P/E ratio for Agilent Technologies (A)
P/E ratio as of March 2023 (TTM): 29.8
According to Agilent Technologies's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 29.8045. At the end of 2021 the company had a P/E ratio of 40.1.
P/E ratio history for Agilent Technologies from 2001 to 2022
PE ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.1 | -21.12% |
| 2020 | 50.9 | 102.08% |
| 2019 | 25.2 | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 67.5 | |
| 2016 | 32.3 | -8.03% |
| 2015 | 35.1 | 31.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | 39.98% |
| 2013 | 19.1 | 116.07% |
| 2012 | 8.85 |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
| Company | P/E ratio | P/E ratio differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO | 31.2 | 4.70% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Ametek AME | 27.9 | -6.23% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 General Electric GE | -227 | -862.20% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Illumina ILMN | -7.64 | -125.62% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Danaher DHR | 25.2 | -15.40% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 PerkinElmer
PKI | 28.0 | -6.21% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Teradyne TER | 23.8 | -20.17% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Bruker BRKR | 38.1 | 27.87% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 National Instruments
NATI | 49.0 | 64.52% | 🇺🇸 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.