Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Agilent Technologies Inc (A) Through Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The closing price of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) was $145.92 for the day, down -0.27% from the previous closing price of $146.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.68 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $148.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.565.

Ratios:

Our analysis of A’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.

On December 15, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $165.

On December 09, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $170.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on December 09, 2025, with a $170 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 01 ’25 when Dolsten Mikael sold 2,600 shares for $149.81 per share. The transaction valued at 389,511 led to the insider holds 4,973 shares of the business.

Gonsalves Rodney sold 3,000 shares of A for $464,956 on Nov 26 ’25. The V.P., Corporate Controller now owns 31,846 shares after completing the transaction at $154.99 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Dolsten Mikael, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,600 shares for $149.81 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, A now has a Market Capitalization of 41368379392 and an Enterprise Value of 43122155520. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.206 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.046.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.30, which has changed by 0.011055827 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, A has reached a high of $160.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.69%.

Shares Statistics:

A traded an average of 1.91M shares per day over the past three months and 2018070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 283.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.13M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.23% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1767139200 were 3845910 with a Short Ratio of 2.02, compared to 1764288000 on 3269266. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3845910 and a Short% of Float of 1.54.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.992, A has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0067796605. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.66. The current Payout Ratio is 21.70% for A, which recently paid a dividend on 2026-01-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

. The current rating of Agilent Technologies Inc (A) is the result of assessments by 16.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.39, with high estimates of $1.45 and low estimates of $1.31.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.0 and $5.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.94. EPS for the following year is $6.54, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $6.75 and $6.41.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 14 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.82B to a low estimate of $1.79B. As of. The current estimate, Agilent Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.77B. There is a high estimate of $1.79B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.74B.

A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for A’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.36B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.95BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.99B and the low estimate is $7.68B.

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