quantum), high-speed networking and major defense and government programs worldwide.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, customer engagement remained high in key long-term strategic initiatives, including R&D for AI-driven demand for advanced semiconductor technologies, software-defined vehicles, industrial IoT, digital health, and fab capacity.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Data centres, strengthens Semiconductors and electronic components, strengthens Semiconductor industry
Geopolitical uncertainty
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of global economic conditions such as inflation or potential recession, slowing demand for products or services, volatility in financial markets, the existence of political or economic instability, uncertainty related to the impact of national elections results in the U.S. and UK, impacts of geopolitical tension and conflict in regions outside of the U.S., the impacts of increased trade tension and tightening of export control regulations, the impact of new and ongoing litigation, impacts related to net zero emissions commitments, and the impact of volatile weather caused by environmental conditions such as climate change.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In February 2022, the U.S. imposed economic sanctions and other restrictions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. As a result, after an initial suspension of operations in Russia, we permanently discontinued our Russian operations and are exiting Russia.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Regional conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in economic sanctions and the decision to discontinue our operations in Russia, conflict in the Middle East, and the risk of increased tensions between China and Taiwan, could limit or prohibit our ability to transfer certain technologies, to sell our products and solutions, and could result in additional closure of facilities in sanctioned countries.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Impact of U.S. government tariffs Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the U.S. government announced tariffs on products from most countries and additional reciprocal tariffs on certain countries. In response, China and other countries announced retaliatory tariffs against certain imports from the United States. There have been recent changes effective August 1, 2025, resulting in broad-based increases in tariff rates, and there has been continuing litigation in the federal courts regarding the validity of the imposition of certain tariffs.”
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DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Financial Condition Liquidity and Capital Resources Our liquidity is affected by many factors, including normal ongoing operations of our business and fluctuations due to global economics and markets. Our cash balances are generated and held in many locations throughout the world. Under certain circumstances, U.S. and local government regulations may limit our ability to move cash balances to meet cash needs.”
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Market
“Aerospace, Defense, and Government The market for Keysight’s aerospace, defense, and government solutions consists of applications addressing secure and highly reliable communications, space and satellite equipment development and operations, and government research across a wide spectrum of electronics technologies used in aerospace and defense. General applications include electromagnetic spectrum operations (e.g., communications, radar, signal intelligence), cybersecurity, and others, often incorporating ruggedized and high-reliability designs for military equipment.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Revenue increased across all regions and in both the commercial communications and the aerospace, defense, and government end markets. The increase was primarily driven by higher investments in high-speed networks to support increasing demand for AI capabilities and increased investment in aerospace and defense solutions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this strengthens Defence budgets, strengthens Energy security, strengthens Tariffs and trade policy, weakens Global trade volumes, strengthens Sea freight and freight rates, weakens Reconstruction of Ukraine
Tariffs and trade policy
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of global economic conditions such as inflation or potential recession, slowing demand for products or services, volatility in financial markets, the existence of political or economic instability, uncertainty related to the impact of national elections results in the U.S. and UK, impacts of geopolitical tension and conflict in regions outside of the U.S., the impacts of increased trade tension and tightening of export control regulations, the impact of new and ongoing litigation, impacts related to net zero emissions commitments, and the impact of volatile weather caused by environmental conditions such as climate change.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Table of Contents Import/Export Regulations We sell products and solutions to customers all over the world and are required to comply with the U.S Export Administration Regulations and economic and trade sanctions programs that limit or ban sales into certain countries. Countries outside of the U.S. have implemented similar controls and sanction regulations. Together these controls and regulations may impose licensing requirements on exports of certain technology and software from the U.S. and may impact our ability to transact business in certain countries or with certain customers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“There have been recent and ongoing changes to U.S. tariff policy, resulting in broad-based increases in tariff rates. Commencing in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, new U.S. tariffs applying to imports from all countries were announced, including significantly higher rates on imports from China. In response, several countries, including China, have imposed or threatened to impose retaliatory measures on imports from the U.S.