Keysight Technologies (KEYS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Satish C. Dhanasekaran, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $18M in fiscal 2025, up 46% from $12.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 210:1, on median employee pay of $85,838.

Filed
January 26, 2026
Annual meeting
March 19, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$18M+46% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
210:1median $85,838
CEO pay in equity
85%$15.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$18,020,109Reflects an increase from prior year.
Say-on-Pay Support
90%Support from previous stockholder vote.
Non-GAAP EPS Growth
$7.16Up 14% year over year.
GAAP Revenue
$5,375MUp 8% year over year.

How Dhanasekaran was paid

$18M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary5%Stock awards85%Non-equity incentive9%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Satish C. DhanasekaranPresident and Chief Executive Officer$18,020,109
Neil P. DoughertyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$8,886,793
Ingrid A. EstradaSenior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Operations$5,232,591
Soon Chai GooiFormer Senior Vice President, Order Fulfillment and Digital Operations$11,658,994
Kailash NarayananSenior Vice President, President, Communications Solutions Group$6,413,956
John PageSenior Vice President, President, Global Services$3,025,033

What changed and why

  • $18MCEO total compensation increased to $18,020,109 in fiscal year 2025 due to higher stock award values.
  • 0.0%Long-term performance plan TSR PSUs for the 2023-2025 period resulted in a 0.0% payout because TSR fell below the index.
  • 100.3%Long-term performance plan Non-GAAP Operating Margin PSUs for 2023-2025 achieved a 100.3% payout.
  • 12%Annual target long-term incentive award values for named executive officers increased by 12% to 17% over fiscal year 2024.
  • 90%The company's most recent say-on-pay proposal received 90% support from stockholders.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.