Every material Form 8-K Keysight Technologies filed with the SEC in 2026, 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.
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