SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2024

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				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,				July 31,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
	(in millions)
Cost of products and services	$	9	$	8	$	32	$	28
Research and development	4		5		13		13
Selling, general and administrative	15		16		59		57
Total share-based compensation expense	$	28	$	29	$	104	$	98

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		Nine Months Ended
	July 31,		July 31,
	2024	2023	2024	2023
Stock Option Plans:
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	4.5%	3.8%	4.4%	3.9%
Dividend yield	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
Weighted average volatility	29%	29%	29%	28%
Expected life	5.5 years	5.5 years	5.5 years	5.5 years
LTPP:
Volatility of Agilent shares	28%	31%	28%	31%
Volatility of selected peer-company shares	16%-70%	22%-84%	16%-70%	22%-84%
Pair-wise correlation with selected peers	30%	42%	30%	42%
Post-vest holding restriction discount for all executive awards	6.4%	7.1%	6.4%	7.1%