What is Agilent Technologies's shares (diluted)?

Agilent Technologies (A) reported shares (diluted) of 284M in Q4 2025.

How has Agilent Technologies's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?

Agilent Technologies's shares (diluted) decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 287M to 284M.

What does shares (diluted) mean?

The total number of shares that would exist if all 'potential' shares, like employee stock options, were converted into real stock.

Earnings Per Share

Shares (Diluted)

Agilent Technologies Shares (Diluted) decreased by 0.4% to 284M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.0%, from 287M to 284M. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionEarnings Per Share

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalLower is better

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ4 2013

Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

An increase relative to basic shares indicates a higher reliance on equity-based compensation or convertible debt financing.

Detailed definition

Weighted-average shares outstanding (diluted) includes the total number of basic common shares plus all additional share...

Peer comparison

Commonly compared against basic shares to determine the 'dilution overhang' present in a company's capital structure.

Metric ID: weighted_shares_diluted

Historical Data

15 periods

	Q1 '21	Q2 '21	Q4 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q4 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q4 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q4 '25
Value	307M	306M	303M	301M	299M	297M	297M	295M	294M	293M	291M	287M	285M	285M	284M
QoQ Change	—	-0.3%	-1.0%	-0.7%	-0.7%	-0.7%	+0.0%	-0.7%	-0.3%	-0.3%	-0.7%	-1.4%	-0.7%	+0.0%	-0.4%
YoY Change	—	—	—	-2.0%	-2.3%	-2.0%	-1.3%	-1.3%	-1.0%	-1.3%	-1.4%	-2.4%	-2.7%	-2.1%	-1.0%

Range284M – 307M

CAGR-2.2%

Avg YoY Growth-1.7%

Median YoY Growth-1.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Agilent Technologies's shares (diluted)?: Agilent Technologies (A) reported shares (diluted) of 284M in Q4 2025.
How has Agilent Technologies's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?: Agilent Technologies's shares (diluted) decreased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 287M to 284M.
What does shares (diluted) mean?: The total number of shares that would exist if all 'potential' shares, like employee stock options, were converted into real stock.