A vs. ONC: Agilent vs. BeOne Medicines Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Agilent (A) and BeOne Medicines (ONC) both fall under the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences industry group, but A is classified in Life Sciences Tools & Services while ONC is classified in Biotechnology.

Agilent (A) trades as ordinary local shares, while BeOne Medicines (ONC) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Profitability

Both Agilent (A) at 20.97% and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 18.40% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

Agilent (A) at 19.53% keeps the most of each sales dollar — above its industry’s net margin range — and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 13.86% also retains a top-quartile share.

Both Agilent (A) at 25.56% and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 22.15% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

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Growth

Both Agilent (A) at 6.73% and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 40.23% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Only one side can be read here: Agilent (A) reports EPS growth of 3.16%, ranked against its industry; BeOne Medicines (ONC) has no EPS growth figure this period.

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Financial Strength

BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 3.55 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Agilent (A) at 2.05 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for A.

Both Agilent (A) at 0.56 and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 0.35 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

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Dividends

BeOne Medicines (ONC) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Agilent (A) reports a yield of 0.59%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BeOne Medicines (ONC) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Agilent (A) reports a payout of 19.98%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Valuation

Agilent (A) at 34.47 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 52.17 sits in the richer quartile — ONC needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

On P/S ratio, both Agilent (A) at 6.68 and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 7.04 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

Both Agilent (A) at 6.69 and BeOne Medicines (ONC) at 7.98 carry a premium to book value versus peers, sitting in the upper P/B ratio quartile of their industries.

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