A (Agilent Technologies) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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A Agilent Technologies Inc A
96 GF Score
Price $156.47
GF Value $149.31
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Agilent Technologies  (NYSE:A) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.

Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Agilent Technologies Annual Data
Trend Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Agilent Technologies Quarterly Data
Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26 Jul26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 5.30 6.65 6.02 5.02 5.94

A vs IQV, IDXX, WAT: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Agilent Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS 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 PS Ratio.

Agilent Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Agilent Technologies's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jul. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jul. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jul. 2026)
=6.636/333.9180*333.9180
=6.636

Current CPI (Jul. 2026) = 333.9180.

Agilent Technologies Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201610 3.387 241.729 4.679
201701 3.273 242.839 4.501
201704 3.391 244.524 4.631
201707 3.417 244.786 4.661
201710 3.647 246.663 4.937
201801 3.749 247.867 5.051
201804 3.699 250.546 4.930
201807 3.713 252.006 4.920
201810 4.019 252.885 5.307
201901 3.988 251.712 5.290
201904 3.857 255.548 5.040
201907 4.032 256.571 5.248
201910 4.367 257.346 5.666
202001 4.335 257.971 5.611
202004 3.968 256.389 5.168
202007 4.042 259.101 5.209
202010 4.768 260.388 6.114
202101 5.010 261.582 6.395
202104 4.967 267.054 6.211
202107 5.183 273.003 6.339
202110 5.443 276.589 6.571
202201 5.525 281.148 6.562
202204 5.339 289.109 6.166
202207 5.746 296.276 6.476
202210 6.205 298.012 6.953
202301 5.912 299.170 6.599
202304 5.781 303.363 6.363
202307 5.668 305.691 6.191
202310 5.761 307.671 6.252
202401 5.639 308.417 6.105
202404 5.369 313.548 5.718
202407 5.423 314.540 5.757
202410 5.927 315.664 6.270
202501 5.857 317.671 6.157
202504 5.853 320.795 6.092
202507 6.098 323.048 6.303
202510 6.553 0.000
202601 6.331 325.252 6.500
202604 6.484 333.020 6.501
202607 6.636 333.918 6.636

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

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.

Is Agilent Technologies (A) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Agilent Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $156.47 is trading 4.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $149.31. GuruFocus considers Agilent Technologies to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for A:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $149.31 vs. price of $156.47 (4.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 96/100 with 3 warning signs

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Agilent Technologies Business Description

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 science and diagnostic firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and diagnostics, cross lab operations consisting of consumables and services, and applied end markets. 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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