Veralto forward PE VLTO
Share price divided by analysts' consensus earnings for the next twelve months, since 2023.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 23.1×
- 3-year median
- 26.4×
- Against its 3-year history
- 26th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 3-year range
- 18.8× to 32.4×
- Peer median
- 19.1×
Veralto's forward PE is 23.1× as of Oct 23, 2026.
That is below its 3-year median of 26.4×, lower than on 74% of days in the last 3 years.
Over that time it ranged from 18.8× in May 2026 to 32.4× in Oct 2024.
The median for 10 industrial stocks of a similar size is 19.1×.
Forward PE over time
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 23.1× | 18.8× | 25.2× |
| 2025 | 24.9× | 24.2× | 28.8× |
| 2024 | 28.7× | 24.6× | 32.4× |
| 2023 | 26.7× | 22.0× | 27.4× |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrials nearest Veralto's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Forward PE |
|---|---|
| VLTOVeralto | 23.1× |
| XYLXylem | 18.6× |
| EXPDExpeditors International of Washington | 24.7× |
| DOVDover | 17.7× |
| CPRTCopart | 17.9× |
| SYMSymbotic | 110× |
| HUBBHubbell | 20.6× |
| IRIngersoll Rand | 19.6× |
| EMEEMCOR | 18.6× |
| OTISOtis Worldwide | 17.5× |
| XPOXPO Logistics | 30.4× |
| Peer median | 19.1× |
Where Veralto ranks
What the forward PE tells you
Price divided by what analysts expect the company to earn over the next twelve months. It answers "what am I paying for next year" instead of last year.
Estimates are opinions. When forward PE is far below trailing PE, analysts expect a big jump in earnings. If that jump slips, the stock was not as cheap as it looked.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.