Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) vs Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (MTD)

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. are both Diagnostics & Research companies. Agilent Technologies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $49.0B against $30.4B — 1.6× the size. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 33.9× against 33.9×. Agilent Technologies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.60% against 6.91%. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has the higher net margin (21.9% vs 19.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (35.4% vs 11.1%). Across the 21 metrics below, Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. leads on 12 and Agilent Technologies, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric A MTD Diagnostics & Research median
P/E 33.95 33.94 33.95
P/S 6.61 7.36 4.87
P/B 6.62 2,372.01 3.12
Price to free cash flow 38.40 35.21 34.02
EV/EBITDA 26.50 24.88 25.20
EV/Sales 6.87 7.86 5.66
Earnings yield 2.95% 2.95% (1.75%)
Free cash flow yield 2.60% 2.84% (0.13%)

Profitability

Metric A MTD Diagnostics & Research median
Gross margin 53.83% 60.26% 50.89%
Operating margin 22.23% 28.41% (8.57%)
Net margin 19.53% 21.91% (6.37%)
Free cash flow margin 17.19% 20.90% 0.00%
Return on equity 20.97% (736.36%) (2.92%)
Return on assets 11.00% 25.61% (6.71%)
Return on invested capital 11.07% 35.40% 0.00%

Growth

Metric A MTD Diagnostics & Research median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.60% 6.91% 7.69%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 3.16% 3.88% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.41% 5.47% 7.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 12.63% 7.60% 0.00%

Health

Metric A MTD Diagnostics & Research median
Debt to equity 0.50 164.70 0.11
Current ratio 2.05 1.12 2.02
Net debt to EBITDA 0.71 1.68 0.78

Dividend

Metric A MTD Diagnostics & Research median
Dividend yield 0.70% — 0.70%
Payout ratio 0.23 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric A MTD Diagnostics & Research median
Market cap 49.02b 30.44b 2.56b

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