Fortive (FTV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Fortive (FTV) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.88% in Q2 2026, up 4.65% quarter-over-quarter from 7.53% in Q4 2025, and up 278.0% on a YoY basis from 2.08% in Q2 2025.

Fortive (FTV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fortive's Return on Capital Employed history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.88% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 278.0% year-over-year to 7.88%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 7.88% (up 278.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.94%, up 107.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 7.88% for Q2 2026 at Fortive, up from 7.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.39% in Q3 2023 to a low of 1.67% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.76% across 5 years, with a median of 5.99% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 672 bps in 2024, then soared 394 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.5% in 2022, then sank by 47 bps to 3.96% in 2023, then gained by 21 bps to 4.78% in 2024, then jumped by 58 bps to 7.53% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.88% (Q2 2026), 7.53% (Q4 2025), and 5.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn -26.06%
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 9.45%
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 20.58%
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 8.78%
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 8.73%
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn 7.88%
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 8.21%
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 10.78%
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn 8.76%
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.28 Bn 6.64 Bn 286.30 Mn 4.26%

Historic Data

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Apr 3, 2026 7.88%
Dec 31, 2025 7.53%
Sep 26, 2025 5.61%
Jun 27, 2025 5.16%
Mar 28, 2025 5.10%
Dec 31, 2024 4.78%
Sep 27, 2024 1.67%
Jun 28, 2024 2.44%
Mar 29, 2024 3.12%
Dec 31, 2023 3.96%
Sep 29, 2023 8.39%
Jun 30, 2023 8.15%
Mar 31, 2023 7.68%
Dec 31, 2022 7.50%
Sep 30, 2022 6.71%
Jul 1, 2022 6.26%
Apr 1, 2022 5.99%
Dec 31, 2021 6.77%
Oct 1, 2021 6.70%
Jul 2, 2021 6.18%