AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. vs TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC, two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where A and TT diverge most: on p/b, A reads 5.34 and TT reads 12.43; on current ratio, A reads 2.10 and TT reads 1.10. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What A's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (segment-resolved basis). What TT'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 | TT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $134.31 | $479.78 |
| Market cap | $38.0B | $107.0B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 27.0 | 37.1 |
| P/B | 5.34 | 12.43 |
| P/S | 5.26 | 4.95 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.4 | 28.4 |
| Revenue growth | +9.1% | +6.3% |
| Operating margin | 21.7% | 15.6% |
| Net margin | 19.6% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 19.9% | 33.6% |
| Return on assets | 10.8% | 12.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.3% | 23.4% |
| FCF yield | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.47 | 0.54 |
| Current ratio | 2.10 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.90 | 6.29 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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