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Fortive Q4 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q4 2025 earnings summary4 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • Q4 2025 performance exceeded expectations, with core growth just over 3%, Adjusted EBITDA growth of 8%, and Adjusted EPS growth of about 13%, resulting in full-year Adjusted EPS of $2.71, surpassing guidance.

  • $1.3 billion in share repurchases were executed in the second half of 2025, reducing diluted shares outstanding by about 8%.

  • The company is executing its Accelerated strategy, focusing on innovation, commercial acceleration, and recurring revenue growth.

  • FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance is set at $2.90 to $3.00, implying 9% year-over-year growth at the midpoint.

  • Completed the separation of the Precision Technologies segment (Ralliant) in June 2025, with results reflecting this as a discontinued operation.

Financial highlights

  • Q4 2025 revenue was $1,123 million, up 4.6% year-over-year; core growth was 3.3%.

  • Full year 2025 revenue totaled $4.16 billion, up 1.9% year-over-year; core revenue up 1.7%.

  • Q4 Adjusted EBITDA reached $358 million (up 7.8% YoY), with margin expanding to 31.9%.

  • Full year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA was $1,233 million, up 6.1% year-over-year, with a 29.6% margin.

  • Free cash flow for 2025 was $931 million, with conversion on adjusted net income over 100%.

Outlook and guidance

  • FY 2026 Adjusted EPS guidance is $2.90 to $3.00 per share, assuming similar market dynamics as Q4.

  • Reported revenue for 2026 is expected to be nearly $4.3 billion, with core revenue growth of 2%-3%.

  • FX is expected to provide a 300 bps tailwind in Q1, easing through the year.

  • Mid-teens adjusted effective tax rate planned for the year, with Q1-Q3 in high teens and Q4 in high single to low double digits.

  • Net interest expense for 2026 is modeled at just over $120 million; diluted share count is about 315 million.

AHS segment Q4 operating profit decline drivers
Future capital allocation strategy post-buybacks
FBS Amplified impact on organic growth acceleration
Future share repurchase impact on EPS?
Industrial Scientific HaaS growth outlook?
GenAI impact on customer workflow integration?
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Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services professional and engineered products, software and services for a range of end markets. The Company operates through two segments: Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies. The Professional Instrumentation segment includes professional instrumentation platforms and consumer home environment products. The Industrial Technologies segment includes industrial technologies platforms and service businesses. Professional Instrumentation consists of its Fluke Electronics, Frateuria and Vontier product companies.

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