Agilent Technologies hikes dividend by 7.1%

On November 16, 2022, Agilent Technologies (A) declared a dividend hike of 7.1% to 22.5 cents quarterly per share. This follows a dividend hike of 8.2% in 2021 and marks 8 consecutive years of dividend growth by A. The dividend yield is 0.6% at a stock price of $155.

Agilent Technologies Inc. is a is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, providing application focused solutions that include instruments, software, services and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow. Agilent's operating segments are: Life Sciences and Applied Markets Business, Diagnostics and Genomics Business and Agilent CrossLab Business. Agilent Technologies Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in May 1999 and has paid a dividend every year since 2012.