Fortive (FTV) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is expected to be announcing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.58 per share and revenue of $1.0107 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) last announced its earnings results on Monday, June 9th. The technology company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter. Fortive had a return on equity of 11.96% and a net margin of 13.62%. On average, analysts expect Fortive to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Fortive Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FTV opened at $49.85 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.45, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.98. Fortive has a one year low of $46.34 and a one year high of $83.32. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.93.

Fortive Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th were issued a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 12th. Fortive’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.81%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FTV. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Fortive by 246.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 502 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Fortive by 87.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,270 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Fortive by 97.1% during 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 period. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Fortive during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $447,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Fortive by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,619 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $484,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on FTV. Cowen downgraded Fortive from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Fortive from $58.00 to $56.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Fortive to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Truist Financial restated a “hold” rating and set a $55.00 price objective (down from $60.00) on shares of Fortive in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded Fortive from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $50.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.14.

Fortive Company Profile

Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and services professional and engineered products, software, and services in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies, and Advanced Healthcare Solutions. The Intelligent Operating Solutions segment provides advanced instrumentation, software, and services, including electrical test and measurement, facility and asset lifecycle software applications, and connected worker safety and compliance solutions for manufacturing, process industries, healthcare, utilities and power, communications and electronics, and other industries.