Agilent Technologies
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Agilent Technologies' revenue rose 6.7% to $6.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 21.3%, down from 22.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.2 billion, down 16.1%. It paid out $707 million in dividends and buybacks, 61% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.1%.
About these figures. Agilent's filings from fiscal 2023 tag a negative figure as its equity including minority owners' share, so its shareholders' equity is used throughout (Agilent has almost no minority owners).
What Agilent Technologies does
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- Legal name
- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- October 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001090872-25-000087
0001090872
Revenue and margins
Agilent Technologies had $6.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 6.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 14.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $1.2B in fiscal 2025, 16.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Agilent Technologies returned $707M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 61% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.1%.
Value Agilent Technologies yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$1.6B and divides by 285.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 34.1x Β· peers 44.0x Β· sector 27.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Agilent Technologies can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.7B | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 1.2x | 0.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 16.6x | 19.3x | 14.2x | 15.5x | 13.2x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 2.0x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.5x | 2.0x | 1.6x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $10.7B | $10.5B | $10.8B | $11.8B | $12.7B |
| Total liabilities | $5.3B | $5.2B | $4.9B | $5.9B | $6.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.4B | $5.3B | $5.8B | $5.9B | $6.7B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.1B | $2.1B | $1.6B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$3.2M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
63%
$2.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Mikael DolstenDirector | Sold | 634 | $151.38 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| May 29, 2026 | Mikael DolstenDirector | Sold | 1,600 | $135.42 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Mikael DolstenDirector | Sold | 2,600 | $149.81 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Rodney GonsalvesV.p., Corporate Controller | Sold | 3,000 | $154.99 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Padraig McDonnellPresident and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 911 | $143.24 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Padraig McDonnellPresident and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 12,490 | $150.00 | $1.9M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.0% | β4.1% | β2.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.90 | 3.23 | 3.48 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies A | $49.0B | 6.7% | 21.3% | 16.6% | 16.5% | 34.1x | 5 | |
| Avantor AVTR | $11.7B | β3.4% | β3.8% | 7.6% | β2.1% | β | 5 | Compare β |
| Illumina ILMN | $41.2B | β0.7% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 20.3% | 50.3x | 8 | Compare β |
| Mettler Toledo MTD | $33.7B | 4.0% | β | 21.1% | 50.5% | 37.6x | 7 | Compare β |
| Charles River Laboratories CRL | $16.6B | β0.9% | 0.6% | 12.9% | 0.4% | β | 4 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.5B | $4.9B | $5.2B | $5.3B | $6.3B | $6.8B | $6.8B | $6.5B | $6.9B |
| Gross profit | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $3.4B | $3.7B | $3.5B | $3.5B | $3.6B |
| Research and development | $329M | $341M | $387M | $404M | $495M | $441M | $467M | $481M | $479M | $455M |
| Operating income | $615M | $807M | $904M | $941M | $846M | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Interest expense | $72.0M | $79.0M | $75.0M | $74.0M | $78.0M | $81.0M | $84.0M | $95.0M | $96.0M | $112M |
| Pretax income | $859M | $974M | $946M | $919M | $842M | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Income tax | $82.0M | $119M | $630M | β$152M | $123M | $150M | $250M | $99.0M | $232M | $132M |
| Net income | $462M | $684M | $316M | $1.1B | $719M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $1.40 | $2.10 | $0.97 | $3.37 | $2.30 | $3.94 | $4.18 | $4.19 | $4.43 | $4.57 |
