Agilent Technologies Overview
Valuation check: A's P/E ratio is 33.98, above the Healthcare sector average of 19.01.
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The P/E ratio compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate that the stock is undervalued.
Agilent Technologies's p/e ratio stands at 33.98. That is above the Healthcare sector average of 19.01. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Agilent Technologies sits higher the Healthcare benchmark (19.01) with a P/E ratio of 33.98. That is roughly 78.7% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 33.98 is attractive depends on Agilent Technologies's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Agilent Technologies's P/E ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places A next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Healthcare, P/E ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Agilent Technologies's reading of 33.98 (sector avg 19.01) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