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Many of our suppliers, vendors, customers, partners, and other entities with whom we do business have strong ties to doing business in China and other countries impacted by the increased tariffs. Increased tariffs on sales to or imports from impacted countries, including China, will increase the cost of our customers’ components and raw materials, which could make our customers’ products and services more expensive and could reduce demand for our customers’ products. A decrease in demand or significant change in operations from our customers due to international trade disputes could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Impact of U.S. government tariffs Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the U.S. government announced tariffs on products from most countries and additional reciprocal tariffs on certain countries. In response, China and other countries announced retaliatory tariffs against certain imports from the United States. There have been recent changes effective August 1, 2025, resulting in broad-based increases in tariff rates, and there has been continuing litigation in the federal courts regarding the validity of the imposition of certain tariffs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Geographic Region Actual Currency Impact Favorable (Unfavorable) Actual Currency Impact Favorable (Unfavorable) Americas 7% — (7)% — Europe 2% 2 ppts (2)% 1 ppt Asia Pacific 11% — (14)% (1) ppt Total revenue 8% — (9)% — 37 Table of Contents Gross Margin, Operating Margin, and Income Before Taxes Gross margin decreased 1 percentage point in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by the impact of tariffs and unfavorable mix, partially offset by favorable pricing, higher revenue volume, and lower restructuring costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We continue to engage actively with our customers and closely monitor the macroeconomic environment, including tariffs, trade restrictions and tightening of export control regulations, monetary and fiscal policies, and geopolitical tensions. We remain confident in the long-term secular growth trends of our markets and our ability to outperform in a variety of market conditions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Geopolitical uncertainty strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Global trade volumes
Telecoms and 5G
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customer needs span the wide range of technologies employed in modern wired and wireless communications system designs such as 5G, 6G, commercial satellite, 800Gb/sec ethernet, 1.6Tb/sec ethernet, and many others.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customers are expected to continue to make R&D investments in certain next-generation technologies and applications, including evolution of 5G, early 6G, high-speed data center networks and infrastructure, satellite networks, artificial intelligence (“AI”), industrial internet of things (“IoT”), defense modernization, and next generation electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“In October 2025, we acquired Spirent Communications plc (“Spirent”), complementing our position in communications test with additional differentiated solutions and deep customer relationships.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“R&D expense increased 10 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by continued investments in key growth opportunities in our end markets and leading-edge technologies, higher variable people-related costs, and incremental costs from acquired businesses. We continued to prioritize investments prudently in strategic growth areas and advanced technologies.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Commercial Communications The market for Keysight’s commercial communications solutions spans the communications ecosystem from design through operations and across the industry’s broad spectrum of components, devices, equipment, and services. Our solutions 7 Table of Contents address the communications lifecycle in both wireless and wireline domains, from design and simulation, validation, and characterization, through manufacturing, deployment, and optimization, including cybersecurity testing and certification.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our customers represent a diverse group of suppliers across the global industry value chain and include original equipment and contract manufacturers supplying wireless and wireline semiconductors, chipsets, modules, and devices. Our customers also include network equipment manufacturers (“NEMs”) as well as those operating communications and computing networks, including enterprises, communications network service providers, and cloud computing service providers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Customers continued their R&D investments in next-generation technologies and applications, including AI-driven data center expansion, ongoing 5G standards development and deployment, 400G/800G Ethernet, development of new communications technologies (such as 6G, Open Radio Access Networks, commercial non-terrestrial networks, quantum), high-speed networking and major defense and government programs worldwide.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Semiconductors and electronic components
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of semiconductors, electromechanical components and assemblies, and raw materials, such as plastic resins and sheet metal. We purchase materials from various suppliers globally.”
