Agilent Technologiesvs.Waters Corporation
A vs WAT · both in Life science tools, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Instruments, reagents and equipment for research, development and production.
Agilent Technologies and Waters Corporation are similar in size by market cap; Agilent Technologies trades at the lower P/E (29.4 vs 245.9); year to date, Agilent Technologies leads (+12.8% vs +8.1%).
Side by side
| A | WAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $41.5B | $40.9B |
| Price | $154.77 | $414.44 |
| Today | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| Return YTD | +12.8% | +8.1% |
| Return 1Y | +26.1% | +35.9% |
| P/E | 29.4 | 245.9 |
| P/S | 5.7 | 8.8 |
| P/B | 5.8 | 2.7 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Agilent TechnologiesA
Laboratory analysis is the business: LC/MS and other analytical instruments, sold with the consumables and diagnostic reagents that keep them running.
Full A profile →Waters CorporationWAT
Waters sells liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry systems; pharmaceutical companies and other laboratories buy them along with the consumables and software that keep them running.
Full WAT profile →More A & WAT comparisons
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