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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( MARK ONE ) □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the fiscal year ended October 31 , 2021 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-15405 Agilent Technologies , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( Sta or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each Class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Address of principal executive offices : 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd. , Santa Clara , California 95051 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 800 ) 227-9770 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol A 77-0518772 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) Name of each Exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The aggregate market value of the registrant's common equity held by non - affiliates as of April 30 , 2021 , was approximately $ 30.9 billion . Shares of stock held by officers , directors and 5 percent or more stockholders have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . As of December 8 , 2021 there were 302,000,797 outstanding shares of common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share . 1 Document Description Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( the " Proxy Statement " ) to be held on March 16 , 2022 , and to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after registrant's fiscal year ended October 31 , 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report 10 - K Part III