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

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.255 per share by the medical research company on Wednesday, July 22nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th.

Agilent Technologies has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 9 years. Agilent Technologies has a payout ratio of 16.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Agilent Technologies to earn $6.55 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 15.6%.

Agilent Technologies Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of A stock opened at $113.64 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $32.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.09, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.22. Agilent Technologies has a 52 week low of $107.07 and a 52 week high of $160.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $114.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $129.89.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The medical research company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.49% and a net margin of 18.26%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.040 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.420 EPS. Analysts predict that Agilent Technologies will post 5.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Company Profile

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.