Fortive (FTV) to Release Quarterly 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 $1.0674 billion for the quarter. Fortive has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.000 EPS. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.04 billion. Fortive had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 12.84%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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 Down 0.5%

FTV stock opened at $60.68 on Wednesday. Fortive has a fifty-two week low of $46.34 and a fifty-two week high of $64.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.33 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $60.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.40.

Fortive declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, May 4th that allows the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the technology company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Fortive Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Fortive’s dividend payout ratio is 14.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on FTV. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Fortive from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Fortive from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Fortive from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Fortive from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Argus upgraded Fortive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $63.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fortive

In other 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 value of $2,891,941.17. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 87,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,337,901.80. This trade represents a 35.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FTV. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in Fortive during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Fortive by 246.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 502 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of Fortive by 668.5% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,145 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Fortive by 56.4% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,192 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 430 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Fortive in the 4th quarter valued at $82,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

About Fortive

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.