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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Intangible Asset, Goodwill and Other [Abstract]  
Goodwill balances and movements for each reportable segment during the period
The following table presents goodwill balances and the movements for each of our reportable segments during the nine months ended July 31, 2026:
 
Life Sciences and
Diagnostics Markets		Agilent CrossLabApplied MarketsTotal
(in millions)
Goodwill as of October 31, 2025$2,996 $1,168 $309 $4,473 
Foreign currency translation impact— 3 5 8 
Goodwill arising from acquisitions 549 — — 549 
Goodwill as of July 31, 2026$3,545 $1,171 $314 $5,030 
Components of other intangible assets during the period
The component parts of other intangible assets as of October 31, 2025 and July 31, 2026 are shown in the table below:
 
Other Intangible Assets
Gross
Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Net Book
Value
(in millions)
As of October 31, 2025
Purchased technology$1,484 $1,235 $249 
Trademark/Trade name199 181 18 
Customer relationships289 129 160 
Backlog9 2 7 
Third-party technology and licenses34 23 11 
Total amortizable intangible assets$2,015 $1,570 $445 
As of July 31, 2026
Purchased technology$1,633 $1,269 $364 
Trademark/Trade name201 185 16 
Customer relationships660 148 512 
Backlog9 3 6 
Third-party technology and licenses35 27 8 
Total amortizable intangible assets$2,538 $1,632 $906 
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets
Future amortization expense related to existing finite-lived purchased intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 and for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated below:
Estimated future amortization expense:
(in millions)
Remainder of 2026$27 
2027$108 
2028$101 
2029$97 
2030$87 
2031$81 
Thereafter$405