Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Stock Could Be 5.1% Undervalued After Q2 Earnings Beat

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) drew fresh investor attention after reporting Q2 fiscal 2026 results that beat earnings estimates, while revenue came in slightly below expectations amid demand in several end markets.

See our latest analysis for Keysight Technologies.

Keysight Technologies' recent Q2 release appears to have reinforced an already strong run, with a 30 day share price return of 7.74% and a 90 day share price return of 31.04% contributing to a 1 year total shareholder return of 128.21%. This suggests momentum has been building as investors react to earnings, the VPIphotonics acquisition, and new partnerships such as the Siemens collaboration.

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After a run that has seen Keysight Technologies climb sharply over the past year and trade only modestly below analyst price targets, the key question now is whether there is still an investment opportunity here or if the market is already pricing in the next leg of growth.

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Most Popular Narrative: 5.1% Undervalued

With Keysight Technologies last closing at $363.67 versus a narrative fair value of $383.08, the most followed view is that the stock still trades below its central estimate, anchored on AI driven demand, next generation wireless and a heavier software mix.

Adoption of AI across digital infrastructure is accelerating demand for advanced testing solutions in compute, memory, networking, and interconnect, with Keysight's AI focused investments leading to double digit wireline and commercial comms growth; this trend is expected to drive sustained top line revenue growth as AI workloads expand into new customer segments and applications over the coming years.

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Curious what sits behind that fair value for Keysight Technologies? The narrative leans on a blend of steady top line expansion, rising margins and a richer mix of software and recurring revenue. Want to see how those assumptions translate into earnings power and the valuation multiple they are willing to pay?

Result: Fair Value of $383.08 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, Keysight Technologies still faces meaningful risks, including higher tariff related costs and the possibility that AI infrastructure spending or order momentum cools faster than analysts currently assume.

Find out about the key risks to this Keysight Technologies narrative.

Another View: What Multiples Say About Keysight Technologies

While the narrative fair value suggests Keysight Technologies is around 5.1% undervalued, the current P/E of 57.9x tells a different story. It sits well above the fair ratio of 36.8x, the US Electronic industry average of 32.9x, and the peer average of 52.2x, which points to elevated valuation risk if sentiment cools or growth expectations ease.

Given that gap, it is worth asking whether you see Keysight’s current pricing as justified by its earnings outlook, or as leaving little room for disappointment.See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

NYSE:KEYS P/E Ratio as at Jun 2026
NYSE:KEYS P/E Ratio as at Jun 2026

Next Steps

If this mix of optimism and caution around Keysight Technologies feels familiar, take a moment to review the data yourself and decide how comfortable you are with the current risk and reward balance. Then check the 2 key rewards and 1 important warning sign

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About NYSE:KEYS

Keysight Technologies

Provides electronic design and test solutions worldwide.

Flawless balance sheet with reasonable growth potential.

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Hello,(I am a shareholder).I spent the summer investigating in whatever I was able to find in the press, the trustee, or legal, and comparing it to FS Benner's declaration/transcripts:press: MM has a tendancy to use facts, modify them and turn them the way they want: 100% of their claims against TPG0 is traçable factually, 80% is flawed and interpreted. Example are numerous: 11M loans banks to be paid seems right, but it has not been an issue at all, it has been paid in full. (and it happens all the time in every business...); the previous HR becoming a financial director in the article herself being attacked by TPG on the legal side; the wrong address of curator (if truly announced by TPG).Trustee: according to my research (which can be incomplete) no communication to the Nordic trustee (hereby, bond holders) has been done on a, indebtedness (late payment) > 1M€, which is their obligation by contract (clause 14.d - https://corporate.the-platform-group.com/bond/) => this is a sign of a huge lie and fraud, or the sign that there is no indebtedness > 1M€ over the whole TPG group.Legal: still awaiting for an answer, probable that I won't get it.VALUATIONYou can spent hours working the fundamentals, if they're flawed...the thesis falls.Anyway, I always substracts the badwill (that I consider non-current - you have it in the CFS) & non-controlling interests from my valuation:Earnings ~22MFCF ~40M€The financial statements are not the issue here, we are more on an cheap option on the sincerity of the accounts that a real valuation. Unfortunately, these are unverifiable elements, hence the low price./!\ Careful:the accounts are consolidated and skip the subsidiaries issues...Careful with the business model: TPG0 is a financial holding that acquire subsidiaries, hold the debt, and has no operations. 100% of the Cash Flow comes from subs' dividends => it is a risk here, more a plumber risk than an operational one, but nevertheless...The auditor is too small, and managed by the same firm than before, with 140K€/year commission => it's too low, nobody external really reviewed what Benner and his team are doing internallycapital increase do not go through the CFS, but through change in equity AND equity in the BSIf the equity stays low too long, the WACC increase will be unbearable (I have a 30% global, with a 118% on equity): diluting is expensive => TPG machine can stay broken for a while.Most of the people I talk with never saw this, while this is ESSENTIAL to Benner's business model.SEVERAL EVENTS THAT COULD CHANGE:AEP is being audited by KPMG: if Benner plays the "we will propose KPMG to our shareholders BEOY", this can increase the trust in him significantly/KPMG (or other) to validate the 2026 IFRS accounts & having a word on HGB's: though still consolidated, at least we'll know...AEP being eventually acquired: while it carries a high integration risk due to its size, they talked about it so many times, that trust goes with it.Without this combination of event, the equity is doomed to stay at this level, IMO.Do not forget to also follow the bond: with TPG's announced safe harbor plan for buyback (25% of daily exchange), it is also interesting to check this illiquid and retail market: https://live.deutsche-boerse.com/bond/no0013256834-the-platform-group-ag-8-875-24-28?mic=XFRA

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