VLTO
Veralto
Industrials · Environmental & Facilities Services · US
$86.05
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$21.3B
Total market value of the company
22.40
Premium valuation
18.70
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+6.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
36.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$108.41
+26% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 17 analysts covering this stock
About Veralto

Veralto Corporation provides water analytics, water treatment, marking and coding, and packaging and color solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment offers precision instrumentation and water treatment technologies to measure, analyze, and treat water in residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, research, and natural resource applications under the Hach, Trojan Technologies, ChemTreat, and other brands. This segment also provides water solutions, including chemical reagents, services, and software solutions. The PQI segment offers marking and coding for packaged goods and related consumables; a software solution that provides digital asset management, marketing resource management, and product information management; inline printing solutions for products and packaging with marking and coding systems; design software and imaging systems for the creation of new packaging designs; color management solutions for printed packages and consumer and industrial products; and color standard services for the design industry. This segment sells its products and services through the Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone brands. The company serves industries, such as municipal utilities, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrials. The company was formerly known as DH EAS Holding Corp. and changed its name to Veralto Corporation in February 2023. Veralto Corporation was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

https://www.veralto.com

Country: United States Employees: 17,000 Industry: Pollution & Treatment Controls
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
37.4% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
38.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$93.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
7.5%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
50.6th
Ranks in the top 49% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
67.0
Quality Score
57.0
Combined
40.2

Trading near fair value at $87 (estimated $93). Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 16% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

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

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.250
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0240
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.290
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-7.2%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-24.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
4
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.93
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$110.11
22% below the year high
52W Low
$84.80
1% above the year low
Avg Volume
2,001,987
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
60.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$3.88
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

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

0.96
Moderate leverage — manageable
1.48
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
1.19
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
59.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
23.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$768M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$5.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$969M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
17
Target High
$138.00
Target Median
$108.41
Target Low
$100.00
Recent Insider Activity

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

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-01 SKEETE BERNARD M Officer 300 $26,463
2026-02-27 AQUINO MELISSA Officer 9,744 $810,993
2026-02-27 AQUINO MELISSA Officer 14,840 $1,433,544
2026-02-27 AQUINO MELISSA Officer 4,491
2026-02-27 BYSTROM MATTIAS Officer 4,106
2026-02-27 BENETEAU LESLEY Officer 2,823
2026-02-27 TRIVEDI SUREKHA Officer 2,310
2026-02-27 RALHAN SAMEER Chief Financial Officer 7,313
2026-02-27 SKEETE BERNARD M Officer 1,369
2026-02-27 CHAINEY KIMBERLY Officer 38,490
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: 2025-12-31

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