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Agilent Technologies, Inc.

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Healthcare · 143.07 -1.2% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 39 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 16 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 10.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-1.2% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 39 activeDiagnostics & Defense · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • A's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if A's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 39 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 16 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 10.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 3.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 57.7% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • A's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

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As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements390
Verified relationships13
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +6.7% year over year.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 6 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -1.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 6 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 6 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 6 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Pricing and mix has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 16% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

143.07
6m+24.0%12m+13.3%24m+3.4%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-10-31$6.3B+18.4%$3.94-1.6%
2022-10-31$6.8B+8.4%$4.18-2.3%
2023-10-31$6.8B-0.2%$4.19-1.3%
2024-10-31$6.5B-4.7%$4.43-1.7%
2025-10-31$6.9B+6.7%$4.57-2.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangepositive · 6 filings
The overall effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates had a 2 percentage point favorable impact on revenue growth in the nine months ended July 31, 2026 principally because of the relative weakness of the U.S.
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 6 filings
Research and development expenses for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2026 increased due to higher variable pay and unfavorable impact of currency movements partially offset by savings from restructuring programs when compared to the same period last…
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 6 filings
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2026 increased due to higher variable pay, sales commissions and the unfavorable impact of currency movements partially offset by savings from restructuring programs whe…
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026
Tariffs and trade policynegative · 6 filings
Gross margin for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2026 increased due to higher sales volume, a net benefit from tariff refunds, lower corporate costs and savings from restructuring programs partially offset by higher variable pay and warranty expenses…
10-Q · Sep 1, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 5.9× · EV/sales 6.0×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

143.07-1.2% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for A. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-06-01 against the comparable filing from 2025-06-02.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 10.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 3.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 57.7% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Gross margin for the six months ended April 30, 2026 was overall favorably impacted by higher sales volume, targeted price increases, lower restructuring expense and lower intangible amortization expense partially offset by higher tariffs, unfavorable business mix (including lower gross margin from our Agilent Advanced Therapeutics business), wage increases and higher variable pay when compared to the same period last year.

Gross margin for the six months ended April 30, 2026 was impacted mainly by higher tariffs, unfavorable business mix (including lower gross margin from our Agilent Advanced Therapeutics business), increased warranty expenses, wage increases and higher variable pay which was partially offset by higher sales volume, price increases and savings from restructuring programs.

Gross margin for the three months ended April 30, 2026 was impacted mainly by higher sales volume, price increases, decreased tariffs, favorable business mix (net of lower gross margin from our Agilent Advanced Therapeutics business) and savings from restructuring programs partially offset by increased warranty expenses, wage increases and higher variable pay.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind A

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

KEYSKeysight Technologies, Inc.supplierMar 3, 2026

The provision of site service costs to, and lease income from Keysight Technologies, Inc.

AMGNAmgen Inc.investeeDec 22, 2025

Elinoff joined Amgen in 2006 and has held a series of finance, strategy, and transformation roles of increasing responsibility.

Depended on by

ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.supplierFeb 12, 2026

In 2015, we amended our manufacturing services agreement with Agilent Technologies, Inc., or Agilent, to provide for Agilent to supply, subject to any conflicting obligations under our third-party agreements, a specified percentage of the active pharmaceutica…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

A is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Diagnostics & Defense. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for A; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.