Fortive Corporation

NYSE:FTV Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.6b

Fortive Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Fortive's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -5.1%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.9% per year. Fortive's return on equity is 13.6%, and it has net margins of 14.1%.

Key information

-5.14%

Earnings growth rate

-5.60%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.77%
Revenue growth rate6.86%
Return on equity13.59%
Net Margin14.13%
Last Earnings Update26 Sep 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Fortive: Trading Near Fair Value With Limited Catalysts

Sep 17

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV)

May 30
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Apr 21
Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Fortive Seeing Signs Of Improvement, But Valuation Doesn't Make It An Easy Call

Mar 10

At US$80.03, Is It Time To Put Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV) On Your Watch List?

Feb 24
At US$80.03, Is It Time To Put Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV) On Your Watch List?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV)

Feb 08
A Look At The Fair Value Of Fortive Corporation (NYSE:FTV)

These 4 Measures Indicate That Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 09
These 4 Measures Indicate That Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Investors Interested In Fortive Corporation's (NYSE:FTV) Earnings

Dec 22
Investors Interested In Fortive Corporation's (NYSE:FTV) Earnings

Fortive Corporation: Undervaluation And Stability Give It An Edge (Rating Upgrade)

Dec 11

Fortive: A Softer Performance Triggers A Separation

Sep 22

Fortive Has Lost Some Luster With Cyclical End-Market Pressures

Jul 04

Fortive Corporation: Attractively Valued With Good Growth Prospects

Apr 28

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Fortive makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:FTV Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
26 Sep 256,2608852,185421
27 Jun 256,2378792,165421
28 Mar 256,1827972,155415
31 Dec 246,2328332,174414
27 Sep 244,5925551,774285
28 Jun 245,0836611,870322
29 Mar 246,1299002,119402
31 Dec 236,0658662,066398
29 Sep 236,0128282,025400
30 Jun 235,9738002,012403
31 Mar 235,9107641,983403
31 Dec 225,8267551,956402
30 Sep 225,6716961,943393
01 Jul 225,5166591,907380
01 Apr 225,3726501,878368
31 Dec 215,2555801,842355
01 Oct 215,2051,6461,747345
02 Jul 215,0641,5621,727337
02 Apr 214,7861,4401,700326
31 Dec 204,6341,3831,732321
25 Sep 202,556-1471,246212
26 Jun 203,256-261,377252
27 Mar 204,079901,486292
31 Dec 194,5641991,582320
27 Sep 197,0757182,058454
28 Jun 196,8167241,932439
29 Mar 196,5538161,800423
31 Dec 183,8004551,221278
28 Sep 185,6028371,522378
29 Jun 185,6869091,463376
30 Mar 185,7138991,415373
31 Dec 175,7568841,378369
29 Sep 176,4769321,438397
30 Jun 176,3598911,409390
31 Mar 176,2858901,402387
31 Dec 165,3787401,264351
30 Sep 166,1738841,352377
01 Jul 166,1308541,347377
01 Apr 166,1408421,331376
31 Dec 156,1798641,334378
02 Oct 156,2908571,392384
31 Dec 146,3378831,394388

Quality Earnings: FTV has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FTV's current net profit margins (14.1%) are higher than last year (12.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FTV has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -5.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: FTV's earnings growth over the past year (59.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-5.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: FTV earnings growth over the past year (59.2%) exceeded the Machinery industry -2.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: FTV's Return on Equity (13.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/12 22:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/12 00:00
Earnings2025/09/26
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Fortive Corporation is covered by 28 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Robert MasonBaird
Julian MitchellBarclays