Agilent Technologies, Inc.

A Healthcare Diagnostics & Research

Agilent Technologies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended October 2025) was $6.9 billion, up 6.73% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 8.06%, EPS grew 8.47%, free cash flow grew 69.5% and total debt rose 8.81%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.

172.96 2.59 −1.48%
Market cap
$49.5B
P/E
34.0×
Fwd P/E
26.3×
Dividend yield
0.59%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
5.46
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) Return on equity

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Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 21.0%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (20.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.72% (fiscal 2018) to 23.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Diagnostics & Research industry median of −2.92% and above the Healthcare sector median of −31.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 20.6% (1.33)
FY2024 22.0% (0.29)
FY2023 22.2% (1.21)
FY2022 23.5% (0.13)
FY2021 23.6% 8.63
FY2020 15.0% (8.04)
FY2019 23.0% 16.27
FY2018 6.72% (8.34)
FY2017 15.1% 4.08
FY2016 11.0% 2.51

Against its own ten years

Low 6.72% High 23.6%
Ten-year median 20.6%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. compare 74.2%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. compare 32.4%
IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. compare 22.8%
A Agilent Technologies, Inc. 21.0%
DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated compare 14.0%
LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. compare 11.7%
WAT Waters Corporation compare 1.92%
NTRA Natera, Inc. compare −12.5%
MTD Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. compare −736.4%
Diagnostics & Research industry median −2.92%
Healthcare sector median −31.3%
Market median 1.35%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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