Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Keysight Technologies Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Oct 2025	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Oct 2020	Oct 2019	Oct 2018	Oct 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	0.85	0.61	1.06	1.12	0.89	0.63	0.62	0.17	0.10
Depreciation & Amortization	0.13	0.13	0.21	0.22	0.29	0.33	0.31	0.31	0.23
Deferred Income Tax	-0.11	0.27	0.00	0.01	-0.05	0.04	0.00	-0.79	-0.05
Stock Based Compensation	0.16	0.14	0.14	0.13	0.10	0.09	0.08	0.06	0.06
Change in Working Capital	0.08	-0.27	-0.02	-0.40	0.04	-0.06	-0.04	0.08	0.02
Change in Accounts Receivable	0.02	0.07	0.01	-0.20	-0.12	0.08	-0.03	-0.09	-0.01
Change in Inventory	0.04	0.04	-0.15	-0.13	-0.04	-0.07	-0.09	-0.06	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	0.03	0.03	-0.06	0.04	0.05	-0.03	0.01	0.02	0.02
Change in Other Working Capital	-0.02	-0.40	0.20	0.07	0.15	-0.03	0.07	0.21	0.02
Other Operating Activities	0.31	0.18	0.02	0.07	0.05	-0.01	0.02	0.73	-0.04
Net Cash from Operating Activities	1.41	1.05	1.41	1.14	1.32	1.02	1.00	0.56	0.31
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.13	-0.15	-0.20	-0.19	-0.17	-0.12	-0.12	-0.13	-0.07
Acquisitions	-2.02	-0.68	-0.09	-0.03	-0.18	-0.36	-0.09	-0.01	-1.70
Purchases of Investments	-0.09	-0.01	-0.01	-0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.22	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.05
Other Investing Activities	0.51	0.03	-0.01	-0.22	0.00	0.03	0.01	0.03	0.01
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-1.73	-0.82	-0.29	-0.25	-0.35	-0.44	-0.20	-0.12	-1.72
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	0.74	-0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.00	-0.26	0.96
Common Stock Issued	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.06	0.44
Common Stock Repurchased	-0.38	-0.44	-0.70	-0.85	-0.67	-0.41	-0.16	-0.12	0.00
Other Financing Activities	-0.04	-0.51	0.00	-0.08	-0.06	-0.05	-0.03	-0.02	0.04
Net Cash from Financing Activities	0.39	-0.91	-0.69	-0.86	-0.67	-0.41	-0.12	-0.34	1.44
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	0.01	0.01	0.00	-0.04	0.00	0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.00
Net Change in Cash	0.08	-0.67	0.43	-0.01	0.30	0.17	0.68	0.10	0.04
Cash at Beginning of Period	1.81	2.49	2.06	2.07	1.77	1.60	0.92	0.82	0.78
Cash at End of Period	1.89	1.81	2.49	2.06	2.07	1.77	1.60	0.91	0.82
Free Cash Flow	1.28	0.90	1.21	0.96	1.15	0.90	0.88	0.42	0.24
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	0.12	0.15	0.34	0.19	0.13	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Keysight Technologies Cash Flow

What is Keysight Technologies's free cash flow?

Keysight Technologies generated free cash flow of $1.28B in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Oct 31, 2025), operating cash flow of $1.41B minus $128.00M of capital expenditures. That was up 42.7% from $898.00M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 23.8% of revenue.

How much does Keysight Technologies spend on capital expenditures?

Keysight Technologies spent $128.00M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $154.00M a year earlier. That equals 9.1% of operating cash flow.

Does Keysight Technologies pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 Keysight Technologies returned $377.00M in share buybacks to shareholders, according to its cash flow statement.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition