Fitch Affirms Agilent’s Ratings at ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) at ‘BBB+’. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The ratings apply to approximately $1.9 billion of debt at Oct. 31, 2016. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this release. KEY RATING DRIVERS –Agilent’s financial policy reduces ratings headroom. The company has committed to a capital deployment policy that will see the company issue incremental debt of $250 million each year to hel