Fortive (FTV) EBT Margin (2015 - 2026)
Fortive's EBT Margin was 18.27% in Q3 2026, up 5.12 percentage points from 13.14% a year earlier and up 1.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Fortive (FTV) EBT Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Fortive's EBT Margin was 16.82% through Oct 2, 2026, up 2.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 14.48%, up 2.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -18.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 12.41% in FY2024 (+1.34 pp), 11.07% in FY2023 (-3.93 pp), 14.99% in FY2022 (+2.10 pp) and 12.89% in FY2021 (-19.64 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.95 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 9.69 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 82.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FTV's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 16.37% (Q2 2026), 15.30% (Q1 2026) and 17.27% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.40% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 27.66% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.93% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 15.31% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 18.98% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 25.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 19.32% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 26.70% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 23.07% |
| 10 | Fortive | 20.19 Bn | 18.72 Bn | 710.60 Mn | 18.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 18.27% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 16.37% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 15.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.27% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 13.14% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 13.73% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 13.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.80% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 10.87% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 22.42% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 23.78% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 17.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.94% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 14.23% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.78% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 13.50% |
API Access
Fortive EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=FTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=FTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();