NYSE: FTV · Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Fortive (FTV) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 1 Oct 2026, Faircurve's model values Fortive (FTV) at $49.53 a share. The stock last closed at $57.47, which puts the model's fair value 13.8% below the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. Fortive Corporation.
Faircurve Insights · 1 Oct 2026
Fortive 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.
On 1 Oct 2026, Faircurve's model gave a fair value of $49.53 a share, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. This fair value moved -2.3% since the previous run, on 26 Sep 2026, which gave $50.69. The calibrated range over 63 trading days, built from the fair value, is $41.55 to $60.39, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The evidence grade is Medium.
The overall quality score is 45 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compares it with MKS Inc., Fabrinet, Trimble Inc., TTM Technologies, Inc., Vicor Corporation, Sanmina Corporation, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., and Littelfuse, Inc. The stock moved 29 Jul 2026 -8.8%, 30 Apr 2026 -4.4%, 4 Feb 2026 +10.8%, 29 Oct 2025 +4.3%, 30 Jul 2025 -5.9%, 1 May 2025 -3.1%, 7 Feb 2025 +0.8%, and 30 Oct 2024 -4.3% around its last 8 earnings reports.
Written from the figures on this page for the 1 Oct 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give FTV?
The calibrated range for FTV over 63 trading days is $41.55 to $60.39. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $35.65 to $66.62. In 39% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does FTV score on business quality?
Fortive's overall quality score is 45 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 19 | 7.7%ROIC | 20.7% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 89 | 1.79xFCF / net income | 1.26x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 10 | -17.5%Revenue growth, trailing | 11.8% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 75 | 7.9%Net buybacks / market value | 3.9% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 35 | 2.92xNet debt / EBITDA | 0.95x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 82 | 1.1 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 2.0 pts |
How does FTV compare with similar companies?
The companies in hardware, equipment & parts closest to Fortive in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKSI MKS Inc. | $279.15 | $334.18 | +19.7% | Undervalued |
| FN Fabrinet | $463.69 | $431.48 | -6.9% | Fairly valued |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. | $57.52 | $60.40 | +5.0% | Fairly valued |
| TTMI TTM Technologies, Inc. | $131.87 | $130.07 | -1.4% | Fairly valued |
| VICR Vicor Corporation | $308.90 | $260.21 | -15.8% | Overvalued |
| SANM Sanmina Corporation | $229.04 | $258.36 | +12.8% | Fairly valued |
| AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | $304.28 | $299.09 | -1.7% | Fairly valued |
| LFUS Littelfuse, Inc. | $456.53 | $462.77 | +1.4% | Fairly valued |
All hardware, equipment & parts stocks ranked by gap to fair value
When does FTV report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Fortive's next earnings report is scheduled for 28 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How FTV moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 4.3%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | -8.8% |
| 30 Apr 2026 | -4.4% |
| 4 Feb 2026 | +10.8% |
| 29 Oct 2025 | +4.3% |
| 30 Jul 2025 | -5.9% |
| 1 May 2025 | -3.1% |
| 7 Feb 2025 | +0.8% |
| 30 Oct 2024 | -4.3% |
Fortive at a glance
Fortive 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.
- Market value
- $16.9B
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Hardware, Equipment & Parts
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $4.5B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- -15.1%
- Analysts with estimates
- 9
- Beta to the US market
- 0.58
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Fortive on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 26 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for FTV was $50.69. As of 1 Oct 2026 it is $49.53, a change of -2.3%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Fortive's valuation
Is Fortive stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, FTV reads as Fairly valued as of 1 Oct 2026. The model's fair value is $49.53 a share against a last close of $57.47, a gap of -13.8%.
What is FTV's fair value?
$49.53 a share as of 1 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $35.65 to $66.62.
What price range does the model give FTV?
$41.55 to $60.39 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does Fortive report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 28 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has FTV moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 4.3%, ignoring direction. The largest was +10.8% around the report of 4 Feb 2026.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for FTV is medium. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.