FTV
Fortive
Industrials · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · US
$61.28
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$17.9B
Total market value of the company
34.59
Premium valuation
18.27
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+7.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
12.8%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
6.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$63.47
+4% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 15 analysts covering this stock
About Fortive

Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets products, software, and services in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through Intelligent Operating Solutions and Advanced Healthcare Solutions segments. The Intelligent Operating Solutions segment provides advanced instrumentation, software, and services, including maintenance, repair, measurement and condition monitoring, 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. This segment markets its products and services under the ACCRUENT, FLUKE, GORDIAN, INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC, INTELEX, and SERVICECHANNEL brand names. The Advanced Healthcare Solutions segment provides critical workflow solutions comprising instrument sterilization, instrument tracking, biomedical test tools, radiation detection and safety monitoring, and end-to-end clinical productivity software and solutions under the ASP, CENSIS, FLUKE BIOMEDICAL, LANDAUER, and PROVATION brand names. Fortive Corporation was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington.

https://www.fortive.com

Country: United States Employees: 10,000 Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
28.2% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
9.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$38.63
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-58.6%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
93.2th
Ranks in the top 7% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
87.1
Valuation Score
55.0
Quality Score
52.3
Combined
66.7

Trading at $59, 52% above fair value of $39. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 53% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.285
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0192
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.161
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
4.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-25.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
3
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.01
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$62.81
2% below the year high
52W Low
$46.34
32% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,184,833
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.4
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
6.0%
Moderate short interest
0.4%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.70
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.59
Moderate leverage — manageable
0.71
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.53
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
63.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
17.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$954M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$4.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$556M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
15
Target High
$73.00
Target Median
$63.47
Target Low
$51.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-04 UNDERWOOD PETER C Officer 47,557 $2,891,941
2026-05-04 UNDERWOOD PETER C Officer 47,557 $1,375,348
2026-03-26 LASSITER WRIGHT III Director 4 $257
2026-03-02 DESJOURDY AMEE Officer 44,650
2026-03-02 MULHALL CHRISTOPHER M. Officer 15,111
2026-03-02 SOROYE OLUMIDE Chief Executive Officer 68,685
2026-03-02 UNDERWOOD PETER C Officer 17,175
2026-03-02 OKERSTROM MARK D Chief Financial Officer 41,210
2026-02-24 SOROYE OLUMIDE Chief Executive Officer 3,759
2026-02-24 UNDERWOOD PETER C Officer 1,383
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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