INCOME TAXES (Notes) |
6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2026 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES For the three and six months ended April 30, 2026, our income tax expense was $69 million with an effective tax rate of 16.9 percent and $128 million with an effective tax rate of 16.6 percent, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2026, there were no significant discrete items. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2025, our income tax expense was $45 million with an effective tax rate of 17.3 percent and $94 million with an effective tax rate of 15.0 percent, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2025, there were no significant discrete items. In the U.S., tax years remain open back to the year 2022 for federal income tax purposes and 2021 for significant states. In other major jurisdictions where we conduct business, the tax years generally remain open back to the year 2016. With these jurisdictions and the U.S., it is reasonably possible that some tax audits may be completed over the next twelve months. However, management is not able to provide a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of any other future tax payments or change in unrecognized tax benefits, if any. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has introduced rules to establish a global minimum tax rate of 15 percent, commonly referred to as the Pillar Two rules. We have considered the impact of currently enacted Pillar Two rules, and our income taxes have increased due to top-up taxes. Additionally, the United States enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") on July 4, 2025, including adjustments to effective tax rates on certain types of income and an elective deduction for domestic Research and Development (R&D), which are applicable to Agilent in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The OBBBA did not have a material impact on our effective tax rate or cash flow for the three or six months ended April 30, 2026.
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