Last 46 quarters of trend data · Technology · Test & Measurement Instruments
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 30.47 | 25.21 | 30.71 | 31.86 | 23.80 | 71.37 | 27.52 | 27.36 | 23.54 | 23.68 | 25.38 | 27.94 | 18.50 | 22.91 | 23.88 | 26.21 | 18.91 | 20.72 | 21.54 | 25.38 | 31.94 |
| — | -64.7% | +11.6% | +16.5% | +1.1% | +201.4% | +8.4% | -2.1% | +27.3% | +3.4% | +6.3% | +6.6% | -2.2% | +10.5% | +10.9% | +3.3% | -40.8% | -35.0% | -22.4% | -48.7% | +706.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 4.49 | 3.94 | 4.39 | 4.10 | 3.93 | 3.94 | 3.03 | 3.20 | 3.03 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.78 | 3.11 | 3.33 | 3.28 | 3.13 | 2.82 | 2.70 | 2.54 | 3.06 | 3.79 |
| — | +0.1% | +44.8% | +28.2% | +29.5% | +15.0% | -4.9% | -15.5% | -2.3% | +2.9% | -2.8% | +20.7% | +10.0% | +23.3% | +29.1% | +2.5% | -25.6% | -27.5% | -26.5% | -15.7% | +4.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.23 | 2.93 | 3.18 | 2.88 | 2.73 | 2.48 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.89 | 2.20 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.67 | 1.57 | 1.76 | 2.19 |
| — | +18.0% | +79.0% | +56.4% | +41.5% | +24.8% | -5.9% | -16.4% | +1.2% | +0.8% | -6.1% | +18.7% | +6.9% | +17.9% | +27.6% | +5.4% | -18.7% | -19.5% | -20.5% | -13.1% | +2.2% | |
| P/FCF | 18.19 | 15.39 | 18.67 | 21.06 | 13.14 | 26.42 | 16.79 | 21.93 | 10.25 | 12.19 | 17.71 | 25.05 | 11.92 | 12.97 | 16.69 | 30.60 | 10.09 | 12.80 | 13.47 | 21.47 | 20.65 |
| — | -41.7% | +11.2% | -3.9% | +28.2% | +116.8% | -5.2% | -12.5% | -14.0% | -6.1% | +6.1% | -18.1% | +18.1% | +1.4% | +23.9% | +42.5% | -51.2% | -33.7% | -20.0% | -35.8% | +59.2% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.19 | 14.81 | 17.32 | 16.93 | 15.19 | 22.34 | 14.37 | 13.80 | 12.74 | 13.89 | 13.09 | 17.50 | 12.65 | 13.50 | 13.77 | 13.98 | 12.24 | 12.62 | 12.25 | 15.06 | 19.79 |
| — | -33.7% | +20.5% | +22.7% | +19.2% | +60.9% | +9.8% | -21.2% | +0.7% | +2.9% | -4.9% | +25.2% | +3.4% | +7.0% | +12.4% | -7.2% | -38.1% | -29.4% | -22.6% | -10.0% | -14.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 24.84 | 21.36 | 26.69 | 26.48 | 22.44 | 29.70 | 23.89 | 23.38 | 18.46 | 22.35 | 21.45 | 23.66 | 17.64 | 19.10 | 19.66 | 21.79 | 17.28 | 19.04 | 19.50 | 23.72 | 30.10 |
| — | -28.1% | +11.7% | +13.3% | +21.6% | +32.9% | +11.3% | -1.2% | +4.6% | +17.0% | +9.1% | +8.6% | +2.1% | +0.3% | +0.8% | -8.1% | -42.6% | -29.0% | -6.7% | -29.6% | +616.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 61.0% | 64.2% | 63.4% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 59.0% | 59.8% | 60.3% | 60.0% | 59.8% | 59.3% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.3% | 58.1% | 58.3% | 58.1% | 57.0% | 57.5% | 57.8% |
| — | +1.5% | +7.5% | +5.7% | +4.7% | +5.3% | -1.4% | +0.7% | +0.8% | +0.5% | +0.8% | +2.1% | +2.6% | +2.9% | +4.1% | +0.9% | +1.0% | +1.3% | -0.5% | +1.8% | +0.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 17.7% | 21.3% | 19.1% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 15.5% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 15.7% | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 17.4% | 17.0% | 15.4% | 14.7% |
