Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) reported earnings on Aug. 15. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended July 31 (Q3), Agilent Technologies missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew slightly and GAAP earnings per share shrank significantly.

Margins shrank across the board.

Revenue details
 Agilent Technologies logged revenue of $1.72 billion. The 15 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ hoped for revenue of $1.79 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 1.9% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.69 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.79. The 17 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.83 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.69 for Q3 were 25% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.92 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 51.7%, 100 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 15.7%, 170 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 14.1%, 540 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $1.87 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.93.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $7.03 billion. The average EPS estimate is $3.23.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 515 members out of 584 rating the stock outperform, and 69 members rating it underperform. Among 120 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 112 give Agilent Technologies a green thumbs-up, and eight give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Agilent Technologies is buy, with an average price target of $51.03.