A - Earnings call Q3 2026

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us, and welcome to the Q3 2026 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

I will now hand the call over to Tejas Savant, Head of Investor Relations.

You may begin.

Thank you, and welcome, everyone, to Agilent's conference call for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026. With me on the line are CEO, Padraig McDonnell; and CFO, Adam Elinoff.

Joining for the Q&A will be Simon May, President of the Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets Group; Angelica Riemann, President of the Agilent CrossLab Group; and Mike Zhang, President of the Applied Markets Group.

This presentation is being webcast live. The press release for our third quarter financial results, investor presentation and information to supplement today's discussion, along with the recording of this webcast, are available on our website at investor.agilent.com.

Today's comments will refer to non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP measures are supplemental and should not be considered a substitute for GAAP results.

You'll find the most directly comparable GAAP financial metrics and reconciliations in the press release and on our website. Unless otherwise noted, all references to increases or decreases in financial metrics are year-over-year and references to revenue growth are on a core or organic constant currency basis. All references to profitability metrics are on a non-GAAP basis. Core or organic constant currency revenue growth is adjusted for the impact of currency exchange rates and any acquisitions and divestitures completed within the past 12 months. Guidance is based on forecasted exchange rates.

During this call, we will make forward-looking statements about the financial performance of the company. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are only valid as of today. Agilent assumes no obligation to update them. Please refer to the company's recent SEC filings for a more detailed description of the risks and