| — | +37.1% | +10.4% | +1.4% | +4.7% | -19.8% | -10.9% | +12.7% | -2.2% | -0.5% | +1.9% | -11.2% | +3.0% | +12.1% | +12.4% | +14.5% | +29.9% | +11.7% | +6.1% | -1.7% | -5.6% | |
| Net Margin | 11.3% | 15.6% | 14.3% | 12.8% | 16.5% | 5.4% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 12.6% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 14.6% | 13.7% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| — | +190.9% | +30.7% | +9.4% | +28.4% | -62.9% | -12.7% | -14.3% | -23.0% | -1.0% | -8.2% | +14.5% | +12.8% | +11.8% | +15.8% | -0.9% | +23.7% | +11.4% | -13.8% | +37.1% | -86.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 7.0% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| — | +340.7% | +60.2% | +29.2% | +42.3% | -69.1% | -13.1% | -15.6% | -22.6% | -3.2% | -11.7% | +12.3% | +9.2% | +7.9% | +15.8% | +2.6% | +35.9% | +22.6% | -8.3% | +41.2% | -88.0% | |
| ROA | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| — | +308.8% | +44.0% | +16.2% | +29.8% | -71.4% | -16.0% | -16.4% | -25.6% | -8.1% | -15.4% | +10.0% | +13.9% | +16.9% | +23.9% | +8.6% | +36.2% | +15.0% | -14.9% | +38.8% | -85.6% | |
| ROIC | 6.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| — | +83.8% | +15.0% | +5.2% | +4.3% | -35.7% | -10.2% | +6.9% | -9.4% | -8.8% | -7.1% | -11.9% | +8.0% | +16.8% | +19.8% | +25.3% | +42.6% | +10.8% | -2.0% | -6.9% | -4.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.44 |
| — | +16.2% | +24.8% | +51.9% | +30.5% | +38.9% | +28.7% | +0.3% | +3.0% | +34.9% | +20.5% | +20.0% | +4.5% | -28.5% | -23.4% | -19.8% | -18.9% | +18.1% | +29.7% | +27.5% | -11.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | 10.10 | 10.85 | 11.43 | 9.52 | 15.51 | 12.92 | 9.77 | 8.70 | 8.91 | 8.62 | 10.49 | 8.93 | 6.73 | 7.36 | 8.35 | 8.38 | 9.67 | 10.10 | 11.33 | 13.56 |
| — | -34.8% | -16.0% | +17.0% | +9.5% | +74.0% | +49.8% | -6.9% | -2.6% | +32.4% | +17.2% | +25.7% | +6.6% | -30.4% | -27.1% | -26.3% | -38.2% | -2.6% | +12.0% | +20.7% | -27.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.71 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.50 | 2.05 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.68 |
| — | +74.8% | +26.2% | -28.6% | -38.3% | -44.1% | -20.1% | -34.0% | -43.5% | +22.9% | +28.6% | +61.0% | +125.7% | +8.0% | +2.2% | -2.3% | +34.2% | +11.7% | -22.0% | -15.6% | -56.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.58 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.75 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.54 |
| — | +70.5% | +21.9% | -27.5% | -36.1% | -41.6% | -13.8% | -33.0% | -47.7% | +24.5% | +28.6% | +63.1% | +146.0% | +8.8% | +1.9% | -3.1% | +32.0% | +8.9% | -28.1% | -21.6% | -61.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 7.26 | 6.21 | 5.93 | 6.18 | 7.35 | 6.31 | 6.98 | 7.29 | 9.30 | 7.28 | 6.91 | 6.32 | 10.74 | 9.63 | 8.56 | 7.41 | 9.01 | 9.24 | 10.91 | 11.15 | 7.97 |
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Fortive Corporation's current P/E is 30.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 27.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Fortive Corporation's current operating margin is 17.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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