Keysight Technologies stock faces planned CFO transition before results
Published on 11/13/2026 at 13:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCFO transition leaves outlook unchanged
- Jason Kary will take over as chief financial officer on December 18.
- Neil Dougherty will support the handover as an adviser through fiscal 2027.
- The Electronic Industrial Solutions Group will report to Kailash Narayanan after the transition.
- Keysight will publish its fourth-quarter and fiscal-year results on November 19.
Keysight Technologies announced on Monday, November 2, that Jason Kary will become its next chief financial officer on December 18. The company described the handover as a planned succession and said it is keeping its previously issued outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2026 unchanged.
The announcement came from Keysight Technologies. Kary currently serves as senior vice president and president of the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group. He will succeed Neil Dougherty, who has been Keysight's CFO for 13 years and has worked for the company for 30 years.
Planned handover keeps finance leadership continuity
Dougherty will remain with Keysight in an advisory capacity during fiscal 2027 to support the transition. The arrangement gives the outgoing CFO a continuing role after the formal change, while Kary moves from operating leadership into the company's top finance position.
Keysight said Kary brings financial, strategic and operating experience to the position. Before leading the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group, he was the company's treasurer and head of investor relations from 2014 to 2024. His earlier responsibilities included capital structure, cash, investments, foreign exchange, pension, insurance, financing and investor relations.
The management structure will also change. After Kary's appointment, the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group will report to Kailash Narayanan, senior vice president and president of the Communications Solutions Group. Keysight said the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group will remain a separately reported financial segment.
November results are the next checkpoint
Keysight said demand across its end markets remains strong and that it continues to execute well. The company did not provide a new fourth-quarter outlook in the succession announcement, leaving the previously communicated forecast in place ahead of the results release.
The company plans to report results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended October 31 on Thursday, November 19. That release will give investors the next update on demand, execution and the outlook for fiscal 2027 as the finance leadership transition approaches.
Keysight Technologies stock traded at 275.75 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 13:19 CET on Friday, November 13.
Keysight Technologies at a glance
- Company: Keysight Technologies, Inc.
- ISIN: US49338L1035
- Ticker: KEYS, New York Stock Exchange
- Lang & Schwarz price: 275.75 euros at 13:19 CET on Friday, November 13, 2026
- Next results: November 19, 2026
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