Key Technology Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Key Technology Inc (KTEC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Key Technology Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 144M vs 8,231M combined for tracked competitors (1.7% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-13.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-45.1%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Key Technology Inc generated 14.3% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2017, vs -11.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -6.6% net margin compares with -31.1% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Key Technology Inc accounted for 2.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 2.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.26M compares with $0.73M for the peer group (0.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
KTEC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2017
Key Technology Inc reported revenue growth of 14.29 % year on year in Q1 2017, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -11.15 %.
With a net margin of -6.56 %, Key Technology Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-31.14 %).
Key Technology Inc generated 2.70 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 2.11 % a year earlier.
Key Technology Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2017
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Key Technology Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Key Technology Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Industrial Machinery and Components industry grew revenue 12.4% year over year, combined, vs 14.3% for Key Technology Inc. Key Technology Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.02% to 0.02%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Key Technology Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (3) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
KTEC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
KTEC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciena Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Cirrus Logic Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Key Technology Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Key Technology Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | 92.74 | 143.82 |
| Ciena Corp | 50,359.82 | 5,569.15 |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | 6,257.75 | 2,049.87 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | 612.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 56,710.31 | 8,374.84 |
Sources: Key Technology Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Key Technology Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | Named by the company | 85% |
| Ciena Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Key Technology Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Key Technology Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Ciena Corp | Networking Platforms 80.53 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Key Technology Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | 93 | 263,410 | 3,603 |
| Ciena Corp | 50,360 | 613,343 | 48,271 |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | 6,258 | 1,234,858 | 259,375 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | 1,288,421 | 2,082,105 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 56,618 | 733,929 | 165,659 |
Key Technology Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Ciena Corp | Americas 78.36 % |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | China 53.42 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Key Technology Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 128 companies in Key Technology Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Key Technology Inc ranks #0 of 128 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,546, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asml Holding Nv | 683,986 | 31.64 % |
| 2 | Lam Research Corporation | 396,692 | 18.35 % |
| 3 | Deere and Co | 185,991 | 8.60 % |
| 4 | Eaton Corporation Plc | 171,770 | 7.95 % |
| 5 | Cae Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Bloom Energy Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Illinois Tool Works Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Carrier Global Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ingersoll Rand Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Nvent Electric Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Key Technology Inc | 87 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Key Technology Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-05-22.
Key Technology Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Industrial Machinery and Components industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (166 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.35 % | 28.58 % (avg) | +3.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 4.05 % | industry median | -1.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 6.39 % | 3.86 % (avg) | +2.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 1.82 % | 5.98 % (avg) | -4.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Key Technology Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Industrial Machinery and Components industry average (166 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 60.7x | 33.3x | +27.4x |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.8x | 19.5x | -6.6x |
| P/B | 1.8x | 4.0x | -2.2x |
| Return on Equity | 2.97 % | industry aggregate | -10.92 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.29 % | 1.28 % (avg) | 3.01 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Key Technology Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 28.06 % | -17.21 % | -6.91 % | 13.90 % | 17.31 % |
| Operating Margin | 2.30 % | -6.35 % | -6.07 % | 1.91 % | 4.05 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.10 % | -5.04 % | -4.94 % | 1.79 % | 4.29 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | 60.7x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Key Technology Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Key Technology Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Key Technology Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Key Technology Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,546 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 1.82 % vs industry average 5.98 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Key Technology Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Key Technology Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Key Technology Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Key Technology Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / High strength cell: Invest / Grow.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Key Technology Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 10.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-13.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-45.1% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Key Technology Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | 0.23 | 2.05 | 0.07 |
| Ciena Corp | 0.85 | 2.85 | 0.55 |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | 3.45 | 6.94 | - |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | 27.88 | 310.83 | 6.66 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Key Technology Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | Q4 2017 | +14.3 % | - |
| Ciena Corp | Q1 2026 | +39.5 % | +2,333.0 % |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | Q2 2026 | +12.9 % | +26.6 % |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | Q2 2026 | - | +19.2 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +49.8 % | +114.3 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Key Technology Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | Q4 2017 | +25.2 % | +118.8 % |
| Ciena Corp | Q1 2026 | +30.6 % | - |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | Q2 2026 | +12.9 % | +459.7 % |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | Q2 2026 | -66.7 % | - |
Key Technology Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | 1.86% | 2.82% | 2.97% |
| Ciena Corp | 7.45% | 9.42% | 15.74% |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | 17.56% | 19.98% | 20.73% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | 0.67% | 0.67% | 10.19% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Key Technology Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Key Technology Inc | 46.19 | 0.64 |
| Ciena Corp | 114.55 | 9.04 |
| Cirrus Logic Inc | 14.65 | 3.05 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago | - | - |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 30.49 | 6.77 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.