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InputNegative impact: weakens
“In addition to discontinuing parts, suppliers may also extend lead times, limit supplies or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. In order to secure components for the production of products, we may continue to enter into non-cancellable purchase commitments with vendors, or at times make advance payments to suppliers, which could impact our ability to adjust our inventory to declining market demands.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“R&D expense in 2025 increased 2 percent compared to 2024, primarily driven by continued investments in key growth opportunities in our end markets and leading-edge technologies and higher variable people related costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, customer engagement remained high in key long-term strategic initiatives, including R&D for AI-driven demand for advanced semiconductor technologies, software-defined vehicles, industrial IoT, digital health, and fab capacity.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens
Digitalisation
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“These applications represent basic and advanced design, simulation, and measurement capability that support the electronics industry and is driven by digital transformation and the growth of connected devices (IoT), including consumer electronics, digital health applications, smart manufacturing, and the growth of digital classroom learning.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Failure to introduce successful new solutions and services in a timely manner to address increased competition, rapid technological changes, and changing industry standards could result in our solutions and services becoming obsolete. We generally sell our solutions in industries that are characterized by increased competition through frequent new solution and service introductions, rapid technological changes and innovations and changing industry standards.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“R&D expense in 2025 increased 2 percent compared to 2024, primarily driven by continued investments in key growth opportunities in our end markets and leading-edge technologies and higher variable people related costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Cybersecurity (products and services) strengthens, Public investment and infrastructure strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens IT consulting and public-sector IT
Business cycle and GDP growth
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Visibility into our markets is limited. Our quarterly sales and operating results are highly dependent on the volume and timing of technology-related spending and orders received during the fiscal quarter, which are difficult to forecast and may be cancelled by our customers.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“We continue to engage actively with our customers and closely monitor the macroeconomic environment, including tariffs, trade restrictions and tightening of export control regulations, monetary and fiscal policies, and geopolitical tensions. We remain confident in the long-term secular growth trends of our markets and our ability to outperform in a variety of market conditions.”
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Chains out: this strengthens Global trade volumes, strengthens Construction
Defence industry
End markets
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customers are expected to continue to make R&D investments in certain next-generation technologies and applications, including evolution of 5G, early 6G, high-speed data center networks and infrastructure, satellite networks, artificial intelligence (“AI”), industrial internet of things (“IoT”), defense modernization, and next generation electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Communications Solutions Group CSG serves customers spanning the global commercial communications and aerospace, defense, and government end markets.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Aerospace, Defense, and Government The market for Keysight’s aerospace, defense, and government solutions consists of applications addressing secure and highly reliable communications, space and satellite equipment development and operations, and government research across a wide spectrum of electronics technologies used in aerospace and defense. General applications include electromagnetic spectrum operations (e.g., communications, radar, signal intelligence), cybersecurity, and others, often incorporating ruggedized and high-reliability designs for military equipment.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We devote significant resources to develop new technologies in communications, aerospace and defense, automotive and the Internet of Things. We invest in R&D, grow and deepen relationships with customers and suppliers, and direct our corporate and operational resources to develop innovative technologies.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Revenue increased across all regions and in both the commercial communications and the aerospace, defense, and government end markets. The increase was primarily driven by higher investments in high-speed networks to support increasing demand for AI capabilities and increased investment in aerospace and defense solutions.”
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Chains in: Defence budgets strengthens
Automotive
End markets
Market
“Electronic Industrial Solutions Group EISG serves customers across a diverse set of end markets focused on automotive and energy, semiconductor solutions, and general electronics.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“Our automotive and energy customers include automotive original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers, along with the component and subsystem suppliers that support them. Our customers also include the suppliers of alternative energy systems for green energy generation, storage, and control, as well as suppliers of enabling electronics technology such as high-power semiconductors and control systems.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Market
“We devote significant resources to develop new technologies in communications, aerospace and defense, automotive and the Internet of Things. We invest in R&D, grow and deepen relationships with customers and suppliers, and direct our corporate and operational resources to develop innovative technologies.”
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Semiconductor industry
End markets
Market
“Our customers represent a diverse group of suppliers across the global industry value chain and include original equipment and contract manufacturers supplying wireless and wireline semiconductors, chipsets, modules, and devices. Our customers also include network equipment manufacturers (“NEMs”) as well as those operating communications and computing networks, including enterprises, communications network service providers, and cloud computing service providers.”
