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Description
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) operates in the life sciences, diagnostics and applied markets, providing application focused solutions that include instruments, software, services and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow.
In November…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Agilent Technologies, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 27.6×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 11% a year, against analyst forecasts of 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202353
100
2023202420252026
All-time high
100
Jun 2026
All-time low
53
Jan 2023
Average rank
75
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
40
30
25
58
Price/Earnings
40
56
55
43
Price/Book
27
16
21
34
Dividend Yield
99
97
94
95
Value (overall)
71
75
67
91
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.