FTV Stock Analysis: Fortive | NYSE
Scientific & Technical Instruments | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 18.601m USD | 12M Return: 21.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 149M
EPS Trend: -30.4%
Qual. Beats: 3
Rev. Trend: -64.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
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Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) is a large-cap industrial company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets products, software, and services across the United States, China, and international markets. The company operates through two segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions, which offers advanced instrumentation, software, and services such as maintenance, repair, measurement, condition monitoring, and connected worker safety solutions for manufacturing, process, healthcare, utilities, and electronics industries; and Advanced Healthcare Solutions, which provides workflow solutions including instrument sterilization and tracking, biomedical test tools, radiation detection and safety monitoring, and clinical productivity software.
Fortive markets its offerings under well-known brands including FLUKE, INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC, ACCRUENT, SERVICECHANNEL, GORDIAN, and INTELEX in its industrial segment, and ASP, LANDAUER, PROVATION, FLUKE BIOMEDICAL, and CENSIS in its healthcare segment. The company is classified within the Industrials sector under Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components, reflecting its portfolio approach of acquiring and operating specialized technology businesses. Fortive was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington, having been spun off from Danaher Corporation as an independent publicly traded company in 2016.
- Intelligent Operating Solutions revenue tracks global industrial capex cycle
- Advanced Healthcare software mix lifts recurring revenue and margins
- Accretive M&A and buybacks support earnings per share growth
| Net Income: 543.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.18 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -13.47% < 20% (prev -0.35%; Δ -13.12% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 1.08b > Net Income 543.7m |
| Net Debt (3.23b) to EBITDA (1.22b): 2.64 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.71 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (312.8m) vs 12m ago -9.23% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 61.83% > 18% (prev 59.98%; Δ 1.85% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 32.99% > 50% (prev 36.07%; Δ -3.08% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.73 > 6 (EBIT TTM 807.7m / Interest Expense TTM 120.1m) |
| A: -0.06 (Total Current Assets 1.55b - Total Current Liabilities 2.19b) / Total Assets 11.6b |
| B: 0.48 (Retained Earnings 5.55b / Total Assets 11.6b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 807.7m / Avg Total Assets 14.4b) |
| D: 1.11 (Book Value of Equity 6.08b / Total Liabilities 5.50b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.74 = A |
| DSRI: 0.91 (Receivables 647.0m/929.3m, Revenue 4.74b/6.18b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 59.98% / 61.83%) |
| AQI: 1.03 (AQ_t 0.84 / AQ_t-1 0.82) |
| SGI: 0.77 (Revenue 4.74b / 6.18b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 543.7m - CFO 1.08b) / TA 11.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.28 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 22, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 60.67 with a total of 1,702,460 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.02%, over one month by -1.62%, over three months by -0.49% and over the past year by +21.66%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 58.80 (which is 3.1% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Fortive has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.24. Therefore, it is recommended to hold FTV.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 64.2 | 5.9% |
P/E Trailing = 35.6813
P/E Forward = 20.2429
P/S = 4.3677
P/B = 3.041
P/EG = 1.2896
Revenue TTM = 4.74b USD
EBIT TTM = 807.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.22b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.59b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 899.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.59b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 100.6m
Net Debt = 3.23b USD (calculated: Debt 3.59b - CCE 356.1m)
Enterprise Value = 21.8b USD (18.6b + Debt 3.59b - CCE 356.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.73 (Ebit TTM 807.7m / Interest Expense TTM 120.1m)
EV/FCF = 22.48x (Enterprise Value 21.8b / FCF TTM 971.3m)
FCF Yield = 4.45% (FCF TTM 971.3m / Enterprise Value 21.8b)
FCF Margin = 20.50% (FCF TTM 971.3m / Revenue TTM 4.74b)
Net Margin = 11.48% (Net Income TTM 543.7m / Revenue TTM 4.74b)
Gross Margin = 61.83% ((Revenue TTM 4.74b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.81b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 63.17% (prev 63.15%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.88 (Enterprise Value 21.8b / Total Assets 11.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.35% (Interest Expense 120.1m / Debt 3.59b)
Taxrate = 10.66% (73.0m / 684.5m)
NOPAT = 721.6m (EBIT 807.7m * (1 - 10.66%))
Current Ratio = 0.71 (Total Current Assets 1.55b / Total Current Liabilities 2.19b)
Debt / Equity = 0.59 (Debt 3.59b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.08b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.64 (Net Debt 3.23b / EBITDA 1.22b)
Debt / FCF = 3.33 (Net Debt 3.23b / FCF TTM 971.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.36b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.79% (Net Income 543.7m / Total Assets 11.6b)
RoE = 7.39% (Net Income TTM 543.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 7.36b)
RoCE = 8.12% (EBIT 807.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 7.36b + L.T.Debt 2.59b))
RoIC = 7.17% (NOPAT 721.6m / Invested Capital 10.1b)
WACC = 8.23% (E(18.6b)/V(22.2b) * Re(9.24%) + D(3.59b)/V(22.2b) * Rd(3.35%) * (1-Tc(0.11)))
Discount Rate = 9.24% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -92.90 | Cagr: -5.41%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈1.14b ; Y1≈1.00b ; Y5≈811.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 32.11 (EV 13.0b - Net Debt 3.23b = Equity 9.79b / Shares 304.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -30.39 | EPS CAGR: -3.16% | SUE: 1.56 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: -64.51 | Revenue CAGR: -6.00% | SUE: 0.08 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.71 | Chg30d=+0.10% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=12
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.70 | Chg30d=-0.20% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.00 | Chg30d=+0.08% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+10.7% | GrowthRev=+4.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.22 | Chg30d=+0.04% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+7.4% | GrowthRev=+3.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +10% (up=4, down=3)