Understanding Fortive Corp (FTV)’s Gross Margin and Net Margin Figures

Abby Carey

Fortive Corp [FTV] stock prices are up 0.48% to $50.34 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The FTV shares have gain 2.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.62%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Fortive Corp [NYSE: FTV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 15, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $53 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on September 02, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $50. On August 14, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight but maintained its price target of $54 on the stock. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $55 on July 31, 2025. Melius downgraded its rating to a Hold but $62 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 22, 2025. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 15, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $50. In a note dated April 09, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $67.

The stock price of Fortive Corp [FTV] has been fluctuating between $45.49 and $62.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54.57 within the next 12 months. Fortive Corp [NYSE: FTV] shares were valued at $50.34 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.4% based on the average FTV price forecast.

Analyzing the FTV fundamentals

The Fortive Corp [NYSE:FTV] reported sales of 5.64B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -33.07%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.51.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 49.85 points at the first support level, and at 49.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 50.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 50.88.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Fortive Corp [NYSE:FTV]’s Current Ratio is 0.67. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.55 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.83, the price to book ratio is 2.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.74.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Walker Stacey A., SVP – Chief People Officer, that happened on Oct 31 ’25 when 2192.0 shares were sold. Officer, Walker Stacey A. completed a deal on Oct 31 ’25 to buy 2192.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer Okerstrom Mark D bought 21300.0 shares on Aug 01 ’25.

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