SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

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 Ended				Six Months Ended
	April 30,				April 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(in millions)
Cost of products and services	$	6	$	5	$	15	$	11
Research and development	2		2		6		5
Selling, general and administrative	19		11		46		29
Total share-based compensation expense	$	27	$	18	$	67	$	45

Assumptions used to estimate fair value for LTPP

The following assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of awards granted.

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	April 30,		April 30,
	2021	2020	2021		2020
Stock Option Plans:
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	0.9%	—	0.5	%	—
Dividend yield	0.6%	—	0.7	%	—
Weighted average volatility	26%	—	26	%	—
Expected life	5.5 years	—	5.5 years		—
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares	30%	23%	30%		23%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares	24%-57%	15%-44%	24%-57%		15%-44%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers	45%	29%	45%		29%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards	6.8%	5.3%	6.8%		5.3%