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Market
“Semiconductor The market for Keysight’s semiconductor solutions consists of design and measurement applications to enable continued innovation in leading-edge semiconductors to address the demand for smaller, more power efficient, and highly integrated chips and chipsets. This innovation requires new approaches to design and measurement to enable realization of the design in the fab along with efficient testing at scale to preserve and enhance yield.”
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Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens
Aviation and travel
End markets
Market
“We devote significant resources to develop new technologies in communications, aerospace and defense, automotive and the Internet of Things. We invest in R&D, grow and deepen relationships with customers and suppliers, and direct our corporate and operational resources to develop innovative technologies.”
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Chains in: Fuel strengthens, Pandemics and outbreaks weakens
M&A and consolidation
Macro
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“In the normal course of business, we may engage in discussions with third parties relating to possible acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures. Additionally, we occasionally make changes to our internal structure to align business products, services and solutions with market demands and to obtain cost synergies and operational efficiencies.”
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Premium consumers
End markets
StrategyPositive impact: strengthens
“Keysight warranties on products sold through direct sales channels are primarily for one year. Warranties for products sold through distribution channels are primarily for three years. We accrue for standard warranty costs based on historical trends in warranty charges.”
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Chains in: Consumer spending strengthens
Utilities
End markets
Market
“Electronic Industrial Solutions Group EISG serves customers across a diverse set of end markets focused on automotive and energy, semiconductor solutions, and general electronics.”
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IT operations and cloud
Raw materials and inputs
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We centralize most of our accounting processes at two locations: India and Malaysia. If conditions change in those countries, it may adversely affect operations, including impairing our ability to pay our suppliers. Our results of operations, as well as our liquidity, may be adversely affected and possible delays may occur in reporting financial results.”
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InputNegative impact: weakens
“We outsource significant portions of our information technology (“IT”) and other administrative functions. Since IT is critical to our operations, any failure of our IT providers to perform could impair our ability to operate effectively.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
InputNegative impact: weakens
“We rely on several centralized IT systems as well as cloud-based service providers to provide solutions and services, maintain financial records, retain sensitive data such as intellectual property, proprietary business information, and data related to customers, suppliers, and business partners, process orders, manage inventory, process shipments to customers and operate other critical functions. The ongoing maintenance and security of this information is important to the success of our business operations and our strategic goals.”
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Contract manufacturers as a business (EMS, CMO, CRO)
End markets
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourcing other portions of our supply chain may adversely affect our ability to bring solutions to market and damage our reputation. Dependence on outsourced information technology and other administrative functions may impair our ability to operate effectively. As part of our efforts to streamline operations and to cut costs, we outsource aspects of our manufacturing processes and other functions and continue to evaluate additional outsourcing. If our contract manufacturers or other outsourcers fail to perform their obligations in a timely manner or at satisfactory quality levels, our ability to bring solutions to market and our reputation could suffer.”
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InputNegative impact: weakens
“Commitments to contract manufacturers and suppliers. We purchase components from a variety of suppliers and use several contract manufacturers to provide manufacturing services for our products. See Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies,” for additional information.”
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Chains in: Biotech and drug development strengthens
Data centres
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Keysight is enabling rapid advances in AI through solutions to increase the efficiency of AI compute clusters and to accelerate the deployment of new interconnect technologies that deliver greater speed and capacity in AI data center infrastructure.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customers are expected to continue to make R&D investments in certain next-generation technologies and applications, including evolution of 5G, early 6G, high-speed data center networks and infrastructure, satellite networks, artificial intelligence (“AI”), industrial internet of things (“IoT”), defense modernization, and next generation electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.”
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Chains in: Artificial intelligence strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Electricity, strengthens Copper
Electric vehicles and EV batteries
End markets
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Automotive and Energy The market for Keysight’s automotive and energy solutions consists of design and measurement applications addressing the major transformational trends in these industries. These applications include the growth of electric and autonomous vehicles, the evolution of energy systems to incorporate alternative forms of generation and advanced control, and the many new subsystem and component technologies under development to enable and advance these trends.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Our customers are expected to continue to make R&D investments in certain next-generation technologies and applications, including evolution of 5G, early 6G, high-speed data center networks and infrastructure, satellite networks, artificial intelligence (“AI”), industrial internet of things (“IoT”), defense modernization, and next generation electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.”
