Fortive (FTV) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2015 - 2026)
Fortive (FTV) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 298.1 million for Q3 2026, down 6.1% from 317.6 million a year earlier and down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Fortive (FTV) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Fortive's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 313.4 million, down 8.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Fortive's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 341.2 million in FY2024 (-2.7%), 350.7 million in FY2023 (-0.6%), 352.9 million in FY2022 (-1.7%) and 359.1 million in FY2021 (+6.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q2 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average decline of 6.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 6.3%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 10.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 302.6 million (Q2 2026), 305.6 million (Q1 2026) and 313.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 457.60 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 269.63 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 388.50 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 126.10 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 516.73 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 557.30 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 284.20 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 385.03 Mn |
| 10 | Fortive | 20.19 Bn | 18.72 Bn | 710.60 Mn | 298.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 298.10 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 302.60 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 305.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 313.40 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 317.60 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 338.20 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 339.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 341.20 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 346.90 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 350.30 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 352.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 350.70 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 351.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 351.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 353.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 352.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 353.80 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 355.60 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 358.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 359.10 Mn |
API Access
Fortive Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=FTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=FTV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();