Agilent (A) Protective Put Calculator

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Price a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Agilent. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current A option chain.

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About Agilent

Agilent (A) is a public Life Sciences company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Last close: $172.31 per share (as of 2026-10-01).

Equity grants at Agilent typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an American global company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for laboratories. Agilent was established in 1999 as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard. The resulting initial public offering of Agilent stock was the largest in the history of Silicon Valley at the time.

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Agilent Technologies spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 1999, going public that November in what was then the largest IPO in Silicon Valley history. The company makes lab instruments and consumables used to analyze chemical and biological samples: chromatography and mass spectrometry systems, diagnostics reagents, and genomics tools, sold to pharmaceutical, academic, and industrial labs. In 2014 it spun off its electronic test and measurement division as Keysight Technologies, narrowing its focus to life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets. Agilent reported $6.95 billion in revenue and about 18,100 employees for fiscal year 2025, which ended October 31.

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Equity comp at Agilent

  • RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.

Researched 2026-08-17.

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A protective put caps your downside on the A position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current A option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.

Example: a 5,000-share A position at $172.31 is worth $861,550. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $17,231 to $34,462) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off A's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.

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Agilent equity questions

How much does it cost to hedge A stock?
The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and A's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current A option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
Does Agilent grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
Equity compensation at Agilent typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
Do Agilent RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
No. Agilent restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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