Fortive (FTV) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Fortive's Debt Ratio came in at 0.31 for Q3 2026, up 9.8% from 0.28 a year earlier and up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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Fortive (FTV) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Fortive's Debt Ratio was 0.27, up 25.4% from FY2024.
- Debt Ratio has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.22 in FY2024 (+1.1%), 0.22 in FY2023 (+5.4%), 0.20 in FY2022 (-14.9%) and 0.24 in FY2021 (-8.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 16.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 33.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 22.1%).
- Business Quant data shows FTV's Debt Ratio at 0.30 (Q2 2026), 0.30 (Q1 2026) and 0.27 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 0.42 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 0.38 |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 0.54 |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 0.35 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 0.42 |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.38 |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.29 |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 0.57 |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 0.16 |
| 10 | Fortive | 20.19 Bn | 18.72 Bn | 710.60 Mn | 0.31 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.24 |
API Access
Fortive Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=FTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "FTV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=FTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();