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 (26.8 vs 83.5).
Side by side
| A | WAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $37.9B | $37.5B |
| Price | $134.29 | $376.43 |
| Today | +0.5% | −0.2% |
| Return YTD | −1.3% | −0.9% |
| Return 1Y | +8.2% | +6.6% |
| P/E | 26.8 | 83.5 |
| P/S | 5.2 | 9.9 |
| P/B | 5.3 | 2.5 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Agilent TechnologiesA
American manufacturer of analytical instruments and laboratory solutions for life science, diagnostics and chemical analysis.
Full A profile →Waters CorporationWAT
Analytical instruments (chromatography and mass spectrometry) for pharma and labs.
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