NYSE$KEYS

Keysight Technologies Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Keysight delivered revenue and earnings above guidance, with full-year outlook improved.

Keysight Technologies reported revenue of $1.22 billion and GAAP net income of $389 million, or $2.22 per share, for the third quarter of 2024. The company's performance exceeded the high end of its guidance, and it anticipates second-half orders to surpass first-half orders, with a gradual recovery expected in 2025.

  • Revenue was $1.22 billion, compared to $1.38 billion in the third quarter of 2023.
  • GAAP net income was $389 million, or $2.22 per share, including a 94-cent year-to-date tax benefit.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $275 million, or $1.57 per share, including a 16-cent year-to-date tax benefit.
  • Free cash flow was $222 million, compared to $196 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.22B

Previous: $1.38B-11.9%
EPS

$2.22

Previous: $2.19+1.4%
Free cash flow

$222M

No prior period
Orders

$1.25B

No prior period
Cash flow from operations

$255M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$116M

Previous: -$158M+26.6%
Net Income

$389M

Previous: $288M+35.1%
Operating Income

$205M

Previous: $365M-43.8%
Gross Profit

$755M

Previous: $896M-15.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.63B

Previous: $2.57B-36.5%
Total Assets

$9.32B

Previous: $8.83B+5.6%
R&D Expense

$226M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$29M

Previous: $26M+11.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Keysight Technologies · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.22B

Q3 2024-11.9%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Keysight Technologies · $1.72B total across 2 segments · Q2 2026

  • Communications Solutions Group
    $1.23B
  • Electronic Industrial Solutions Group
    $486M

Forward guidance

Keysight expects fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 revenue to be in the range of $1.245 billion to $1.265 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 are expected to be in the range of $1.53 to $1.59.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.6%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

29 / 51 earnings

Positive

+14.9%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-14.2%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-5.1%
Q1 2026+4.9%+25.4%+14.7%
Q4 2025-5.2%+11.4%+15.6%
Q3 2025-3.3%+1.1%+9.0%
Q2 2025+0.0%-1.7%-2.1%
Q1 2025-6.9%-9.5%-12.7%
Q4 2024+9.3%+12.5%+5.6%
Q3 2024+13.9%+11.9%+12.2%
Q2 2024-7.0%-8.4%-13.5%
Q1 2024-7.2%-3.4%-0.6%
Q4 2023+1.0%+2.1%+17.6%
Q3 2023-14.2%-14.7%-11.9%
Q2 2023+6.0%+5.6%+11.2%
Q1 2023-14.0%-15.1%-15.8%
Q4 2022+3.2%+4.6%+4.4%
Q3 2022+5.1%-0.0%-3.0%
Q2 2022+0.6%+1.9%-3.1%
Q1 2022-5.6%-6.8%-5.1%
Q4 2021+0.3%-1.7%+3.1%
Q3 2021+1.4%+4.2%+7.9%
Q2 2021+1.9%+1.7%+6.6%
Q1 2021-4.6%-6.4%-9.6%
Q4 2020+0.3%-0.3%+9.1%
Q3 2020-7.8%-6.2%-6.6%
Q2 2020-0.3%+5.9%-1.6%
Q1 2020-2.6%-1.5%-14.8%
Q4 2019+1.6%+0.7%-2.5%
Q3 2019+14.9%+9.0%+13.1%
Q2 2019+8.7%+1.5%+22.8%
Q1 2019+1.7%+4.4%+4.5%
Q4 2018+3.2%+1.8%+5.4%
Q3 2018+6.6%+4.5%+7.8%
Q2 2018+10.8%+15.2%+11.3%
Q1 2018+5.1%+11.8%+11.4%
Q4 2017+1.3%+0.1%+4.1%
Q3 2017+3.6%+2.8%+5.6%
Q2 2017-3.3%-5.7%-3.1%
Q1 2017-0.5%-0.2%+2.4%
Q4 2016+2.2%+4.2%+3.4%
Q3 2016-0.6%+2.4%-1.2%
Q2 2016+14.2%
Q1 2016+3.7%
Q4 2015-5.6%
Q3 2014+1.3%
Q3 2015+9.2%
Q2 2014-1.0%
Q1 2014-1.0%
Q4 2013-1.0%
Q2 2015-10.6%
Q4 2014-1.5%
Q1 2015+2.2%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013

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