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China
Geography
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“There have been recent and ongoing changes to U.S. tariff policy, resulting in broad-based increases in tariff rates. Commencing in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, new U.S. tariffs applying to imports from all countries were announced, including significantly higher rates on imports from China. In response, several countries, including China, have imposed or threatened to impose retaliatory measures on imports from the U.S.”
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Electrification
Technology
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Automotive and Energy The market for Keysight’s automotive and energy solutions consists of design and measurement applications addressing the major transformational trends in these industries. These applications include the growth of electric and autonomous vehicles, the evolution of energy systems to incorporate alternative forms of generation and advanced control, and the many new subsystem and component technologies under development to enable and advance these trends.”
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Chains out: this strengthens Electricity, strengthens Power grid expansion, strengthens Copper
Export controls and China relations
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Table of Contents Import/Export Regulations We sell products and solutions to customers all over the world and are required to comply with the U.S Export Administration Regulations and economic and trade sanctions programs that limit or ban sales into certain countries. Countries outside of the U.S. have implemented similar controls and sanction regulations. Together these controls and regulations may impose licensing requirements on exports of certain technology and software from the U.S. and may impact our ability to transact business in certain countries or with certain customers.”
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Global trade volumes
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Many of our suppliers, vendors, customers, partners, and other entities with whom we do business have strong ties to doing business in China and other countries impacted by the increased tariffs. Their ability to supply materials to us, buy products or services from us, or otherwise work with us is affected by their ability to do business in impacted countries. Continued uncertainty around trade policy could substantially change our cost of operating in such jurisdictions. Moreover, these tariffs and any other trade restrictions imposed on our customers or suppliers could adversely affect our financial results and position through reduced demand for our products and solutions, cancelled orders, supply chain disruptions, increased transaction costs, and increased expenses.”
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Chains in: Tariffs and trade policy weakens, Geopolitical uncertainty weakens, Business cycle and GDP growth strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Shipping and logistics
Labour and wages
Raw materials and inputs
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“The value we place on culture helps us attract and retain the best talent and drive high performance through innovation and collaboration.”
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InputNegative impact: weakens
“R&D expense in 2025 increased 2 percent compared to 2024, primarily driven by continued investments in key growth opportunities in our end markets and leading-edge technologies and higher variable people related costs.”
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InputNegative impact: weakens
“Retirement and post-retirement benefit plan costs are a significant cost of doing business. They represent obligations that will ultimately be settled sometime in the future and therefore are subject to estimation.”
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Climate change and extreme weather
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Volatile changes in weather conditions, including extreme heat or cold, could increase the risk of wildfires, floods, blizzards, hurricanes and other weather-related disasters, which can cause power outages and network disruptions that may impact operations and our ability to manufacture and ship products, which may negatively impact revenue.”
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DriverNegative impact: weakens
“For example, our production facilities, headquarters and laboratories in California and our production facilities in Japan are all located in areas with above-average seismic activity. If any of these facilities were to experience a catastrophic loss, it could disrupt our operations, delay production, shipments and revenue and result in large expenses to repair or replace the facility.”
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Chains out: this weakens Agriculture and food production
USD vs DKK/EUR
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“In 2025, 2024, and 2023, approximately 72 percent, 71 percent, and 75 percent, respectively, of our revenues were generated in U.S. dollars.”
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DriverNegative impact: weakens
“The unfavorable effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, principally as a result of the strength of the U.S. dollar, had an immaterial impact on our revenue in the year ended October 31, 2025.”
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Chains out: this mixed effect United States
AI regulation
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“In an effort to improve information security, governments may enact rules, regulations, standards and attestation requirements. These requirements may be unclear, onerous, and compliance may be burdensome and costly.”
