Fortive Corporation · FTV · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025
Fortive raises EPS guidance as recurring revenue and innovation remain priorities
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: Fortive's raised guidance, recurring-revenue initiatives, innovation pipeline, and disciplined capital allocation strengthen the operating case, while tariff, reimbursement, macroeconomic, and government-spending risks remain important tests.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, guidance sentiment moved from maintained to raised. The current analysis places greater emphasis on AI-enabled ServiceChannel, solar-related products, commercial expansion, recurring revenue, and a smaller bolt-on acquisition process.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $2.63-$2.67 per share.
Key takeaways
- Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $2.63-$2.67 per share.
- The analysis highlights customer-centric innovation, commercial expansion, and recurring revenue growth.
- Management is emphasizing smaller accretive acquisitions and disciplined capital allocation.
Management priorities
- Roll out AI-powered ServiceChannel SaaS
- Expand Fluke solar and ground-fault products
- Execute smaller accretive bolt-on acquisitions
- Grow recurring revenue through service plans and SaaS
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 4, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | May 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Underperform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 4, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 2, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 26, 2023 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 27, 2022 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2021 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Gordon Haskett | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 26, 2019 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2017 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Perform | Maintain | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 29, 2016 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $57.47. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $61.8 | +16.6% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $60.59 | +2.7% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $68 | $60.79 | +18.3% | May 11, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $60.73 | +6.1% | May 4, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $60.38 | -2.6% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $60.12 | +9.6% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $60.24 | +21.8% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $60.13 | +13.1% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $55.39 | -11.3% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $59 | $54.91 | +2.7% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Robert Mason | $58 | $50.14 | +0.9% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $51.38 | +0.9% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $52.44 | +14.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $50.34 | -2.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $54 | $48.69 | -6.0% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $54 | $48.73 | -6.0% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $55 | $49.65 | -4.3% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Ronald Josey | $40 | $51.15 | -30.4% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $75.93 | +47.9% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $80 | $76.65 | +39.2% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $90 | $78.32 | +56.6% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| UBS | Amit Mehrotra | $84 | $68.88 | +46.2% | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $98 | $77.6 | +70.5% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyd | $89 | $72.8 | +54.9% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $90 | $72.8 | +56.6% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $94 | $72.88 | +63.6% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Brian Gesuale | $85 | $72.86 | +47.9% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Richard Eastman | $85 | $73.04 | +47.9% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Scott Graham | $88 | $70.44 | +53.1% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $77 | $70.4 | +34.0% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $93 | $72.64 | +61.8% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $85 | $77.06 | +47.9% | May 13, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $84 | $76.05 | +46.2% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $83 | $76.05 | +44.4% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $93 | $83.77 | +61.8% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $99 | $85.46 | +72.3% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $65.72 | +34.0% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $73 | $59.95 | +27.0% | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $72 | $65.28 | +25.3% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $64 | $63 | +11.4% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $58.33 | +13.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $58.56 | +13.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $75 | $61.9 | +30.5% | Mar 18, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Robert Mason CFA | $81 | $64.32 | +40.9% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $82 | $72.16 | +42.7% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Jeffrey Sprague | $82 | $73.49 | +42.7% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Scott Graham | $90 | $78.5 | +56.6% | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | John Walsh | $87 | $75.56 | +51.4% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $84 | $70.24 | +46.2% | Jul 12, 2021 |
| UBS | Markus Mittermaier | $86 | $72.16 | +49.6% | May 6, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationFortive Corporation is a global industrial technology company that specializes in the conception, development, manufacturing, marketing, and servicing of sophisticated professional and engineered products, as well as software platforms and associated services. Its Intelligent Operating Solutions division aims to boost efficiency and safety in operations. This segment delivers a variety of offerings, including advanced tools for ensuring equipment reliability, comprehensive enterprise software for managing environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) compliance, and specialized software for the entire lifecycle of facilities and assets. It also provides solutions for pre-construction planning and procurement, robust professional testing instruments, precise calibration tools for electrical, pressure, and temperature measurements, and portable devices for gas detection.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-04T19:10:42.173496+00:00
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