Agilent (A) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

For the quarter ended April 2026, Agilent Technologies (A) reported revenue of $1.84 billion, up 10% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.49, compared to $1.31 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.8 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.40, the EPS surprise was +6.21%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.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: $344 million versus $320.96 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.3% change.Net Revenue- Agilent Crosslab Group: $759 million versus $772.99 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.5% change.Net Revenue- Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets Segment: $732 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $702.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.9%.View all Key Company Metrics for Agilent here>>>Shares of Agilent have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% 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.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. AI’s second wave is moving from infrastructure to implementation and these companies are at the forefront of this transition, positioned to become what Amazon and Google were to the internet era.See Stocks Now >>This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks