Keysight Technologies stock faces CFO succession before fiscal results

Published on 11/12/2026 at 14:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Keysight Technologies stock is heading into a planned finance leadership change. Fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results are due November 19.

Leadership change ahead of results

Jason Kary will become Keysight's chief financial officer on December 18, succeeding Neil Dougherty.
Keysight left its fiscal fourth-quarter outlook unchanged and said demand across its end markets remains strong.
The company will publish fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results on November 19.

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Keysight Technologies is preparing for a change at the top of its finance organization while investors await the company's fiscal 2026 results. In a November 2 announcement from Keysight investor relations, the company said Jason Kary will become chief financial officer on December 18.

Kary currently leads Keysight's Electronic Industrial Solutions Group and will succeed Neil Dougherty. Dougherty has served as CFO for 13 years and has been with the company for 30 years. He will remain in an advisory role during fiscal 2027 to support the handover.

Planned succession keeps outlook unchanged

Keysight described the appointment as a planned succession. Chief Executive Officer Satish Dhanasekaran said Kary brings financial expertise, strategic perspective and operational experience. Kary previously served as the company's treasurer and head of investor relations before leading the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.

The leadership change does not alter the company's current financial outlook. Keysight said it is not updating its previously provided guidance for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2026 and that demand across its end markets remains strong. The Electronic Industrial Solutions Group will report to Kailash Narayanan after the transition while remaining a separately reported segment.

Keysight Technologies stock traded at 269.40 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 14:07 CET on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The scheduled results release gives investors a near-term event for assessing demand, execution and the company's first comments on the next fiscal year.

Results set the next test

Keysight will release results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2026, after the U.S. market close on Thursday, November 19. The company has scheduled its conference call for 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, or 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, the same day.