(VLTO) Veralto - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US92338C1036

Water Analytics, Water Treatment, Marking Coding, Color

Stock: Environmental & Facilities Services
Age 2.3y

MCap 25,619m
Avg Vol 1.14M (115M USD)

Beta 0.645
Volatility 18.37%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 8.54%
EPS Trend: 89.5%

Last SUE: 2.12
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 5.30%
Rev. Trend: 94.1%

Last SUE: 0.27
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	0.45%
Yield on Cost 5y	0.58%
Yield CAGR 5y	21.05%
Payout Consistency	100.0%
Payout Ratio	12.2%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	18.4%
Value at Risk 5%th	29.4%
Relative Tail Risk	-2.74%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.12
Alpha	-12.62
CAGR/Max DD	0.44

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.477
Beta	0.645
Beta Downside	0.627

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	24.73%
Mean DD	7.87%
Median DD	8.58%

Description: VLTO Veralto December 17, 2025

Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) delivers water-focused analytics and treatment solutions alongside marking, coding, and packaging-color technologies. It operates through two distinct segments: Water Quality (WQ), which sells precision instruments, chemical reagents, digital services and treatment systems under brands such as Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat; and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI), which offers marking/coding hardware, software for digital asset and product information management, inline printing, design software, and color-management services via Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone.

Key market signals that could influence Veralto’s outlook include: (1) the global water-analytics market is projected to grow at a ~6% CAGR through 2030, driven by tightening regulations and rising water-scarcity concerns; (2) Veralto reported FY-2023 revenue of roughly $1.1 billion, with the WQ segment contributing about 68% and posting a 5% YoY growth despite a modest slowdown in industrial capital-expenditure; and (3) ESG-linked procurement is accelerating demand for traceable, low-impact packaging, a trend that directly benefits the PQI segment’s color-management and digital asset solutions.

For a deeper, data-driven assessment of VLTO’s valuation dynamics, you might explore the analytics platform ValueRay, which aggregates real-time financial metrics and peer benchmarks.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.0

Net Income: 913.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.53 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 21.24% < 20% (prev 27.08%; Δ -5.84% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 1.05b > Net Income 913.0m
Net Debt (897.0m) to EBITDA (1.34b): 0.67 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.57 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (250.6m) vs 12m ago 0.24% < -2%
Gross Margin: 60.01% > 18% (prev 0.59%; Δ 5942 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 79.64% > 50% (prev 82.01%; Δ -2.37% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 12.15 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.34b / Interest Expense TTM 104.0m)

Altman Z'' (< 1.1 .. > 2.6) 3.07

A: 0.16 (Total Current Assets 3.19b - Total Current Liabilities 2.04b) / Total Assets 7.43b
B: 0.20 (Retained Earnings 1.52b / Total Assets 7.43b)
C: 0.18 (EBIT TTM 1.26b / Avg Total Assets 6.85b)
D: 0.13 (Book Value of Equity 592.0m / Total Liabilities 4.58b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 3.07 = A

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 89.15

1. Piotroski: 7.0pt
2. FCF Yield: 3.72%
3. FCF Margin: 18.09%
4. Debt/Equity: 0.94
5. Debt/Ebitda: 0.67
6. ROIC - WACC: 11.78%
7. RoE: 37.11%
8. Revenue Trend: 94.06%
9. EPS Trend: 89.55%

What is the price of VLTO shares?

As of January 23, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 101.48 with a total of 1,577,118 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.65%, over one month by -0.39%, over three months by -2.11% and over the past year by -0.75%.

Is VLTO a buy, sell or hold?

Veralto has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.83. Therefore, it is recommended to buy VLTO.

Strong Buy: 6
Buy: 3
Hold: 9
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the VLTO price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	114.1	12.4%
Analysts Target Price	114.1	12.4%
ValueRay Target Price	104.9	3.3%

VLTO Fundamental Data Overview January 17, 2026

P/E Trailing = 28.2685
P/E Forward = 24.8139
P/S = 4.6991
P/B = 8.922
P/EG = 3.3514
Revenue TTM = 5.45b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.26b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.34b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.97b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 700.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.67b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 897.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 26.52b USD (25.62b + Debt 2.67b - CCE 1.77b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 12.15 (Ebit TTM 1.26b / Interest Expense TTM 104.0m)
EV/FCF = 26.89x (Enterprise Value 26.52b / FCF TTM 986.0m)
FCF Yield = 3.72% (FCF TTM 986.0m / Enterprise Value 26.52b)
FCF Margin = 18.09% (FCF TTM 986.0m / Revenue TTM 5.45b)
Net Margin = 16.75% (Net Income TTM 913.0m / Revenue TTM 5.45b)
Gross Margin = 60.01% ((Revenue TTM 5.45b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.18b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 60.11% (prev 59.96%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.57 (Enterprise Value 26.52b / Total Assets 7.43b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.79% (Interest Expense 21.0m / Debt 2.67b)
Taxrate = 21.90% (67.0m / 306.0m)
NOPAT = 987.2m (EBIT 1.26b * (1 - 21.90%))
Current Ratio = 1.57 (Total Current Assets 3.19b / Total Current Liabilities 2.04b)
Debt / Equity = 0.94 (Debt 2.67b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.85b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.67 (Net Debt 897.0m / EBITDA 1.34b)
Debt / FCF = 0.91 (Net Debt 897.0m / FCF TTM 986.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.46b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.34% (Net Income 913.0m / Total Assets 7.43b)
RoE = 37.11% (Net Income TTM 913.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.46b)
RoCE = 28.52% (EBIT 1.26b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.46b + L.T.Debt 1.97b))
RoIC = 19.35% (NOPAT 987.2m / Invested Capital 5.10b)
WACC = 7.57% (E(25.62b)/V(28.29b) * Re(8.29%) + D(2.67b)/V(28.29b) * Rd(0.79%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 8.29% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.85%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 79.30% ; FCFF base≈910.8m ; Y1≈883.6m ; Y5≈880.4m
Fair Price DCF = 64.89 (EV 17.01b - Net Debt 897.0m = Equity 16.11b / Shares 248.3m; r=7.57% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -4.13% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 89.55 | EPS CAGR: 8.54% | SUE: 2.12 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 94.06 | Revenue CAGR: 5.30% | SUE: 0.27 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=11
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.18 | Chg30d=+0.011 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+8.8% | Growth Revenue=+5.9%

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