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Fortive (FTV) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Fortive has reported Research & Development over the past 11 years, most recently at $66.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $66.0 million for Q4 2025, up 1.23% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $342.3 million (up 2.98% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $259.2 million, up 3.14%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $66.0 million at Fortive, up from $62.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for FTV hit a ceiling of $109.2 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of -$61.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $98.8 million (2022), compared with a mean of $83.4 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: tumbled 160.87% in 2023 and later surged 205.84% in 2024.
  • Fortive's Research & Development stood at $93.0 million in 2021, then rose by 8.82% to $101.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 160.87% to -$61.6 million in 2023, then surged by 205.84% to $65.2 million in 2024, then increased by 1.23% to $66.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $66.0 million (Q4 2025), $62.0 million (Q3 2025), and $109.2 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.