stockrowAgilent Technologies, Inc. (A) vs Waters Corporation (WAT)
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. A 175.24 +2.01%
- Waters Corporation WAT 458.07 +1.10%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Waters Corporation are both Diagnostics & Research companies. Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Waters Corporation are of similar size ($48.4B and $44.5B). Agilent Technologies, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 33.8× against 194×. Waters Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 80.7% against 8.60%. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.5% vs 1.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.1% vs 1.13%). Across the 22 metrics below, Agilent Technologies, Inc. leads on 17 and Waters Corporation on 5.
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| Metric | A | WAT | Diagnostics & Research median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 53.83% | 49.53% | 48.32% |
| Operating margin | 22.23% | 4.73% | (5.68%) |
| Net margin | 19.53% | 1.76% | (4.10%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.19% | 4.60% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 20.97% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 11.00% | 0.68% | (6.05%) |
| Return on invested capital | 11.07% | 1.13% | 0.00% |
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