Every material Form 8-K Keysight Technologies has filed with the SEC since May 20, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Keysight appointed Jason Kary, its current Senior Vice President and President of the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 18, 2026. He succeeds Neil Dougherty, who notified the company on October 29, 2026 that he will step down for personal reasons and will provide transition services through the end of fiscal 2027. The company said it is not updating its outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2026 and will report those results on November 19.
Jason Kary becomes CFO effective December 18, 2026, succeeding Neil Dougherty, who was CFO for 13 years.
Dougherty notified the company on October 29, 2026 and will provide transition and other services through the end of fiscal 2027.
Keysight is not updating its previously provided fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 outlook; results are due November 19.
Compensation terms for Dougherty and Kary have not been determined and will be disclosed in a later filing amendment.
Keysight Technologies' Board increased its size from ten to eleven members and appointed Scott Reese to fill the new seat, effective August 26, 2026. Reese, former CEO of GE Vernova's Electrification Software business and a former Autodesk executive, will serve as a Class I director and sit on the Audit and Finance and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Board size increased from ten to eleven members; Reese fills the new seat, effective August 26, 2026
Reese's term expires at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Board determined Reese meets NYSE and Regulation S-K independence standards
Reese will receive one-half of the standard annual director cash and stock compensation for the plan year ending February 28, 2027
Keysight reported preliminary third-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended July 31, 2026, with revenue of $1.85 billion and GAAP net income of $397 million, or $2.30 per share, compared with $1.35 billion and $1.10 per share a year earlier. The company also expects fourth-quarter revenue of $1.930 billion to $1.950 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $3.34 to $3.40 per share.
Q3 revenue was $1.85 billion, up from $1.35 billion in the third quarter of 2025; orders were $2.09 billion.
GAAP diluted EPS was $2.30 versus $1.10 a year earlier; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $3.07 versus $1.72.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 guidance: revenue of $1.930 billion to $1.950 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $3.34 to $3.40.
Free cash flow was $403 million in the quarter, compared with $291 million a year earlier.
Keysight reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.72 billion, up from $1.31 billion a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.02, up from $1.49. The company raised its fiscal 2026 expectations and gave third-quarter revenue guidance of $1.730 billion to $1.750 billion. The results include a $100 million tariff refund receivable tied to IEEPA tariff rulings, partly offset by a $40 million customer refund liability.
Revenue $1.72 billion vs. $1.31 billion a year earlier; GAAP diluted EPS $2.02 vs. $1.49
Non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.87 vs. $1.70 in the second quarter of 2025
Third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue guidance of $1.730 billion to $1.750 billion; non-GAAP EPS guidance of $2.43 to $2.49
Second-quarter results include a $100 million IEEPA tariff refund receivable and a $40 million liability for refunds of tariff surcharges collected from customers
Keysight Technologies said Senior Vice President of Global Services John Page intends to step down and retire before the end of the fiscal year, which ends October 31, 2026. The filing states the retirement is for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the company.
John Page, SVP, Global Services, announced intent to retire on March 12, 2026
Retirement expected before the fiscal year ending October 31, 2026
Page has been a senior vice president since November 2015
Filing states no disagreement with the company was the reason
Keysight reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.60 billion, up from $1.30 billion a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $281 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, versus $0.97 a year ago. The company also gave an outlook for second-quarter revenue of $1.690 billion to $1.710 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.27 to $2.33, which excludes any effect from the February 20, 2026 Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs.
Revenue was $1.60 billion versus $1.30 billion in the first quarter of 2025; Communications Solutions Group revenue rose 27% to $1,124 million.
GAAP net income was $281 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, versus $169 million, or $0.97, a year earlier; non-GAAP net income was $376 million, or $2.17 per share, versus $1.82.
Second-quarter fiscal 2026 outlook calls for revenue of $1.690 billion to $1.710 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $2.27 to $2.33 on about 173 million diluted shares.
Keysight reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2025 results, with quarterly revenue of $1.42 billion, up from $1.29 billion a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $229 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $73 million a year earlier. The board also authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $1.5 billion, and the company guided first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue to $1.53 billion to $1.55 billion.
Q4 non-GAAP EPS was $1.91, versus $1.65 a year earlier; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.33, versus a loss of $0.42.
Fiscal 2025 revenue was $5.37 billion, up from $4.98 billion, and GAAP net income was $846 million, or $4.89 per diluted share.
Q4 free cash flow fell to $188 million from $328 million a year earlier, and the new $1.5 billion buyback replaces the previous program.
Keysight Technologies added Keith Jensen, former Chief Financial Officer of Fortinet, as a director effective November 19, 2025, expanding the board from ten to eleven members. The company also said director Paul A. Lacouture will not stand for re-election at the 2026 annual meeting, when the board will shrink back to ten members.
Keith Jensen, 66, joins as a Class I director with a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting and will serve on the Audit and Finance and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees.
Jensen retired as Fortinet's CFO on May 15, 2025, and previously served as its Chief Accounting Officer from 2014.
Paul A. Lacouture, a director since 2019, will serve until the 2026 annual meeting; the filing says his retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company.
Jensen will receive standard non-employee director compensation and will enter the company's standard indemnification agreement.
Keysight reported fiscal third-quarter 2025 results for the period ended July 31, 2025, with revenue of $1.35 billion, up from $1.22 billion a year earlier, and non-GAAP earnings of $1.72 per share, up from $1.57. GAAP net income fell to $191 million ($1.10 per share) from $389 million ($2.22 per share), in part because the prior-year quarter included a $176 million tax benefit. The company raised its full-year outlook, expecting fiscal 2025 revenue growth of about 7 percent and non-GAAP EPS growth of about 13 percent at the midpoint of its fourth-quarter guidance.
