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Keysight Technologies Executive Compensation (FY25)

KEYS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Satish Dhanasekaran
Median of the other named officers
$6,413,956
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 3, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 24, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Satish Dhanasekaran: $12,353,196 → $18,020,109 (45.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 90.2% → 93.7% (3.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 111:1 → 210:1 (89.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Keysight Technologies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Satish Dhanasekaran was paid $18,020,109 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Dhanasekaran's total moved 45.9% higher from the $12,353,196 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Keysight Technologies' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.7% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held March 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Keysight Technologies' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Agilent, Arista Networks, Autodesk, Cadence and Ciena Corporation, among others.
What is Keysight Technologies' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 210:1, against median employee compensation of $85,838.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald Nersesian
Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Satish Dhanasekaran
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Neil Dougherty
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Soon Gooi
Senior Vice President, President, Order Fulfillment and Digital Software Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Wallace
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ingrid Estrada
Senior Vice President, Chief People and Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Satish Dhanasekaran
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ronald Nersesian
Former Executive Chair of the Board
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Neil Dougherty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Soon Chai Gooi
Senior Vice President, President, Order Fulfillment and Digital Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ingrid Estrada
Senior Vice President, Chief People and Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Wallace
Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Satish Dhanasekaran
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Neil Dougherty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Soon Gooi
Senior Vice President, President, Order Fulfillment and Digital Software Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ingrid Estrada
Senior Vice President, Chief People and Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Mark Wallace
Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Satish Dhanasekaran
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Soon Chai Gooi
Former Senior Vice President, Order Fulfillment and Digital Operations
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Neil Dougherty
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Kailash Narayanan
Senior Vice President, President Communications Solutions Group
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ingrid Estrada
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Operations
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Page
Senior Vice President, President Global Services
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ingrid A. EstradaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ingrid A. EstradaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ingrid A. EstradaRSU◇——◇——◇
Kailash NarayananPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kailash NarayananRSU◇——◇——◇
Kailash NarayananPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Neil P. DoughertyRSU◇——◇——◇
Neil P. DoughertyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Neil P. DoughertyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Satish C. DhanasekaranRSU◇——◇——◇
Satish C. DhanasekaranRSU◇——◇——◇
Satish C. DhanasekaranRSU◇——◇——◇
Satish C. DhanasekaranPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Satish C. DhanasekaranPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Soon Chai GooiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Soon Chai GooiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Soon Chai GooiRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
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Soon Chai GooiPSU◇◇——
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Kailash NarayananPSU◇◇——
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Ingrid EstradaPSU◇◇——
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John PagePSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ronald S. Nersesian
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Jean M. Nye
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Charles J. Dockendorff
◇◇————◇
Joanne B. Olsen
◇◇————◇
Paul A. Lacouture
◇◇————◇
Kevin A. Stephens
◇◇————◇
Richard P. Hamada
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Michelle J. Holthaus
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James G. Cullen
◇◇————◇
Robert A. Rango
◇◇————◇
Satish C. Dhanasekaran and Keith F. Jensen served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Agilent A
  • Arista Networks ANET
  • Autodesk ADSK
  • Cadence CDNS
  • Ciena Corporation CIEN
  • F5 Networks FFIV
  • Fortinet FTNT
  • Fortive FTV
  • Gen Digital GEN
  • Hubbell HUBB
  • Intuit INTU
  • Juniper Networks JNPR
  • Motorola Solutions MSI
  • NetApp NTAP
  • Palo Alto Networks PANW
  • Roper Technologies ROP
  • Sensata Technologies ST
  • SS&C Technologies SSNC
  • Synopsys SNPS
  • Technologies BWXT
  • Teledyne Technologies TDY
  • Teradyne TER
  • Trimble TRMB
  • Workday WDAY
  • Zebra Technologies ZBRA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020March 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 19, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 21, 2019=◇◇◇
2017March 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2016March 16, 2017=◇◇◇
2015March 17, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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412 figures on this page: 401 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
401 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001601046-26-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-002381
    Director Compensation Highlights · FY2025 CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001601046-25-000035
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-002064
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001601046-24-000019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-004271
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001601046-23-000018
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-23-002408
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001601046-22-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001601046-21-000011
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001601046-20-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001601046-19-000013
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001601046-18-000010
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001601046-17-000011
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001601046-16-000053
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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The companies named in KEYS's own disclosed peer group.

AgilentArista NetworksAutodeskCadenceCiena CorporationF5 NetworksFortinetFortiveGen DigitalHubbellIntuitJuniper NetworksMotorola SolutionsNetAppPalo Alto NetworksRoper TechnologiesSensata TechnologiesSS&C TechnologiesSynopsysTechnologiesTeledyne TechnologiesTeradyneTrimbleWorkday

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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