Overview

* Fortive Q2 2025 rev beats analyst expectations, despite 0.4% yr/yr decline

* Adjusted EPS for Q2 2025 exceeds estimates

* Co completed Ralliant spin-off, deploying $345 mln for share repurchases

Outlook

* Fortive ( FTV ) anticipates full-year 2025 adjusted EPS of $2.50 to $2.60

Result Drivers

* SPIN-OFF COMPLETION - Fortive ( FTV ) completed the spin-off of Ralliant, marking a strategic shift

* TRADE POLICY UNCERTAINTY - Co faced demand challenges due to trade, healthcare, and government spending policy uncertainty

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q2 Beat $1.02 $1.01

Revenue bln bln (12

Analysts

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Q2 Beat $0.9 $0.59

Adjusted (12

EPS Analysts

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Q2 EPS $0.49

Q2 Net $112 mln

Income

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 10 "strong buy" or "buy", 11 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fortive Corp ( FTV ) is $60.14, about 15.3% above its July 29 closing price of $50.92

* The stock recently traded at 19 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)