Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.26

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.255 per share by the medical research company on Wednesday, April 22nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st.

Agilent Technologies has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 9 consecutive years. Agilent Technologies has a dividend payout ratio of 16.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Agilent Technologies to earn $6.08 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.02 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.8%.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

A stock opened at $128.75 on Thursday. Agilent Technologies has a twelve month low of $96.43 and a twelve month high of $160.27. The business’s fifty day moving average is $138.70 and its 200-day moving average is $135.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $36.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 1.30.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The medical research company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.01. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 18.75% and a return on equity of 25.20%. The company had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.83 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.46 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Agilent Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.350-1.380 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.860-6.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies will post 5.58 EPS for the current year.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, consumables, software and services for laboratories across the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company’s product portfolio includes analytical instruments such as liquid and gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectroscopy systems, and laboratory automation solutions, together with reagents, supplies and informatics tools that support measurement, testing and data analysis workflows. Agilent also offers instrument maintenance, qualification and laboratory services designed to help customers improve productivity and comply with regulatory requirements.

Founded as a corporate spin-off from Hewlett‑Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved through a combination of strategic restructuring and acquisitions to concentrate on life sciences, diagnostics and applied laboratories.