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Consumer spending
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Our income could be harmed if we are unable to adjust our purchases to address market fluctuations, including those caused by volatile global economic conditions including the impact of tariffs and reciprocal tariffs, geopolitical conflict, or the seasonal or cyclical nature of the markets in which we operate. The sale of our solutions and services are dependent, to a large degree, on customers whose industries are subject to seasonal or cyclical trends in the demand for their products.”
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Chains in: Inflation weakens
Chains out: this strengthens Retail, strengthens Hospitality and leisure, strengthens Premium consumers, strengthens Grocery retail and private label
Cyber attacks and IT security risk
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Our products may contain vulnerabilities that could be exploited by cybersecurity attackers, allowing them to introduce malicious code into our products to gain access to customer networks. Such attacks could lead to disruptions to our customers’ operations or processes, system downtime, financial loss, loss of their intellectual property, business information and proprietary data, or corruption of data, which could impact Keysight’s reputation, and result in loss of confidence in our products, loss of orders, and loss in revenue, which could materially impact our financial results.”
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Chains out: this strengthens Cybersecurity (products and services)
Packaging regulation and deposit schemes
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“We are also regulated under a number of international, federal, state, and local laws regarding recycling, product packaging, and product content requirements. The environmental, product content/disposal, and recycling laws are gradually becoming more stringent and may cause us to incur additional costs in the future.”
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Plastics and polymers
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of semiconductors, electromechanical components and assemblies, and raw materials, such as plastic resins and sheet metal. We purchase materials from various suppliers globally.”
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Chains in: Oil strengthens
Steel
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Our manufacturing operations employ a wide variety of semiconductors, electromechanical components and assemblies, and raw materials, such as plastic resins and sheet metal. We purchase materials from various suppliers globally.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Wind power strengthens
Asia and emerging markets
Geography
Geography
“As of October 31, 2025, Keysight employed approximately 16,800 people worldwide. Of these, 5,800 were based in the Americas (including 5,500 in the United States), 3,600 in Europe, and 7,400 in the Asia Pacific region.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“We anticipate that revenue from international operations will continue to represent a majority of our total revenue.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“% Change 2025 2024 2023 (in millions) Total revenue $ 3,726 $ 3,420 $ 3,685 9% (7)% Revenue for CSG in 2025 increased 9 percent compared to 2024. Acquisitions had a favorable impact of 1 percentage point on the year-over-year revenue change, while foreign currency movements had an immaterial impact.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“These facilities are primarily located in the following countries: United States, Malaysia, Japan, China, Germany, India, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Spain, Korea, Singapore, Romania, and France.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Europe
Geography
Geography
“As of October 31, 2025, Keysight employed approximately 16,800 people worldwide. Of these, 5,800 were based in the Americas (including 5,500 in the United States), 3,600 in Europe, and 7,400 in the Asia Pacific region.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“We anticipate that revenue from international operations will continue to represent a majority of our total revenue.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“% Change 2025 2024 2023 (in millions) Total revenue $ 3,726 $ 3,420 $ 3,685 9% (7)% Revenue for CSG in 2025 increased 9 percent compared to 2024. Acquisitions had a favorable impact of 1 percentage point on the year-over-year revenue change, while foreign currency movements had an immaterial impact.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“These facilities are primarily located in the following countries: United States, Malaysia, Japan, China, Germany, India, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Spain, Korea, Singapore, Romania, and France.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
United States
Geography
Geography
“As of October 31, 2025, Keysight employed approximately 16,800 people worldwide. Of these, 5,800 were based in the Americas (including 5,500 in the United States), 3,600 in Europe, and 7,400 in the Asia Pacific region.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“We anticipate that revenue from international operations will continue to represent a majority of our total revenue.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“% Change 2025 2024 2023 (in millions) Total revenue $ 3,726 $ 3,420 $ 3,685 9% (7)% Revenue for CSG in 2025 increased 9 percent compared to 2024. Acquisitions had a favorable impact of 1 percentage point on the year-over-year revenue change, while foreign currency movements had an immaterial impact.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Geography
