Fortive Corp (FTV)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Kevin Freeman

Fortive Corp [FTV] stock is trading at $52.03, up 0.29%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FTV shares have gain 3.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.12%, 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 an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $67.

Fortive Corp [FTV] stock has fluctuated 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 $52.03 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.88% based on the average FTV price forecast.

Analyzing the FTV fundamentals

Fortive Corp [NYSE:FTV] reported sales of 5.64B for the trailing twelve months, which represents 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.51.

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 51.71 points at the first support level, and at 51.39 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 52.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 52.84.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Fortive Corp’s Current Ratio is 0.67. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.55, while the Cash Ratio is 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.93, the price to book ratio is 2.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.71.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Underwood Peter C, SVP – Chief Legal Officer, that happened on Nov 10 ’25 when 58133.0 shares were sold. Officer, Underwood Peter C completed a deal on Nov 10 ’25 to buy 58133.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP – Chief People Officer Walker Stacey A. sold 2192.0 shares on Oct 31 ’25.

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