Non-Current Assets
Goodwill
Agilent Technologies Goodwill increased by 0.2% to $4.48B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.2%, from $4.43B to $4.48B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 4.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
High goodwill indicates a history of aggressive M&A; significant write-downs signal that acquired assets are underperforming expectations.
Detailed definition
Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair market value of net identifiable assets during an acquisition. It ref...
Peer comparison
Common in industries with high M&A activity; peers are compared based on the ratio of goodwill to total equity.
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goodwillHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.05B | $3.98B | $3.98B | $3.96B | $3.96B | $3.95B | $3.95B | $3.98B | $3.98B | $3.98B | $3.96B | $3.97B | $3.96B | $3.97B | $4.48B | $4.43B | $4.47B | $4.48B | $4.47B | $4.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.9% | -0.0% | -0.3% | -0.2% | -0.2% | +0.1% | +0.8% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.6% | +0.2% | -0.1% | +0.1% | +12.9% | -1.1% | +1.0% | +0.0% | -0.0% | +0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.4% | -0.7% | -0.6% | +0.5% | +0.6% | +0.9% | +0.2% | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.5% | +13.1% | +11.6% | +12.9% | +12.9% | -0.1% | +1.2% |
Range$3.95B – $4.48B
CAGR+2.1%
Avg YoY Growth+3.1%
Median YoY Growth+0.3%
Business Segments
| Segment | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets | — | — | — | $2.96B | $3.00B | $3.00B | $3.00B | $3.00B |
| Agilent CrossLab | $258.00M | $259.00M | $1.17B | $1.16B | $1.17B | $1.17B | $1.17B | $1.17B |
| Applied Markets | — | — | — | $304.00M | $308.00M | $309.00M | $309.00M | $316.00M |
| Diagnostics and Genomics | $2.12B | $2.12B | $2.64B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Life Sciences and Applied Markets | $1.58B | $1.58B | $1.58B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $3.96B | $3.97B | $4.48B | $4.43B | $4.47B | $4.48B | $4.47B | $4.48B |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Agilent Technologies's goodwill?
- Agilent Technologies (A) reported goodwill of $4.48B in Q4 2025.
- How has Agilent Technologies's goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Agilent Technologies's goodwill increased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $4.43B to $4.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Agilent Technologies's goodwill?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Agilent Technologies's goodwill has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.60B to $4.47B.
- What does goodwill mean?
- The premium paid for an acquisition above the value of its tangible and identifiable assets.