Agilent Technologies (Agilent Technologies) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 1.06 (As of Today)

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Agilent Technologies's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Agilent Technologies's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

A' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65 Med: 1.25 Max: 2.13
Current: 1.06

During the past 13 years, Agilent Technologies's highest Yield on Cost was 2.13. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.25.

A's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
72.97% of 74 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 2.465 vs A: 1.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Agilent Technologies's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Agilent Technologies 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Agilent Technologies is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Address

5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95051

Website

https://www.agilent.com

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