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Agilent Technologies (MEX:A) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.16 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Agilent Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was 0.16.

The historical rank and industry rank for Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:A' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.23   Max: 0.61
Current: 0.18


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Agilent Technologies was 0.61. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.23.

MEX:A's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
80.36% of 56 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 0.355 vs MEX:A: 0.18

As of today (2024-12-15), the Dividend Yield % of Agilent Technologies is 0.59%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Agilent Technologies was 1.40%. The lowest was 0.43%. And the median was 0.78%.

Agilent Technologies's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was MXN4.73.

During the past 12 months, Agilent Technologies's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Agilent Technologies was 14.20% per year. The lowest was 6.80% per year. And the median was 9.65% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Agilent Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Agilent Technologies Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.18

Agilent Technologies Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Dividend Payout 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 0.16 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.



Agilent Technologies Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Oct. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Oct. 2024 )
=18.91/ 105.966
=0.18

Agilent Technologies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Oct. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=4.727/ 29.246
=0.16

* 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 (MEX:A) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.


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Agilent Technologies Business Description

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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 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.