Keysight Technologies Advances on Inventory Purchases decreased by 5.7% to $166.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 16.2%, from $198.00M to $166.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Advances on Inventory Purchases shows an upward trend with a 13.8% CAGR.
An increase may signal supply chain constraints or a strategic move to lock in inventory for future production growth.
These are payments made to suppliers in advance of receiving inventory, often required to secure supply in tight markets...
Common in hardware industries during periods of component shortages or supply chain volatility.
other_advances_on_inventory_purchases| Q3 '21 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
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| Value | $105.00M | $199.00M | $206.00M | $233.00M | $232.00M | $210.00M | $212.00M | $212.00M | $221.00M | $200.00M | $198.00M | $199.00M | $191.00M | $176.00M | $166.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +89.5% | +3.5% | +13.1% | -0.4% | -9.5% | +1.0% | +0.0% | +4.2% | -9.5% | -1.0% | +0.5% | -4.0% | -7.9% | -5.7% |
| YoY Change | — | +89.5% | — | — | — | +5.5% | +2.9% | -9.0% | -4.7% | -4.8% | -6.6% | -6.1% | -13.6% | -12.0% | -16.2% |