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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |