A vs CTKB Stock Comparison

Agilent Technologies and Cytek Biosciences Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
A Agilent Technologies, Inc.
$181.16 +3.5% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$51.08B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
0.57%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
6 wins
CTKB Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
$6.30 +9.4% 1M +57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$818.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$206.71M
Div. yield
–
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Agilent Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Agilent Technologies 6, Cytek Biosciences 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACTKBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.08B $818.89M A
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x -10.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +5.4% A
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.5% -39.0% A
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +57.1% CTKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -22.7%/yr A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 55.7% A
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 41/100 A

Percentile Scorecard

ACTKB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACTKB
Valuation 58 #97 of 227 54 #104 of 227
Growth 37 #138 of 218 4 #210 of 218
Profitability 92 #18 of 202 46 #110 of 202
Financial Health 55 #105 of 233 52 #112 of 233
Shareholder Returns 71 #38 of 130 47 #70 of 130
Overall 62 41
  • A ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CTKB ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACTKBSPY
1 month +3.5%+9.4% +0.7%
3 months +30.6%+46.2% +3.7%
6 months +56.8%+38.2% +7.1%
Year to date +33.1%+24.8% +12.8%
1 year +26.5%+57.1% +11.9%
3 years +79.1%+53.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.4%+15.4% +22.8%
5 years +15.0%-72.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%-22.7% +10.9%
10 years +319.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACTKBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%54.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.821.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $181.54$6.30 $779.14
52-week low $110.24$3.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACTKB
P/E now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 28.7x -10.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.0x 4.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 17.8x -20.2xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 26.4x -67.8xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.61median 0.99 0.07median 0.99

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACTKB
Revenue $7.37B $206.71M
Gross profit $3.97B $110.03M
Operating income $1.64B -$44.65M
Net income $1.44B -$80.58M
Free cash flow $1.27B -$12.08M
R&D $485.00M $37.26M
EPS (diluted) $5.09 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $1.76B $73.85M
Total debt $3.95B –
Shares (diluted) 283.00M 129.46M
Enterprise value $43.97B $495.16M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACTKB
P/E 35.5x -10.1x
P/FCF 40.3x -67.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x -135.6x
P/S 6.9x 4.0x
P/B 6.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 27.9x -20.2x
EV/EBIT 32.5x -16.7x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF 42.0x -61.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x -123.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.61 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACTKB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.5% -66.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% -1,159%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -139.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.9% -1,134%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -141.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.6% -139.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -66.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.5% -211.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACTKB
Gross margin 53.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 25.9% -17.9%
Operating margin 22.2% -21.6%
Pretax margin 22.5% -19.7%
Net margin 19.5% -39.0%
FCF margin 17.2% -5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.8% -2.9%
Return on equity 19.9% -24.8%
Return on assets 10.7% -18.0%
Return on invested capital 13.1% –
Return on capital employed 14.6% -12.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 10.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACTKB
Debt / assets 28.3% –
Debt / equity 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 28.0%
Equity / assets 52.7% 72.0%
Interest coverage 15.5x -143.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.95 4.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACTKB
Dividend yield 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACTKB
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.54FY2026 $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.87BFY2026 $197.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACTKB
Held by institutions 92.6% 62.8%
Institutions holding 1,125 156
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -4.1%
Institutions buying 602 75
Institutions selling 350 64
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.17

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACTKB
A 1.00 0.45
CTKB 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, A and CTKB?

Agilent Technologies (A) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agilent Technologies (A) $51.08B, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) $818.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

Agilent Technologies (A) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agilent Technologies (A) +8.6%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agilent Technologies (A) has the highest net margin (Agilent Technologies (A) 19.5%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -39.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) returned the most: Agilent Technologies (A) +26.5%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) +57.1%. Over five years, Agilent Technologies (A) compounded fastest (Agilent Technologies (A) +2.8%/yr, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) -22.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Agilent Technologies (A) 0.57%. Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agilent Technologies (A) has been the steadiest (Agilent Technologies (A) 32.4%, Cytek Biosciences (CTKB) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do A and CTKB move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.45, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, A and CTKB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agilent Technologies (A) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.