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Q: Is Fortive Corp. overvalued or undervalued?

As of 17 October 2025, the valuation grade for Fortive Corp. has moved from attractive to fair, indicating a shift in its perceived value. The company appears to be fairly valued based on its current metrics. Key valuation ratios include a P/E ratio of 30, an EV to EBITDA of 16.23, and a Price to Book Value of 2.42. In comparison, Rockwell Automation, Inc. is considered expensive with a P/E of 57.64, while Coherent Corp. is viewed as attractive with a lower EV to EBITDA of 17.12.Despite recent performance, where Fortive Corp. has underperformed the S&P 500 over the longer term, it has shown some resilience in the short term with a 1-week return of 1.80% compared to the S&P 500's 1.70%. Overall, the company's valuation metrics suggest it is fairly valued in the current market context.

Q: Is Fortive Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 10 October 2025, the technical trend for Fortive Corp. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The current stance is bearish with weak strength, as indicated by the weekly MACD being mildly bullish but the monthly MACD and KST are bearish. The Bollinger Bands and moving averages are also bearish on both weekly and daily time frames. Dow Theory shows a mildly bullish signal on the weekly and monthly, but this is overshadowed by the overall bearish indicators.In terms of performance, Fortive has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -14.02% compared to the S&P 500's 11.41%, and a one-year return of -17.35% versus 13.36% for the index.

Q: How big is Fortive Corp.?

As of Jun 18, Fortive Corp. has a market capitalization of 23,655.81 million, categorizing it as a Large Cap company.As of Jun 18, the company reported net sales of 6,181.50 million and a net profit of 797.40 million for the latest four quarters.As of Dec 24, the balance sheet shows shareholder's funds of 10,188.60 million and total assets of 17,016.10 million.

Q: What does Fortive Corp. do?

Overview:Fortive Corporation is a diversified industrial growth company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets professional and engineered products, software, and services in the Electronics & Appliances industry.Financial Snapshot:Most recent Net Sales: 1,474 Million (Quarterly Results - Mar 2025) Most recent Net Profit: 172 Million (Quarterly Results - Mar 2025) Market-cap: USD 23,655.81 Million (Large Cap)Key Metrics:P/E: 30.00 Dividend Yield: 35.83% Debt Equity: 0.29 Return on Equity: 8.06% Price to Book: 2.31Contact Details:Address: 6920 Seaway Blvd, EVERETT WA: 98203-5829 Tel: 1 425 4465000 Website: http://www.fortive.com/

Q: Who are in the management team of Fortive Corp.?

As of March 2022, the management team of Fortive Corp. includes:- Mr. Alan Spoon, who serves as the Independent Chairman of the Board.- Mr. James Lico, who is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director.- Additionally, there are several Independent Directors: Mr. Feroz Dewan, Ms. Sharmistha Dubey, Mr. Rejji Hayes, Ms. Kate Mitchell, and Mr. Mitchell Rales.This team is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operations of the company.

Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

849.84 k

Shareholding (Mar 2026)

FII

31.21%

Held by 392 FIIs

DII

68.73%

Held by 99 DIIs

Promoter

0.06%

Is Fortive Corp. overvalued or undervalued?

21-Oct-2025

As of October 17, 2025, Fortive Corp. is considered fairly valued with a P/E ratio of 30 and an EV to EBITDA of 16.23, despite underperforming the S&P 500 in the long term but showing short-term resilience.

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Is Fortive Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

14-Oct-2025

As of October 10, 2025, Fortive Corp. is in a bearish trend with weak strength, indicated by bearish MACD and moving averages, and has underperformed the S&P 500 with a year-to-date return of -14.02%.

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How big is Fortive Corp.?

22-Jun-2025

As of Jun 18, Fortive Corp. has a market capitalization of $23.66 billion, with net sales of $6.18 billion and a net profit of $797.40 million over the latest four quarters.

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What does Fortive Corp. do?

22-Jun-2025

Fortive Corporation is a diversified industrial company that designs and markets professional and engineered products, software, and services in the Electronics & Appliances sector. As of March 2025, it reported net sales of $1.474 billion and a market cap of $23.66 billion.

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Who are in the management team of Fortive Corp.?

22-Jun-2025

As of March 2022, Fortive Corp.'s management team includes Independent Chairman Mr. Alan Spoon, President and CEO Mr. James Lico, and several Independent Directors: Mr. Feroz Dewan, Ms. Sharmistha Dubey, Mr. Rejji Hayes, Ms. Kate Mitchell, and Mr. Mitchell Rales. They oversee the company's strategic direction and operations.

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Score

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Dashboard

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 7.69%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.69% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -2.97% and Operating profit at 2.02% over the last 5 years

With ROCE of 8.86%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.10 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Electronics & Appliances

Market cap

USD 16,600 Million (Mid Cap)

P/E

24.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

0.64%

Debt Equity

0.44

Return on Equity

10.93%

Price to Book

2.57

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

1,069 Million

(Quarterly Results - Mar 2026)

Net Profit:

136 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

9.56%

6 Months

9.48%

1 Year

12.53%

2 Years

8.1%

3 Years

-12.14%

4 Years

34.94%

5 Years

11.74%

Fortive Corp. for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

No Recent News for the Company

Announcements

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-4.61%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-1.40%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.91

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.83

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.29

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.46

Tax Ratio

14.90%

Dividend Payout Ratio

16.18%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

7.69%

ROE (avg)

7.44%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.57

EV to EBIT

21.41

EV to EBITDA

14.41

EV to Capital Employed

2.09

EV to Sales

3.78

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.64%

ROCE (Latest)

9.76%

ROE (Latest)

10.93%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2026

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Domestic Funds

Held in 116 Schemes (57.37%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 392 Foreign Institutions (31.21%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26 - YoY

Mar'26

Mar'25

Change(%)

Net Sales

1,069.40

1,474.20

-27.46%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

305.30

395.50

-22.81%

Interest

31.60

32.00

-1.25%

Exceptional Items

0.00

-27.00

100.00%

Consolidate Net Profit

136.40

171.90

-20.65%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

179.30%

176.80%

0.25%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is -27.46% vs -3.30% in Mar 2025

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is -20.65% vs -17.12% in Mar 2025

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25

Dec'25

Dec'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

4,159.10

4,080.90

1.92%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

1,157.80

1,147.20

0.92%

Interest

120.50

152.80

-21.14%

Exceptional Items

0.00

Consolidate Net Profit

532.70

482.50

10.40%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

173.20%

175.50%

-0.23%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 1.92% vs -32.72% in Dec 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 10.40% vs -44.27% in Dec 2024

All Annual Results

Company CV

About Fortive Corp.

Fortive Corp.

Electronics & Appliances

Fortive Corporation is a diversified industrial growth company. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets professional and engineered products, software and services for a range of end markets. The Company operates through three segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies and Advanced Healthcare Solutions. Intelligent Operating Solutions segment consists of Fluke, Industrial Scientific, Accruent and Gordian. Its Precision Technologies segment includes Tektronix, Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company, Qualitrol, Andersen-Negele, Gems, Setra, Hengstler and Dynapar. Its Advanced Healthcare Solutions include Advanced Sterilization Products, Fluke Health Solutions, Censis and Invetech. Fluke provides professional test and measurement (T&M) tools. Industrial Scientific provides gas detection products, services and solutions for worksites around the world.

Company Coordinates

Company Details

6920 Seaway Blvd , EVERETT WA : 98203-5829

Tel: 1 425 4465000

http://www.fortive.com/

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