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Fortive

NYQ:FTV · US34959J1088
MachineryX-Large

360

12
EV / EBIT12
Price / Owner Earnings77
Owner Earnings Yield66
Dividend Yield63
Price/Sales27
EV / Gross Profit48
Price/Book53
Return on Capital1
Cash Return on Capital38
Return on Equity10
EBIT Margin63
Gross Profitability37
Cash Conversion90
Accruals93
Owner Earnings Margin90
Sales growth34
Profit Growth85
Long-Term EPS Growth5
Owner Earnings Growth12
Reinvestment12
Price momentum47
Debt load37
Refinancing9
Debt Payback23
Liquidity44
Analyst ratings11
Opinion Changes64
Price Target Upside31
Market mood45
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Fortive doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMachinery
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2015
Employees629
Websitefortive.com
ISINUS34959J1088
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Industrial AutomationEnvironment, Health and Safety (EH&S)Detectors, Sensors and MemsHealth DiagnosticsProcess AutomationSensorsBiomedical EngineeringElectronics

Description

Fortive Corporation provides intelligent operating solutions and advanced healthcare solutions. The company’s strategic segments - Intelligent Operating Solutions and Advanced Healthcare Solutions - include iconic inventor brands with leading positi…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Fortive Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 20.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
19
2023202420252026

All-time high

32

Mar 2026

All-time low

15

Jan 2025

Average rank

23

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
27
13
11
13
Price/Earnings
48
59
53
38
Price/Book
53
65
71
66
Dividend Yield
63
40
41
35
Value (overall)
57
48
43
29

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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