The historical rank and industry rank for Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
A'
s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.91 Med: 5.85 Max: 10.99
Current: 5.97
During the past years, Agilent Technologies's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 10.99. The lowest was 2.91. And the median was 5.85.
A's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than 84.67% of 137
companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.78
vs A: 5.97
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.
Agilent Technologies's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $21.130. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $18.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.
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Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart
Competitive Comparison of Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.
Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation
Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.
* 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.
Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation
Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.
If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.
Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms
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Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life science and diagnostic 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, which we view as the stickiest 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 US and China representing the largest country concentrations.
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