P/E ratio for Agilent Technologies (A)
P/E ratio as of May 2024 (TTM): 38.7
According to Agilent Technologies's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 38.6971. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 35.6.
P/E ratio history for Agilent Technologies from 2001 to 2023
PE ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35.6 | -11.17% |
| 2021 | 40.1 | -21.12% |
| 2020 | 50.9 | 102.08% |
| 2019 | 25.2 | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 67.5 | 114.56% |
| 2017 | 31.4 | -2.69% |
| 2016 | 32.3 | -8.03% |
| 2015 | 35.1 | 31.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | 39.98% |
| 2013 | 19.1 | 116.07% |
| 2012 | 8.85 | 3.75% |
| 2011 | 8.53 | -43.31% |
| 2010 | 15.0 | -106.77% |
| 2009 | -222 | -3896.78% |
| 2008 | 5.85 | -63.92% |
| 2007 | 16.2 | 370.5% |
| 2006 | 3.45 | -90.44% |
| 2005 | 36.1 | 61.15% |
| 2004 | 22.4 | -563.49% |
| 2003 | -4.83 | -16.15% |
| 2002 | -5.76 | -114.41% |
| 2001 | 40.0 |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
| Company | P/E ratio | P/E ratio differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO | 37.3 | -3.54% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Ametek AME | 30.3 | -21.77% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 General Electric GE | 19.7 | -49.05% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Illumina ILMN | -3.95 | -110.20% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Danaher DHR | 32.3 | -16.64% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 PerkinElmer
PKI | 15.0 | -61.32% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Teradyne TER | 44.5 | 15.12% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Bruker BRKR | 35.0 | -9.66% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 National Instruments
NATI | 43.8 | 13.14% | 🇺🇸 USA |
How to read a P/E ratio?
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.