For the quarter ended September 2025, Fortive (FTV) reported revenue of $1.03 billion, down 33.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.68, compared to $0.97 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.13% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.58, the EPS surprise was +17.24%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Fortive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Sales- Advanced Healthcare Solutions: $328.3 million versus $314.66 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.8% change.
- Sales- Intelligent Operating Solutions: $698.8 million compared to the $691 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.7% year over year.
- Adjusted Operating Profit (Non-GAAP)- Intelligent Operating Solutions: $229.2 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $214.43 million.
- Adjusted Operating Profit (Non-GAAP)- Advanced Healthcare Solutions: $87.8 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $75.31 million.
- Operating Profit- Advanced Healthcare Solutions: $42.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $34.34 million.
- Operating Profit- Intelligent Operating Solutions: $180.7 million compared to the $169.33 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Operating Profit- Other: $-63.6 million compared to the $-31.4 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Fortive have returned +0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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