Q3 revenue was $1.35 billion versus $1.22 billion a year earlier; Communications Solutions Group revenue rose 11% to $940 million and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group rose 11% to $412 million.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.72 versus $1.57; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.10 versus $2.22.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue is expected to be $1.370 billion to $1.390 billion, with non-GAAP EPS of $1.79 to $1.85.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $3.40 billion as of July 31, 2025; free cash flow for the quarter was $291 million.
Keysight Technologies disclosed that Senior Vice President Soon Chai Gooi, who has led order fulfillment and digital operations since August 2014, will step down effective May 26, 2025, and retire by the end of October 2025, for personal reasons. Ingrid Estrada, currently Chief People and Administrative Officer, was appointed to succeed him as Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Operations, effective the same day.
Soon Chai Gooi steps down as SVP, Order Fulfillment and Digital Operations, effective May 26, 2025; retires by end of October 2025
Mr. Gooi is retiring for personal reasons, not because of any disagreement with the company
Ingrid Estrada appointed SVP, Chief Supply Chain and Operations, effective May 26, 2025, and leaves her current role as Chief People and Administrative Officer
Keysight reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $1.31 billion, up from $1.22 billion a year earlier, and non-GAAP earnings of $1.70 per share, up from $1.41. The company said revenue and EPS were above the high end of its guidance and raised its full-year growth expectations to the midpoint of its long-term 5-7% target. Separately, director Robert A. Rango retired from the board effective May 15, 2025, for personal reasons.
Q2 revenue was $1.31 billion versus $1.22 billion in Q2 2024; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.49 versus $0.72.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.70 versus $1.41 a year earlier; free cash flow was $457 million versus $74 million.
Third-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue is expected at $1.305 billion to $1.325 billion, with non-GAAP EPS of $1.63 to $1.69.
Director Robert A. Rango retired from the board effective May 15, 2025, for personal reasons, not due to a disagreement with the company.
Keysight reported first quarter fiscal 2025 results for the period ended January 31, 2025, with revenue of $1.30 billion, up from $1.26 billion a year earlier. Non-GAAP earnings per share rose to $1.82 from $1.63, while GAAP net income of $169 million, or $0.97 per share, was slightly below the prior year's $172 million, or $0.98 per share. The company also guided second quarter revenue to $1.27 billion to $1.29 billion and non-GAAP EPS to $1.61 to $1.67.
Revenue was $1.30 billion, compared with $1.26 billion in the first quarter of 2024.
GAAP net income was $169 million, or $0.97 per share, versus $172 million, or $0.98 per share, a year earlier.
Non-GAAP net income was $317 million, or $1.82 per share, versus $286 million, or $1.63 per share.
Second quarter fiscal 2025 guidance: revenue of $1.27 billion to $1.29 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $1.61 to $1.67.
Keysight reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $1.29 billion, down from $1.31 billion a year earlier, and a GAAP net loss of $73 million, or $0.42 per share, driven by a $315 million tax expense tied to a new Singapore tax incentive. Non-GAAP earnings per share fell to $1.65 from $1.99, and the company guided first-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue to $1.265 billion to $1.285 billion, which matters to shareholders because the charge reduced GAAP results while revenue and adjusted earnings declined.
Q4 revenue was $1.29 billion versus $1.31 billion a year earlier; GAAP net loss was $73 million, or $0.42 per share, compared with net income of $226 million, or $1.28 per share.
Non-GAAP net income was $288 million, or $1.65 per share, compared with $352 million, or $1.99 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Fiscal 2024 revenue was $4.98 billion versus $5.46 billion; GAAP net income was $0.61 billion, or $3.51 per share.
First-quarter fiscal 2025 outlook: revenue of $1.265 billion to $1.285 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.65 to $1.71.
Keysight Technologies disclosed that Mark Wallace, its Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, intends to retire by the end of May 2025. The filing says he is retiring for personal reasons and not because of any disagreement with the company, and it does not name a successor.
Mark Wallace intends to retire from Keysight by the end of May 2025, announced November 4, 2024.
Wallace has served as Chief Customer Officer since September 2022.
He previously served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales since November 2016.
The filing states the retirement is for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the company.
Keysight reported fiscal third-quarter 2024 results for the period ended July 31, 2024, with revenue of $1.22 billion, down 12% from $1.38 billion a year earlier. GAAP net income rose to $389 million, or $2.22 per share, which includes a 94-cent year-to-date benefit from a change in effective tax rate, while non-GAAP net income fell to $275 million, or $1.57 per share, from $393 million. The company expects fourth-quarter revenue of $1.245 billion to $1.265 billion.
Revenue of $1.22 billion versus $1.38 billion in Q3 2023; Communications Solutions Group down 8% and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group down 20%
GAAP diluted EPS of $2.22 versus $1.61; includes a 94-cent year-to-date benefit from a change in effective tax rate
Non-GAAP EPS of $1.57 versus $2.19; fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 non-GAAP EPS guidance of $1.53 to $1.59
Keysight reported second-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $1.22 billion, down from $1.39 billion a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.72 versus $1.58. The company said results were above the high end of its guidance and left its full-year outlook unchanged, while its third-quarter guidance calls for revenue of $1.18 billion to $1.20 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $1.30 to $1.36.
Q2 revenue was $1.22 billion, down 13% from $1.39 billion in Q2 2023.
GAAP net income was $126 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, versus $283 million, or $1.58, a year earlier.
Non-GAAP EPS was $1.41, compared with $2.12 in Q2 2023.
Q3 fiscal 2024 guidance: revenue of $1.18 billion to $1.20 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $1.30 to $1.36.
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