FTV vs SYM vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Fortive, Symbotic and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTV Fortive Corp
$65.86 +18.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.63B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.40B
Div. yield
0.38%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.58B
P/E
583.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fortive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortive 6, Symbotic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTVSYMVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.63B $22.58B $21.69M SYM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x 583.5x -0.3x FTV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 196.8x — FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +20.6% — SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 0.3% -11,799.2% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.38% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% -51.9% — FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr +30.2%/yr — SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 77.6% 162.2% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 46/100 5/100 FTV

Percentile Scorecard

FTVSYMVHUB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFTVSYMVHUB
Valuation 47 #108 of 203 12 #179 of 203 0 #13 of 13
Growth 26 #140 of 188 98 #4 of 188 18 #10 of 12
Profitability 76 #45 of 183 39 #112 of 183 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 38 #135 of 216 42 #126 of 216 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 58 #65 of 152 38 #95 of 152 –
Overall 49 46 5
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFTVSYMVHUBSPY
1 month +18.9%-9.9%-54.7% +0.7%
3 months +12.6%-12.9%-64.2% +3.7%
6 months +10.2%-36.7%-63.6% +7.1%
Year to date +19.3%-37.1%— +12.8%
1 year +30.8%-51.9%— +11.9%
3 years +1.3%+4.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.4%+1.6%— +22.8%
5 years -13.0%+274.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%+30.2%— +10.9%
10 years +31.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTVSYMVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%77.6%162.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%80.4%197.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.602.921.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.14-0.67— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-72.5%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-57.2%-97.0% -1.2%
52-week high $65.86$87.30$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $50.10$37.40$0.24 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFTVSYMVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 25.8x 583.5xmedian 25.8x -0.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 1.9x 42.9xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.6x 538.8xmedian 14.6x -0.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 22.2x 28.4xmedian 22.2x -1.3xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 19.9xmedian 2.2x -410.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -11.48median 1.45 20.00median 1.45 —

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFTVSYMVHUB
Revenue $4.40B $2.65B $505.29K
Gross profit $2.79B $563.25M -$111.65K
Operating income $863.00M -$250.00K -$42.78M
Net income $651.90M $34.64M -$59.62M
Free cash flow $1.09B $795.43M -$16.53M
R&D $268.20M $203.12M $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $0.06 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $377.30M $1.75B $2.56M
Total debt $3.51B – –
Shares (diluted) 303.90M 133.25M 86.30M
Enterprise value $18.16B $16.19B $13.24M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFTVSYMVHUB
P/E 30.3x 583.5x -0.3x
P/FCF 18.1x 28.4x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 25.3x -1.4x
P/S 4.5x 8.5x 42.9x
P/B 3.3x 19.9x -410.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 21.5x -410.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 538.8x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 26.4x -83,352x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 7.9x 37.9x
EV/FCF 21.0x 26.2x -1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 23.3x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.48 20.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTVSYMVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 20.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 40.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 40.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 51.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.1% 99.6% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 89.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.2% 208.5% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 29.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 18.7% 210.9% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 29.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 400.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% 594.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTVSYMVHUB
Gross margin 63.5% 21.3% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 29.9% 1.5% -8,423%
Operating margin 19.6% 0.0% -8,466%
Pretax margin 16.8% 2.4% -10,867%
Net margin 14.8% 0.3% -11,799%
FCF margin 24.7% 30.1% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 33.8% -3,074%
Return on equity 10.8% 3.2% -3,339%
Return on assets 5.6% 1.0% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 8.1% – –
Return on capital employed 8.4% 0.0% -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 25.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 8.9% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTVSYMVHUB
Debt / assets 30.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF 3.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 67.8% 100.7%
Equity / assets 51.8% 32.2% -0.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x – -3.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.49 6.14 -34.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTVSYMVHUB
Dividend yield 0.4% – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% -1.9% -87.0%
Shareholder yield 6.9% -1.9% -87.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% 3.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.0% 0.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% -30.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFTVSYMVHUB
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 196.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $0.19FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +131.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.63BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +18.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTVSYMVHUB
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.6% –
Institutions holding 804 413 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.6% –
Institutions buying 351 260 –
Institutions selling 301 86 –
Buyers to sellers 1.17 3.02 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FTVSYMVHUB
FTV 1.00 0.14 0.09
SYM 0.14 1.00 0.02
VHUB 0.09 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTV, SYM and VHUB?

Symbotic (SYM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortive (FTV) $19.63B, Symbotic (SYM) $22.58B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $21.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, FTV, SYM and VHUB?

Fortive (FTV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortive (FTV) 30.3x, Symbotic (SYM) 583.5x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Fortive (FTV) 20.6x, Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortive (FTV) +7.0%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Fortive (FTV) 14.8%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Fortive (FTV) +30.8%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Fortive (FTV) -2.8%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fortive (FTV) 0.38%. Symbotic (SYM) and VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Fortive (FTV) 27.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTV, SYM and VHUB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fortive (FTV) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.