A vs IQV

Agilent Technologies and IQVIA, both Healthcare

Agilent Technologies is the larger company at $36B against $28B. On trailing earnings A is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 32.2 against 32.5, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year IQV returned +47% against +42% for A. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts IQV ahead, 9/10 against 8/10.

Agilent Technologies and IQVIAcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureAIQV
Last close$160$262
Market cap$36B$28B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better32.232.5
Dividend yield0.6%n/a
1-year return+42%+47%
5-year return+8.0%+5.6%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–108/109/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Agilent Technologies

Revenue of $1.8B in Q2 2026, net income $339M. Its largest reported line is Life Sciences And Diagnostics Markets, 48% of the disclosed total.

IQVIA

Revenue of $4.2B in Q1 2026, net income $274M. Its largest reported line is Research And Development Solutions, 56% of the disclosed total.

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