Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information . Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol "A."
Holders. As of December 10, 2025, there were 15,935 common stockholders of record.
Dividends . We currently intend to continue paying quarterly cash dividends. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends fall within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on many factors, including our available cash, estimated cash needs, earnings, financial condition, operating results, capital requirements, as well as limitations in our contractual agreements, applicable law, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board of Directors considers relevant.
Equity Compensation Plan Information. The information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans is included under the caption " Equity Compensation Plan Information" in Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and our peer group, consisting of all companies in the Health Care and Materials Indexes of the S&P 500, assuming an initial investment of $100 on October 31, 2020 and the reinvestment of all dividends.
Agilent’s stock price performance shown in the following graph is not indicative of future stock price performance. The data for this performance graph was compiled for us by Standard and Poor’s.
INDEXED RETURNS
Base Years Ending
Period
Company Name / Index 10/31/2020 10/31/2021 10/31/2022 10/31/2023 10/31/2024 10/31/2025
Agilent Technologies 100 155.15 137.17 103.21 130.99 148.32
S&P 500 100 142.91 122.03 134.41 185.51 225.31
Peer Group 100 137.23 137.26 134.30 162.80 161.82
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ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The table below summarizes information about the company’s purchases, based on trade date, of its equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarterly period ended October 31, 2025. The total number of shares of common stock purchased by the company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 was 3,397,220 shares.
Period Total Number of
Shares of Common
Stock Purchased(1)(2) Weighted Average
Price Paid per Share of
Common Stock(3) Total
Number of
Shares of Common
Stock Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs(1)(2) Maximum
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares of
Common Stock that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
(in millions)(1)(2)
2023 Repurchase Program
August 1, 2025 through
August 31, 2025
228,858 $ 117.73 228,858 $ 7
September 1, 2025 through
September 8, 2025 52,423 $ 126.48 52,423 $ —
2024 Repurchase Program
September 9, 2025 through
September 30, 2025 171,591 $ 125.55 171,591 1,979
October 1, 2025 through
October 31, 2025 210,079 $ 142.19 210,079 $ 1,949
Total 662,951 $ 128.19 662,951
(1) On January 9, 2023, we announced that our board of directors had approved a share repurchase program (the "2023 repurchase program") designed, among other things, to reduce or eliminate dilution resulting from issuance of stock under the company's employee equity incentive programs. The 2023 repurchase program authorized the purchase of up to $2.0 billion, excluding excise taxes, of our common stock at the company's discretion and has no fixed termination date. The 2023 repurchase program did not require the company to acquire a specific number of shares and may be suspended, amended or discontinued at any time. The 2023 repurchase program commenced on March 1, 2023, and was completed in September 2025. As of October 31, 2025, all repurchased shares to date have been retired.
(2) On May 29, 2024, we announced that our board of directors had approved a new share repurchase program (the "2024 repurchase program") designed, among other things, to reduce or eliminate dilution resulting from issuance of stock under the company's employee equity incentive programs. The 2024 repurchase program authorizes the purchase of up to $2.0 billion, excluding excise taxes, of our common stock at the company's discretion and has no fixed termination date. The 2024 repurchase program does not require the company to acquire a specific number of shares and may be suspended, amended or discontinued at any time. The 2024 repurchase program became effective on August 1, 2024 and commenced upon completion of our 2023 repurchase program in September 2025. As of October 31, 2025, all repurchased shares to date have been retired.
(3) The weighted average price paid per share of common stock does not include the cost of commissions or excise taxes.
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