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Fortive free cash flow FTV

Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2015.

Last 12 months, to Jul 3, 2026
$954.9M
Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
$258.1M
−10% on a year earlier
Fiscal year 2025
$995.4M
−30% on the year before

Fortive's free cash flow was $954.9M over the twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, down 33% on a year earlier.

In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $258.1M, down 10% on the same quarter a year before.

Over the five fiscal years to FY2025 it shrank 6% a year on average.

Free cash flow over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFree cash flowChange
FY2025$995.4M−30%
FY2024$1.4B+14%
FY2023$1.2B+3%
FY2022$1.2B+33%
FY2021$911.1M−33%
FY2020$1.4B+17%
FY2019$1.2B−6%
FY2018$1.2B+18%
FY2017$1B+3%
FY2016$1Bn/a
FY2015n/an/a

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedFree cash flowOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q2 FY26$258.1M−10%$954.9M
Q1 FY26$208.2M−6%$983M
Q4 FY25$335.5M−30%$995.4M
Q3 FY25$153.1M−64%$1.1B
Q2 FY25$286.2M+2%$1.4B
Q1 FY25$220.6M−4%$1.4B
Q4 FY24$479.6M+16%$1.4B
Q3 FY24$431.2M+12%$1.4B
Q2 FY24$279.7M−7%$1.3B
Q1 FY24$230.3M+54%$1.3B
Q4 FY23$412.7M−4%$1.2B
Q3 FY23$383.5M+25%$1.3B

Against its peers

Companies in Hardware, Equipment & Parts nearest Fortive's size, closest first, today.

CompanyFree cash flow yield
FTVFortive5.2%
MKSIMKS3.4%
FLEXFlex2.9%
JBLJabil4.5%
TDYTeledyne Technologies3.9%
CLSCelestica1.7%
CGNXCognex2.9%
AEISAdvanced Energy Industries1.0%
TTMITTM Technologies−0.2%
SANMSanmina7.1%
VICRVicor0.6%
Peer median2.9%

Where Fortive ranks

What the free cash flow tells you

Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.

Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.

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