Head to Head

KEYS vs WDC: which is the better buy in 2026?

On Alexandria's Compass, Western Digital Corporation has the edge with a 96/100 score versus 63/100 for KEYS. Here is how they stack up, factor by factor.

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

NYSE:KEYS

63/100 Compass
FavorableAccumulate$58.2B

The test equipment vendor sitting at the intersection of AI datacenter buildouts, 6G prep, and silicon photonics validation.

Full KEYS analysis

Western Digital Corporation

NASDAQ:WDC

Edge
96/100 Compass
True NorthAccumulate$147.2B

The forgotten spinning-disk business became the AI training data backbone, and the re-rate is only half done.

Full WDC analysis

Factor by factor

FactorKEYSWDC
Revenue Growth3590
Profitability5482
Valuation5183
Momentum7446
Theme Purity6868
Moat5656
Catalysts7373
Market Position5555

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Frequently asked questions

Is KEYS or WDC the better buy in 2026?

By Compass Score, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) edges it at 96/100 versus 63/100 for KEYS. Both scores update weekly and reflect a contrarian, forward-looking read, not a recommendation.

How does Alexandria compare KEYS and WDC?

Each company is scored 1-100 on eight factors: revenue growth, profitability, valuation, momentum, theme purity, moat, catalysts, and market position. The Compass Score is the composite, and the comparison below shows where each name wins factor by factor.

Compass Scores are proprietary editorial research from publicly available data, not investment advice or a recommendation regarding any security. Rankings update weekly.