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Research report · 16 October 2026

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A)

Health Care · Life Sciences Tools & Services · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$172.97
52-week range$107.98 – $177.47
Market cap$49.0B
P/E (trailing)34.1×
EV / EBITDA26.8×
Free-cash-flow yield2.6%
Dividend yield0.6%
Revenue (last 12 months)$7.4B
Revenue growth (3y a year)0.5%
Operating margin22.2%
Return on invested capital14.6%
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×

Fair value

Blended fair value$122.52 range $117 – $127
Versus priceOvervalued−29% to fair value
Peer multiples$132.76
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple$122.42
10-year DCF (market-scaled)$112.37
Earnings power value (floor, not blended)$48.39
Model uncertaintyMedium

X-Ray Score

42/ 100 · High confidence · ahead of 27% of sector peers
Valuation29
Growth35
Profitability52
Financial health50
Dividends50

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

93.51115137159180Fair value $1232021-102023-012024-042025-072026-10

Executive summary

Agilent Technologies provides instruments, software, consumables and services for laboratories. Its products include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometers, genomic and cell analysis tools, and diagnostic tests and reagents. Customers work in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, chemicals, food testing, environmental testing and academic research. The company is organised into life sciences and applied markets, diagnostics and genomics, and a laboratory services business.

Agilent earns revenue from new instruments and from the recurring consumables, service contracts and software that laboratories use with them. Over the last twelve months it was $7.4 billion, growing at 0.5% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 22.2%, and the business earns a profit of 15% on the capital invested in it. It carries net debt of 1.3 times EBITDA. A dividend is paid, with a yield of 0.6%.

StocksXray gives Agilent Technologies, Inc. an X-Ray Score of 42 out of 100 (high confidence), ahead of 27% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is profitability (52) and its weakest is valuation (29).

Our fair value blend is $122.52 (range $117.15 to $127.36). At $172.97 the stock trades 41% above that blend, so the label is "Overvalued" with medium model uncertainty. Fair value is a range, not a price target.

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$151.96$134.35$101.09$128.30$145.27$172.97
Market cap$46.7B$40.3B$29.9B$37.3B$41.4B$49.0B
P/E38.6×32.1×24.1×29.0×31.8×34.1×
EV / revenue7.6×6.1×4.5×6.1×6.2×6.9×
EV / EBITDA28.7×21.7×19.2×22.6×24.3×26.8×
Price / free cash flow36.0×39.5×20.3×27.2×35.9×38.6×
Free-cash-flow yield2.8%2.5%4.9%3.7%2.8%2.6%
Price / book8.7×7.6×5.1×6.3×6.1×6.6×
Dividend yield0.51%0.63%0.89%0.74%0.68%0.59%

Fundamentals checklist ● 3 Good · ● 8 Average · ● 5 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Cash quality

Earnings backed by cash−1.2%Bad
Free-cash-flow yield2.6%Bad

Risk models

Altman Z score3.5×Average
Piotroski F-Score5 of 9Bad

Growth

EPS growth (3y)3.0%Average
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)4.1%Average
Revenue growth (3y)0.5%Bad
Growth consistency80%Bad

Balance sheet

Current ratio2.1×Good
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×Good
Interest cover15.5×Average

Valuation

Fair value vs price0.7×Average
EBIT / EV yield3.2%Average

Profitability

Return on invested capital14.6%Average
Operating margin22.2%Good
Gross profitability28.4%Average
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue6,3196,8486,8336,5106,9487,372
Gross profit3,4073,7223,4653,5353,6433,968
Operating income1,3471,6181,3501,4881,4791,639
Net income1,2101,2541,2401,2891,3031,440
Diluted EPS ($)3.944.184.194.434.575.07
Free cash flow1,2971,0211,4741,3731,1521,267
Gross margin53.9%54.4%50.7%54.3%52.4%53.8%
Operating margin21.3%23.6%19.8%22.9%21.3%22.2%
Net margin19.1%18.3%18.1%19.8%18.8%19.5%
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets10,70510,53210,76311,84612,72713,967
Cash1,4841,0531,5901,3291,7891,758
Total debt2,7292,7692,7353,3903,3543,949
Equity5,3895,3055,8455,8986,7417,363
Dividend per share ($)0.780.840.900.940.991.01

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

0%18%36%54%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Latest quarters

Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026
Revenue ($M)1,6681,7381,8611,7981,8351,878
Growth vs a year earlier+6.0%+10.1%+9.4%+7.0%+10.0%+8.1%
Net income ($M)215336434305339362
Diluted EPS ($)0.751.18–1.071.201.28
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Peers in Life Sciences Tools & Services

CompanyX-Ray
A · Agilent Technologies, Inc.42
MTD · Mettler Toledo Internation...50
IQV · Iqvia Holdings Inc.42
TECH · BIO-TECHNE Corp40
ILMN · Illumina, Inc.39

Market Compass outlook for Health Care: Neutral (51/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week+1.4%
1 month+10.8%
3 months+33.0%
6 months+42.4%
1 year+24.8%
3 years+56.0%
5 years+17.6%

Technical summary

DailyStrongly bullish12 bullish · 4 neutral · 0 bearish
WeeklyStrongly bullish11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
MonthlyStrongly bullish7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$158.70 / $134.07
52-week low / high$107.98 / $177.47
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 168.89 · S1 170.93 · P – · R1 176.24 · R2 179.51

Recent dividends

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
6 Oct 2026$0.2550
30 Jun 2026$0.2550
31 Mar 2026$0.2550
6 Jan 2026$0.2550
30 Sep 2025$0.2480
1 Jul 2025$0.2480
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Strengths

  • Operating margin of 22.2% is ahead of 71% of its sector peers.
  • Net debt is only 1.3× EBITDA, ahead of 70% of its sector peers.
  • Has raised its dividend for 7 years in a row.

Risks and weak spots

  • Earnings backed by cash is weak against Health Care peers (−1.2%).
  • Free-cash-flow yield is weak against Health Care peers (2.6%).
  • Piotroski F-Score is weak against Health Care peers (5 of 9).
  • Revenue growth (3y) is weak against Health Care peers (0.5%).
  • Growth consistency is weak against Health Care peers (80%).
  • The price is above our fair value range, so good news may already be in the price.

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
8 Sep 20268-K5.02,7.01,9.01
1 Sep 202610-Q
26 Aug 20268-K2.02,9.01
25 Jun 20268-K1.01,2.03,9.01
1 Jun 202610-Q
27 May 20268-K2.02,5.02,9.01
4 May 20268-K5.02,7.01,9.01
3 Apr 20268-K5.01,9.01

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

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