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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Profitability and Segment Assets

The profitability of each of the segments is measured after excluding items such as transformational initiatives, acquisition and integration costs, amortization of intangible assets related to business combinations, interest income, interest expense and other items as noted in the reconciliations below:

									Three Months Ended
									January 31,
															2025						2024
												(in millions)
Net Revenue:
Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets															$	647					$	620
Agilent CrossLab															696						686
Applied Markets															338						352
Total net revenue															$	1,681					$	1,658
Segment Income From Operations:
Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets															$	117					$	114
Agilent CrossLab															221						222
Applied Markets															84						92
Total segment income from operations															$	422					$	428

The following table reflects segment and unallocated assets. Segment assets include allocations of corporate assets, goodwill, net other intangibles and other assets. Unallocated assets primarily consist of cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments, deferred tax assets, right-of-use assets and other assets.  

			January 31, 2025						October 31, 2024
			(in millions)
Assets:
Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets			$	5,790					$	5,866
Agilent CrossLab			2,421						2,360
Applied Markets			873						872
Unallocated Assets			2,830						2,748
Total assets			$	11,914					$	11,846

Reconciliation of segment results to total enterprise results

The following table reconciles reportable segments' income from operations to Agilent’s total enterprise income before taxes: 

									Three Months Ended
									January 31,
															2025						2024
												(in millions)
Total reportable segment income from operations															$	422					$	428
Unallocated costs:
Amortization of intangible assets related to business combinations															(28)						(26)
Acquisition and integration costs															(9)						(2)
Transformational initiatives															(6)						(3)
Asset impairment															—						(8)
Restructuring and other related costs															(1)						(3)
Other															(2)						(2)
Total unallocated costs															(46)						(44)
Income from operations															376						384
Interest income															15						18
Interest expense															(28)						(22)
Other income (expense), net															4						23
Income before taxes, as reported															$	367					$	403

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