Fortive PE ratio FTV

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2017.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 35.7×
10-year median: 22.9×
Against its 10-year history: 97th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 10.6× to 37.5×
Peer median: 32.8×

Fortive's PE ratio is 35.7× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $60.25 against $1.69 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 22.9×, higher than on 97% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 10.6× in Feb 2022 to 37.5× in Jul 2026.

The median for 10 electronic components stocks of a similar size is 32.8×.

PE ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	35.7×	30.2×	37.5×
2025	31.8×	20.5×	31.8×
2024	22.7×	20.7×	27.8×
2023	23.8×	21.0×	27.5×
2022	25.5×	10.6×	29.0×
2021	12.7×	11.3×	35.7×
2020	34.9×	14.6×	35.5×
2019	16.2×	13.5×	16.3×
2018	13.3×	13.1×	18.4×
2017	17.2×	14.6×	18.0×

Against its peers

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

Company	PE ratio
FTVFortive	35.7×
MKSIMKS	31.4×
FLEXFlex	29.6×
JBLJabil	34.2×
TDYTeledyne Technologies	30.2×
CLSCelestica	27.1×
CGNXCognex	53.9×
AEISAdvanced Energy Industries	40.4×
TTMITTM Technologies	36.1×
SANMSanmina	27.9×
VICRVicor	56.4×
Peer median	32.8×

Where Fortive ranks

#20of 37Electronic components stocks with the lowest PE ratio

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

More on Fortive

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.