AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. vs KLA Corporation, two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where A and KLAC diverge most: on ev/ebitda, A reads 28.5 and KLAC reads 1098.4; on p/b, A reads 6.56 and KLAC reads 40.59. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KLAC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | A | KLAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $170.59 | $195.64 |
| Market cap | $48.3B | $257.8B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 33.6 | 17.1 |
| P/B | 6.56 | 40.59 |
| P/S | 6.55 | 18.98 |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.5 | 1098.4 |
| Revenue growth | +8.6% | +11.7% |
| Operating margin | 23.6% | — |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 35.6% |
| Return on equity | 19.6% | 76.1% |
| Return on assets | 10.3% | 26.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.8% | — |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.54 | 0.93 |
| Current ratio | 2.05 | 2.88 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.42 | 7.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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