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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. A
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (A) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.73% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $6.9B at a 18.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.46 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-06 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-06-24 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-06-11 | Piper Sandler | Neutral (init) |
| 2026-06-03 | HSBC | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-02 | B of A Securities | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.177 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.109 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.116 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.126 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 5/9 | 3.48 | 29.5 | +6.7% |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | 4/9 | 1.86 | — | -3.4% |
| ILMN | ILLUMINA, INC. | 7/9 | 3.04 | 31.4 | -0.7% |
| MTD | METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ | 5/9 | — | 29.4 | +4% |
| BRKR | BRUKER CORP | 4/9 | 2.98 | — | +2.1% |
| WAT | WATERS CORP /DE/ | 4/9 | 10 | 55.1 | +7% |
| RVTY | REVVITY, INC. | 6/9 | 3.86 | 52.3 | +3.7% |
About AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets, Agilent CrossLab, and Applied Markets. The Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems. This segment is also involved in the genomics, contract development and manufacturing organization, pathology, companion diagnostics, and biomolecular analysis businesses. The Agilent CrossLab segment provides various services, including repairs, parts, maintenance, installations, training, compliance support, software as a service, asset management, consulting, and other custom services. This segment also offers consumables, including gas chromatography and liquid chromatography columns, sample preparation products, custom chemistries, and various laboratory supplies; software and informatics solutions comprising software for instrument control, data acquisition, data analysis, secure storage of results, and laboratory information and workflow management; and OpenLab laboratory software, an open software platform that enables customers to capture, analyze, and share scientific data throughout the lab and across the enterprise. In addition, it provides automated sample preparation solutions, such as liquid handling, plate management, consumables, and scheduling software. The Applied Markets segment offers products in the areas of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, vacuum technology, and remarketed instruments. It markets its products through direct sales, distributors, resellers, manufacturer's representatives, and electronic commerce. Agilent Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
FAQ
Is A financially healthy?
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does A pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 0.73% with a 21.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is A?
In FY2025, AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. had a net margin of 18.8% and a return on equity of 19.3%.
Is A overvalued or undervalued?
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. trades at about 32.4× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 24.0×–74.6×, median 33.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for A?
The average Wall-Street price target for AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is $159.32, about 7.5% above the recent price, from 19 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is A a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 29.5×, a dividend yield of 0.73%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.