Agilent Technologies vs Charles River Laboratories
Agilent Technologies reported revenue of $6.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.7 times Charles River Laboratories' $4.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Agilent Technologies' revenue grew 6.7% in its latest year, and Charles River Laboratories' fell 0.8%. Agilent Technologies had an operating margin of 21.3%, against 0.6% at Charles River Laboratories. Free cash flow was $1.2 billion at Agilent Technologies and $518 million at Charles River Laboratories. Their fiscal years end in different months (October 31 and December 27), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Agilent Technologies | Charles River Laboratories | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Oct 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 |
| Revenue | $6.9B | $4.0B |
| Revenue growth | 6.7% | −0.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| Gross margin | 52.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 21.3% | 0.6% |
| Net margin | 18.8% | −3.6% |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $518M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.6% | 12.9% |
| Return on capital | 16.5% | 0.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.9x | 4.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $707M | $361M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.1% | −4.0% |
| Last close | $175.96 | $357.27 |
| P/E at the last close | 34.7× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.2 million | bought $7,338, sold $52.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 4 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Agilent Technologies and Charles River Laboratories pages.