| Diluted shares | 0.33B | 0.33B | 0.33B | 0.32B | 0.31B | 0.31B | 0.30B | 0.30B | 0.29B | 0.29B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $793M | $889M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $921M | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Capital expenditure | $139M | $176M | $177M | $155M | $119M | $188M | $291M | $298M | $378M | $407M |
| Free cash flow | $654M | $713M | $910M | $866M | $802M | $1.3B | $1.0B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $246M | $212M | $210M | $238M | $308M | $321M | $317M | $271M | $257M | $288M |
| Stock-based compensation | $58.0M | $60.0M | $70.0M | $72.0M | $83.0M | $110M | $125M | $111M | $129M | $128M |
| Acquisitions | $261M | $128M | $516M | $1.4B | $0.0M | $547M | $52.0M | $51.0M | $862M | $4.0M |
| Share buybacks | $434M | $194M | $422M | $723M | $469M | $788M | $1.1B | $575M | $1.2B | $425M |
| Dividends paid | $150M | $170M | $191M | $206M | $222M | $236M | $250M | $265M | $274M | $282M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $584M | $364M | $613M | $929M | $691M | $1.0B | $1.4B | $840M | $1.4B | $707M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.3B | $2.7B | $2.2B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| Total debt | $1.9B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.7B | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $3.6B | $4.2B | $3.8B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.8B | $3.8B | $4.2B | $4.0B | $4.6B |
| Current liabilities | $945M | $1.3B | $1.2B | $2.1B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.3B |
| Inventory | $533M | $575M | $638M | $679M | $720M | $830M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $972M | $1.0B |
| Property and equipment, net | $639M | $757M | $822M | $850M | $845M | $945M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $2.0B |
| Total assets | $7.8B | $8.4B | $8.5B | $9.5B | $9.6B | $10.7B | $10.5B | $10.8B | $11.8B | $12.7B |
| Total liabilities | $3.5B | $3.6B | $4.0B | $4.7B | $4.8B | $5.3B | $5.2B | $4.9B | $5.9B | $6.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.2B | $4.8B | $4.6B | $4.7B | $4.9B | $5.4B | $5.3B | $5.8B | $5.9B | $6.7B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 52.3% | 53.9% | 54.5% | 54.3% | 53.1% | 53.9% | 54.4% | 50.7% | 54.3% | 52.4% |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 18.1% | 18.4% | 18.2% | 15.9% | 21.3% | 23.6% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 21.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 20.5% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.8% | 21.6% | 26.4% | 28.3% | 23.7% | 26.8% | 25.4% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 15.3% | 6.4% | 20.7% | 13.5% | 19.2% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 18.8% |
| FCF margin | 15.6% | 15.9% | 18.5% | 16.8% | 15.0% | 20.5% | 14.9% | 21.6% | 21.1% | 16.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 14.5% | 17.7% | 10.9% | 19.0% | 12.5% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 17.9% | 16.9% | 16.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 11.5% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 10.9% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Return on equity | 11.0% | 15.1% | 6.7% | 23.0% | 15.0% | 23.6% | 23.5% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 20.6% |
| Return on assets | 6.1% | 8.4% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 7.5% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 10.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 4.1% | 6.4% | 9.9% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 18.4% | 8.4% | β0.2% | β4.7% | 6.7% |
| Net income growth | 15.2% | 48.1% | β53.8% | 238.9% | β32.9% | 68.3% | 3.6% | β1.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% |
| EPS growth | 16.7% | 50.0% | β53.8% | 247.4% | β31.8% | 71.3% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 5.7% | 3.2% |
| FCF growth | 58.0% | 9.0% | 27.6% | β4.8% | β7.4% | 61.7% | β21.3% | 44.4% | β6.9% | β16.1% |
| Share count change | β1.8% | β0.9% | β0.3% | β2.2% | β1.9% | β1.6% | β2.3% | β1.3% | β1.7% | β2.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.5x | β0.7x | β0.4x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 1.2x | 0.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 8.5x | 10.2x | 12.1x | 12.7x | 10.9x | 16.6x | 19.3x | 14.2x | 15.5x | 13.2x |
| Current ratio | 3.9x | 3.3x | 3.3x | 1.5x | 2.3x | 2.2x | 2.0x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 3.3x | 2.9x | 2.7x | 1.2x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.5x | 2.0x | 1.6x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 89.3% | 51.1% | 67.4% | 107.3% | 86.2% | 79.0% | 136.0% | 57.0% | 103.7% | 61.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.3% | β2.5% | β9.1% | 0.6% | β2.1% | β2.7% | β0.6% | β5.0% | β4.1% | β2.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001090872). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.