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

Key Points

• Agilent Technologies declared a quarterly dividend of $0.255 per share, payable October 28 to shareholders of record on October 6. The dividend provides an annualized payout of approximately $1.02 per share and a 0.7% yield.
• The company has increased its dividend for nine consecutive years, while its 16.9% payout ratio indicates the dividend is well covered by earnings.
• Agilent reported quarterly EPS of $1.62, beating estimates of $1.49, while revenue rose 8.1% year over year to $1.88 billion.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.255 per share by the medical research company on Wednesday, October 28th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 6th.

Agilent Technologies has increased its dividend payment 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 $6.77 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 15.1%.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

A opened at $153.46 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.24. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $144.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $129.22. Agilent Technologies has a one year low of $108.35 and a one year high of $163.75.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.13. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 19.53%.The business had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.37 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Agilent Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.740 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.180-6.210 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies, Inc is a global provider of analytical instruments, laboratory software, consumables and services used by organizations in the life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental and food industries. Its solutions help customers analyze the composition and quality of substances, develop and manufacture products, and conduct research and testing.

The company's offerings include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy and atomic analysis equipment, automated electrophoresis systems, laboratory informatics software, columns and other consumables.

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