SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2023

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,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(in millions)
Cost of products and services	$	7	$	6	$	20	$	17
Research and development	3		2		8		8
Selling, general and administrative	15		19		41		47
Total share-based compensation expense	$	25	$	27	$	69	$	72

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions And Methodology [Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	April 30,		April 30,
	2023	2022	2023	2022
Stock Option Plans:
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	3.8%	2.0%	3.9%	1.4	%
Dividend yield	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5	%
Weighted average volatility	29%	26%	28%	26	%
Expected life	5.5 years	5.5 years	5.5 years	5.5 years
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares	31%	29%	31%	29%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares	22%-84%	23%-81%	22%-84%	23%-81%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers	42%	41%	42%	41%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards	7.1%	6.5%	7.1%	6.5%