Fortive Q2 2026: adjusted EPS $0.74 beats, FY guidance raised
Fortive beat on adjusted profit and lifted full-year guidance, so the quarter reads as a clean win: revenue of $1.10 billion rose 7.9% and adjusted EPS of $0.74 came in above the $0.7154 consensus. The view is Bullish because core growth accelerated to 6.7% and adjusted EBITDA rose 12.0%. Read the rest with one caveat: per-share gains lean on a shrinking share count and a bigger debt balance.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP diluted EPS was $0.51, up 54.5% from $0.33, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.74, up 28.5% from $0.58. Adjusted EPS beat the $0.7154 consensus by about $0.02, a beat of roughly 3.4%. The $0.23 gap between adjusted and GAAP EPS is mostly $91.5 million of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, worth $0.30 a share.
Revenue came in at $1.10 billion, up 7.9% from $1.02 billion a year ago, with 6.7% of that growth organic. Both segments grew: Intelligent Operating Solutions rose 8.8% to $758.2 million and Advanced Healthcare Solutions rose 6.0% to $338.6 million. Strip out 0.9 points of currency and 0.3 points from acquisitions and divestitures and you get that 6.7% core number.
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Figures on this page come from the company's original SEC filings. The analysis is generated automatically and checked against validation rules, but may still contain errors or omissions. Not investment advice. · Generated 2026-09-17
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