The historical rank and industry rank for Agilent Technologies's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:AG8'
s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.43 Med: 14.43 Max: 20.74
Current: 18.35
FRA:AG8's Net Margin % is ranked better than 89.38% of 226
companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: -11.145
vs FRA:AG8: 18.35
Agilent Technologies Net Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Net Margin % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Agilent Technologies's Net Margin %
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % 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 Net Margin % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Agilent Technologies's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's Net Margin % falls into.
Agilent Technologies Net Margin % Calculation
Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Agilent Technologies's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as
* 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 (FRA:AG8) Net Margin % Explanation
Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.
But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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Agilent Technologies (FRA:AG8) Business Description
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.
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