A vs TMO

Agilent Technologies and Thermo Fisher Scientific, both Healthcare

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the larger company at $173B against $36B. On trailing earnings A is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 32.2 against 34.1, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year A returned +42% against +42% for TMO. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts TMO ahead, 9/10 against 8/10.

Agilent Technologies and Thermo Fisher Scientificcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureATMO
Last close$160$634
Market cap$36B$173B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better32.234.1
Dividend yield0.6%0.3%
1-year return+42%+42%
5-year return+8.0%+19%
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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Revenue of $12B in Q2 2026, net income $1.7B. Its largest reported line is Life Sciences Solutions, 38% of the disclosed total.

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