Fortive's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16.8%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 6.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.5% per year. Fortive's return on equity is 9.1%, and it has net margins of 13.1%.
Key information
-16.77%
Earnings growth rate
-16.57%
EPS growth rate
Machinery Industry Growth
19.41%
Revenue growth rate
-2.48%
Return on equity
9.14%
Net Margin
13.14%
Last Earnings Update
03 Apr 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Fortive makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1FTV Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
03 Apr 26
4,235
557
1,670
262
31 Dec 25
4,159
533
1,661
259
26 Sep 25
6,260
885
2,185
421
27 Jun 25
6,237
879
2,165
421
28 Mar 25
3,550
388
1,498
211
31 Dec 24
4,081
483
1,651
251
27 Sep 24
4,592
555
1,774
285
28 Jun 24
5,083
661
1,870
322
29 Mar 24
6,129
900
2,119
402
31 Dec 23
3,914
408
1,667
237
29 Sep 23
6,012
828
2,025
400
30 Jun 23
5,973
800
2,012
403
31 Mar 23
5,910
764
1,983
403
31 Dec 22
5,826
755
1,956
402
30 Sep 22
5,671
696
1,943
393
01 Jul 22
5,516
659
1,907
380
01 Apr 22
5,372
650
1,878
368
31 Dec 21
5,255
580
1,842
355
01 Oct 21
5,205
1,646
1,747
345
02 Jul 21
5,064
1,562
1,727
337
02 Apr 21
4,786
1,440
1,700
326
31 Dec 20
4,634
1,383
1,732
321
25 Sep 20
2,556
-147
1,246
212
26 Jun 20
3,256
-26
1,377
252
27 Mar 20
4,079
90
1,486
292
31 Dec 19
4,564
199
1,582
320
27 Sep 19
7,075
718
2,058
454
28 Jun 19
6,816
724
1,932
439
29 Mar 19
6,553
816
1,800
423
31 Dec 18
3,800
455
1,221
278
28 Sep 18
5,602
837
1,522
378
29 Jun 18
5,686
909
1,463
376
30 Mar 18
5,713
899
1,415
373
31 Dec 17
5,756
884
1,378
369
29 Sep 17
6,476
932
1,438
397
30 Jun 17
6,359
891
1,409
390
31 Mar 17
6,285
890
1,402
387
31 Dec 16
5,378
740
1,264
351
30 Sep 16
6,173
884
1,352
377
01 Jul 16
6,130
854
1,347
377
01 Apr 16
6,140
842
1,331
376
31 Dec 15
6,179
864
1,334
378
02 Oct 15
6,290
857
1,392
384
Quality Earnings: 1FTV has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1FTV's current net profit margins (13.1%) are higher than last year (11.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1FTV's earnings have declined by 16.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1FTV's earnings growth over the past year (32.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (-16.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1FTV earnings growth over the past year (32.5%) exceeded the Machinery industry 4.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1FTV's Return on Equity (9.1%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/16 23:50
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/16 00:00
Earnings
2026/04/03
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Fortive Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.