“These facilities are primarily located in the following countries: United States, Malaysia, Japan, China, Germany, India, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Spain, Korea, Singapore, Romania, and France.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: USD vs DKK/EUR mixed effect
Interest rates
Macro
DriverPositive impact: strengthens
“Interest income for 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $102 million, $81 million, and $102 million, respectively, and primarily related to interest earned on our cash balances. The increase in interest income in 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily driven by increase in year-over-year cash balances.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“If we changed our discount rate by 1 percent, the impact would be $7 million on U.S. net periodic benefit cost and $8 million on non-U.S. net periodic benefit cost. Lower discount rates increase the present value of the liability and subsequent year pension expense; higher discount rates decrease the present value of the liability and subsequent year pension expense.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Public debt and fiscal policy strengthens, Inflation strengthens
Chains out: this weakens Construction, weakens Real estate, weakens Wind power, weakens Housing market, weakens Office and commercial property, weakens Residential rental, weakens Residential construction
Currency exposure
Macro
DriverMixed impact: mixed
“Acquisitions had a favorable impact of 1 percentage point on the increase, while foreign currency movements had an immaterial impact. Orders grew across all regions.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Electricity
Raw materials and inputs
InputNegative impact: weakens
“Table of Contents We also have long-term power purchase agreements to purchase power at predominantly variable prices. These agreements are expected to support our power consumption needs with more favorable pricing and reliability than our previous supply agreements.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Data centres strengthens, Electrification strengthens
Chains out: this strengthens Power grid expansion
Financial regulation
Regulation
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Financial Condition Liquidity and Capital Resources Our liquidity is affected by many factors, including normal ongoing operations of our business and fluctuations due to global economics and markets. Our cash balances are generated and held in many locations throughout the world. Under certain circumstances, U.S. and local government regulations may limit our ability to move cash balances to meet cash needs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Inflation
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of global economic conditions such as inflation or potential recession, slowing demand for products or services, volatility in financial markets, the existence of political or economic instability, uncertainty related to the impact of national elections results in the U.S. and UK, impacts of geopolitical tension and conflict in regions outside of the U.S., the impacts of increased trade tension and tightening of export control regulations, the impact of new and ongoing litigation, impacts related to net zero emissions commitments, and the impact of volatile weather caused by environmental conditions such as climate change.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains out: this weakens Consumer spending, strengthens Interest rates
Other currencies
Macro
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Geographic Region Actual Currency Impact Favorable (Unfavorable) Actual Currency Impact Favorable (Unfavorable) Americas 7% — (7)% — Europe 2% 2 ppts (2)% 1 ppt Asia Pacific 11% — (14)% (1) ppt Total revenue 8% — (9)% — 37 Table of Contents Gross Margin, Operating Margin, and Income Before Taxes Gross margin decreased 1 percentage point in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by the impact of tariffs and unfavorable mix, partially offset by favorable pricing, higher revenue volume, and lower restructuring costs.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Shipping and logistics
End markets
DriverNegative impact: weakens
“Additionally, we used $127 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment, net of $1 million of government incentives, and $7 million for purchase of investments, partially offset by $399 million provided by the divestiture of Spirent’s high-speed ethernet, network security and channel emulation business lines to Viavi Solutions Inc. and $30 million provided by sale of investments.”
Annual report 2025A · The company itself
Chains in: Carbon tax and ETS prices weakens, Global trade volumes strengthens, Fuel strengthens
Competitors mentioned in the report
No named competitors in the report.
Financial figures
| Revenue latest fiscal year | 5.38 bn USD |
| Revenue growth vs. the year before, same method | 8 % |
| EBITDA reported by the company | 1.14 bn USD |
| Net debt debt incl. leasing minus cash | 0.91 bn USD |
| Diluted EPS per share | 4.91 USD |
Source: 10-K (SEC) A. See the report
Criteria
| Profit | ✓ |
| Growing | ✓ |
| Healthy balance sheet | ✓ |
Only the criteria that can be computed from financial statements on this page. The remaining criteria (such as price and dividend) need a share price and are in the analysis.
Figures are in the report's currency (USD), not converted to DKK. Quotes are shown as the company's own words in English.