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Agilent Technologies (Agilent Technologies) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 23.99 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), Agilent Technologies's share price is $133.91. Agilent Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $5.58. Hence, Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 23.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

A' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.83   Med: 28.68   Max: 66.41
Current: 23.99

During the past 13 years, Agilent Technologies's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 66.41. The lowest was 9.83. And the median was 28.68.

A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
57.14% of 91 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 26.6 vs A: 23.99

Agilent Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.34. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $5.58.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Agilent Technologies was 56.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 24.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Agilent Technologies's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 53.60% per year. The lowest was -160.70% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.


Agilent Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Agilent Technologies Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.85 39.71 37.28 40.66 20.76

Agilent Technologies Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 42.74 34.04 25.41 20.76 23.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Agilent Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Agilent Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=133.91/5.582
=23.99

Agilent Technologies's Share Price of today is $133.91.
Agilent Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.58.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Agilent Technologies  (NYSE:A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Agilent Technologies (Agilent Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95051
Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life sciences and diagnostics firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and applied tools, cross lab (consisting of consumables and services related to life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics. Over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and advanced materials end markets, but it also supports clinical lab, environmental, forensics, food, academic, and government-related organizations. The company is geographically diverse, with operations in the U.S. and China representing the largest country concentrations.
Executives
Philip Binns officer: Senior Vice President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Rodney Gonsalves officer: V.P., Corporate Controller 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Henrik Ancher-jensen officer: Sr. Vice President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Michael R. Mcmullen officer: CEO and President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
George A Scangos director C/O EXELIXIS INC, 170 HARBOR WAY, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94083
Otis W Brawley director 5203 BRISTOL INDUSTRIAL WAY, BUFORD GA 30518
Mikael Dolsten director 5 GIRALDA FARMS, MADISON NJ 07940
Mala Anand director C/O COTIVITI HOLDINGS, INC., 115 PERIMETER CENTER PLACE, SUITE 700, ATLANTA GA 30346
Sue H. Rataj director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Dow R Wilson director VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC, 3100 HANSEN WAY MAIL STOP E327, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Boon Hwee Koh director C/O AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Heidi Fields director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Hans Edgar Bishop director 60 WEST 66TH STREET, 26A, NEW YORK NY 10023
Daniel K Podolsky director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Padraig Mcdonnell officer: Senior Vice President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95051