A vs. TEM: Agilent vs. Tempus AI Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Agilent (A) and Tempus AI (TEM) are both classified in the Life Sciences Tools & Services sub-industry within the broader Life Sciences Tools & Services industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Agilent (A) carries decades of public-market history since November 18, 1999, while Tempus AI (TEM) listed on June 14, 2024 — long-window comparisons have far more historical data on the A side.

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Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Tempus AI (TEM) carries a highly aggressive beta of 3.34, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Agilent (A) is closer to market-like at 1.22 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Tempus AI (TEM) reports a negative ROE of -37.55%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile Agilent (A) reports 20.97%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Tempus AI (TEM) reports a negative net margin of -12.54%, usually indicating a net loss over the period. Meanwhile Agilent (A) reports 19.53%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Tempus AI (TEM) reports a negative operating margin of -13.82%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile Agilent (A) reports 25.56%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Tempus AI (TEM) at 83.41% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Agilent (A) at 6.73% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for TEM.

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

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Tempus AI (TEM) at 2.61 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.

Agilent (A) at 0.56 is near its industry mid-range for debt-to-equity ratio, while Tempus AI (TEM) at 2.86 sits above its benchmark range, pointing to a heavier debt load relative to equity.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Tempus AI (TEM) 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.

Tempus AI (TEM) 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

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Agilent (A) trades at 34.47 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while Tempus AI (TEM) has no P/E ratio this period.

On P/S ratio, both Agilent (A) at 6.68 and Tempus AI (TEM) at 9.19 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

Both look rich against book: Agilent (A) at 6.69 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Tempus AI (TEM) at 27.66 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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