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Agilent (A) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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Agilent Technologies (A - Free Report) reported $1.88 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.1%. EPS of $1.62 for the same period compares to $1.37 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.08% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.48, the EPS surprise was +9.46%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Agilent performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Revenue- Applied Markets: $346 million versus $336.29 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.8% change.
  • Net Revenue- Agilent Crosslab: $786 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $791.36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.7%.
  • Net Revenue- Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets: $746 million compared to the $712.11 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.3% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Agilent here>>>

Shares of Agilent have returned +10.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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