Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) reported quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.26 by 3.97 percent. This is a 7.38 percent increase over earnings of $1.22 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.67 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.63 billion by 2.54 percent. This is a 6.04 percent increase over sales of $1.57 billion the same period last year.