Fortive (FTV) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is anticipated to issue its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.71 per share and revenue of $1.0693 billion for the quarter. Fortive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.000 EPS. Investors may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.04 billion. Fortive had a net margin of 12.84% and a return on equity of 12.66%. Fortive’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. On average, analysts expect Fortive to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Fortive Stock Performance

FTV stock opened at $62.39 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $60.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.54. The company has a market capitalization of $18.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.36 and a beta of 1.06. Fortive has a 12 month low of $46.34 and a 12 month high of $64.33.

Fortive announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, May 4th that permits the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Fortive Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Fortive’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.37%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on FTV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Fortive from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Fortive in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Fortive from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Fortive from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Fortive from $61.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $63.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fortive

In other Fortive news, SVP Peter C. Underwood sold 47,557 shares of Fortive stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.81, for a total transaction of $2,891,941.17. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 87,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,337,901.80. The trade was a 35.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Fortive by 97.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,706 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $428,000 after purchasing an additional 2,811 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of Fortive in the fourth quarter worth about $213,000. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC acquired a new position in Fortive during the fourth quarter worth about $208,000. Voleon Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Fortive during the 3rd quarter valued at about $206,000. Finally, Cinctive Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Fortive in the 4th quarter valued at about $206,000. 94.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Fortive Company Profile

Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) is a diversified industrial technology company headquartered in Everett, Washington. The company was created through a spin‑off from Danaher Corporation in 2016 and has since focused on building a portfolio of professional instrumentation and industrial technology businesses. In 2020 Fortive completed a further portfolio separation with the spin‑off of Vontier, concentrating Fortive’s activities on higher‑margin instrumentation, software and services.

Fortive’s operations center on professional test and measurement, sensing and monitoring, software‑enabled solutions, and lifecycle services that support industrial and commercial customers.