AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. vs DANAHER CORPORATION, two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where A and DHR diverge most: on return on equity, A reads 19.9% and DHR reads 7.6%; on return on assets, A reads 10.8% and DHR reads 4.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DHR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | A | DHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $138.35 | $195.01 |
| Market cap | $39.2B | $138.0B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +24.0% |
| P/E | 27.8 | 34.6 |
| P/B | 5.50 | 2.62 |
| P/S | 5.41 | 5.50 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.1 | 28.1 |
| Revenue growth | +9.1% | +4.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 57.6% |
| Operating margin | 21.7% | 18.0% |
| Net margin | 19.6% | 15.9% |
| Return on equity | 19.9% | 7.6% |
| Return on assets | 10.8% | 4.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.3% | 5.1% |
| FCF yield | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| Current ratio | 2.10 | 1.65 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.02 | 7.11 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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