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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]  
Allocated share-based compensation expense disclosure
The impact on our results for share-based compensation was as follows:
 
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
April 30,April 30,
 2026202520262025
 (in millions)
Cost of products and services$10 $10 $22 $22 
Research and development4 3 9 8 
Selling, general and administrative20 17 44 41 
Total share-based compensation expense$34 $30 $75 $71 
Assumptions used to estimate fair value for Stock Options and LTPP
The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of awards granted.
 
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
April 30,April 30,
 2026202520262025
Stock Option Plans:    
Weighted average risk-free interest rate—4.0%—4.1%
Dividend yield—0.8%—0.7%
Weighted average volatility—29%—29%
Expected life—5.5 years—5.5 years
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares29%30%29%30%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares
17%-59%
16%-62%
17%-59%
16%-62%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers24%29%24%29%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards(1)
6.5%6.7%6.5%6.7%
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(1) For the three and six months ended April 30, 2026, post-vest holding restriction discount assumption relates to LTPP awards granted to our senior management employees before November 1, 2025.