Non-Current Liabilities

Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations

Keysight Technologies Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations remained flat by 0.0% to $75.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.1%, from $79.00M to $75.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -27.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.

Detailed definition

This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...

Peer comparison

Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.

Metric ID: non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$348.00M$167.00M$154.00M$141.00M$131.00M$58.00M$61.00M$62.00M$62.00M$64.00M$67.00M$68.00M$71.00M$81.00M$79.00M$82.00M$84.00M$75.00M$75.00M
QoQ Change-52.0%-7.8%-8.4%-7.1%-55.7%+5.2%+1.6%+0.0%+3.2%+4.7%+1.5%+4.4%+14.1%-2.5%+3.8%+2.4%-10.7%+0.0%
YoY Change-62.4%-65.3%-60.4%-56.0%-52.7%+10.3%+9.8%+9.7%+14.5%+26.6%+17.9%+20.6%+18.3%-7.4%-5.1%
Range$58.00M$348.00M
CAGR-28.9%
Avg YoY Growth-12.1%
Median YoY Growth+9.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Keysight Technologies's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $75.00M in Q4 2025.
How has Keysight Technologies's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
Keysight Technologies's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 5.1% year-over-year, from $79.00M to $75.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Keysight Technologies's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Keysight Technologies's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -27.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $362.00M to $75.00M.
What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.