Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q2 behind us, let’s have a look at Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) and its peers.

Measurement and inspection instrument companies may enjoy more steady demand because products such as water meters are non-discretionary and mandated for replacement at predictable intervals. In the last decade, digitization and data collection have driven innovation in the space, leading to incremental sales. But like the broader industrials sector, measurement and inspection instrument companies are at the whim of economic cycles. Interest rates, for example, can greatly impact civil, commercial, and residential construction projects that drive demand.

The 5 inspection instruments stocks we track reported a very strong Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.6% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 2.5% above.

In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady. On average, they are relatively unchanged since the latest earnings results.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV)

Once known as JDS Uniphase before its 2015 rebranding, Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) provides testing, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprise, military, and other critical networks and infrastructure.

Viavi Solutions reported revenues of $443.1 million, up 52.5% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 2.4%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter for the company with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Viavi Solutions scored the fastest revenue growth in the group. Unsurprisingly, the stock is up 6% since reporting and currently trades at $41.23.

Is now the time to buy Viavi Solutions? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q2: Keysight (NYSE: KEYS)

Spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 2014, Keysight (NYSE: KEYS) offers electronic measurement products for use in various sectors.

Keysight reported revenues of $1.85 billion, up 36.5% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 5.8%. The business had a stunning quarter with EPS guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Keysight scored the biggest analyst estimate beat and highest guidance raise of the whole group. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 5.4% since reporting. It currently trades at $359.54.

Is now the time to buy Keysight? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q2: Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI)

The developer of the world’s first frost-proof water meter in 1905, Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) provides water control and measure equipment to various industries.

Badger Meter reported revenues of $222.3 million, down 6.6% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a mixed quarter as it posted EPS in line with analysts’ estimates.

As expected, the stock is down 11.8% since the results and currently trades at $128.67.

Read our full analysis of Badger Meter’s results here.

Teledyne (NYSE: TDY)

Playing a role in mapping the ocean floor as we know it today, Teledyne (NYSE: TDY) offers digital imaging and instrumentation products for various industries.

Teledyne reported revenues of $1.66 billion, up 9.8% year on year. This number topped analysts’ expectations by 5.3%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also put up full-year EPS guidance beating analysts’ expectations and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

The stock is down 5.6% since reporting and currently trades at $610.93.

Read our full, actionable report on Teledyne here, it’s free.

Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI)

Founded by a small group of engineers who wanted to build a more efficient way to read utility meters, Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) offers energy and water management products for the utility industry, municipalities, and industrial customers.

Itron reported revenues of $562.9 million, down 7.2% year on year. This print missed analysts’ expectations by 0.5%. Taking a step back, it was still a strong quarter as it logged an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and full-year EPS guidance exceeding analysts’ expectations.

Itron had the weakest performance against analyst estimates, weakest guidance update, and slowest revenue growth among its peers. The stock is up 5.6% since reporting and currently trades at $89.50.

Read our full, actionable report on Itron here, it’s free.

Market Update

Over the past year, investors have been forced to repeatedly answer the same question: what is the market’s biggest risk? The answer has changed several times, and each shift has reshaped market leadership.

Late in 2025 and early 2026, artificial intelligence became the market’s primary uncertainty. Investors questioned whether AI would erode software pricing power and weaken competitive moats as AI made it easier to replicate once-differentiated products.

By the spring, technology took a back seat to geopolitics. The U.S. conflict with Iran briefly became the market’s dominant narrative, raising concerns about oil prices, inflation, and global growth. But as energy markets remained orderly and fears of a prolonged supply disruption faded, investors quickly turned their focus back to fundamentals.

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