Veralto Corporation (VLTO) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
Veralto Corporation (VLTO) — MoonshotScore 78/100 (Strong band), calculated Oct 5, 2026. Price $94.68 (+0.08%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $23.1B. Expected results Oct 27, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 10.90× (market value Oct 2, 2026; cash Jul 3, 2026) · expected results Oct 27, 2026
Veralto Corporation · VLTO · NYSE · Industrials · Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls
Research dated 2026-09-12: Veralto supplies the tools and consumables used to measure and treat water, mark packaged goods, manage packaging artwork, and standardize color. Its industrial classification captures the water portfolio but leaves out another major engine: production and design systems that protect product identity and presentation. Veralto’s durability depends on recurring consumables, reagents, software, and services sustaining growth while Product Quality & Innovation resolves the margin pressure tied to marking-and-coding production moves.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Veralto (VLTO)
StrongWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
Elite quality and a strong balance sheet, though growth is only middling. Business Quality: Elite; Financial Safety: Sound; Valuation: Full; Growth Durability: Flat; Momentum: Rising.
- quarterly revenue $1.47B (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 2026)
- EPS beat 8 of 8
- Altman Z 4.28 · Piotroski F 6
Helping: business quality, balance-sheet strength
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Strong | |
| 80 | Strong | |
| 80 | Strong | |
| 80 | Strong | |
| 79 | Strong | |
| 79 | Strong |
The score moved from 79 in the stored Oct 4, 2026 snapshot to 78 in the current publication computed Oct 5, 2026 (-1); the largest pillar moves were Growth Durability +4. This current publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
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Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $94.68 | |
| Change on the day | +0.08% | |
| 52-week range | $80.03–$107.36 | |
| Market capitalisation | $23.1B | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 23.73 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 1.62M | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 0.76 | |
| Dividends per share (last 12 months) | $0.52 | |
| Dividend yield (last 12 months) | 0.55% |
Price & events
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Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings call · management outlook
Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.
Upcoming events
Management outlook
So Q4, we're going to see a nice margin uplift, especially in the PQI side because that's where we saw some of the impact from the fixed cost absorption side and then the line moves of duplicate product line -- production lines that we had on the marking/coding side.
Sameer Ralhan · Statement from
So we've not added that to our guidance for the second half.
Sameer Ralhan · Statement from
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Council score for Veralto (VLTO): perspectives
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On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Veralto (VLTO), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Water Quality sells measurement instruments, treatment systems, chemical reagents, digital tools, and support to utilities, laboratories, industrial sites, and other water users.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Water Quality sells measurement instruments, treatment systems, chemical reagents, digital tools, and support to utilities, laboratories, industrial sites, and other water users. Product Quality & Innovation sells marking and coding systems, packaging and digital-asset software, imaging technology, and color-management products to consumer-goods manufacturers and design workflows.
What do the latest results show for Veralto (VLTO)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $1.47B.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Revenue and gross profit reached their highest levels in the recent quarterly record, extending the longer annual growth trend. Operating income and net income eased from the immediately preceding period as selling, general, and administrative expense rose, so stronger sales did not produce a matching sequential earnings gain.
The earnings-history measure again cleared its estimate, while revenue also exceeded expectations. Management expects Product Quality & Innovation margins to improve later in the year as fixed-cost absorption pressure and duplicate production-line moves in marking and coding recede; that expectation remains a claim to be tested against reported margins.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $1.47B Jul 3, 2026
- Latest quarter · R&D
- $73.00M Jul 3, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $514.00M Jul 3, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- $315.00M Jul 3, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | $1.47B | $73.00M | $514.00M | $315.00M |
| Apr 3, 2026 | $1.42B | $68.00M | $448.00M | $338.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $1.40B | $68.00M | $444.00M | $316.00M |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $1.40B | $67.00M | $451.00M | $326.00M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $1.47B Jul 28, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $1.45B Jul 28, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 28, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 28, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $1.47B | $1.45B | $1.1100 | $1.0100 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.42B | $1.40B | $1.0700 | $1.0000 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $1.40B | $1.41B | $1.0400 | $0.9780 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.40B | $1.40B | $0.9900 | $0.9460 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $1.47B | $241M | $0.98 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $1.42B | $254M | $1.02 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $1.40B | $254M | $1.01 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $1.40B | $239M | $0.95 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Veralto (VLTO)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $2.12B at the Jul 3, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was $340.00M for the quarter ended Jul 3, 2026, meaning operations generated cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Operating cash flow has stayed positive throughout the recent quarterly record, while capital spending has remained modest relative to that inflow. Cash and short-term investments rebounded to the highest balance in the available history, giving Veralto meaningful liquidity.
Debt still exceeds cash and investments, leaving the company in a net-debt position despite sound current-asset coverage and a distress screen that does not signal acute pressure. The practical risk is reduced financial flexibility if recurring demand weakens or the Product Quality & Innovation production changes fail to deliver the expected margin recovery.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- $340.00M Jul 3, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $182.00M Apr 3, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | $340.00M | −$12.00M |
| Apr 3, 2026 | $182.00M | −$12.00M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $311.00M | −$20.00M |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $270.00M | −$12.00M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at Veralto (VLTO)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Oct 27, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Product Quality & Innovation margin behavior now carries more information than headline sales alone. Confirmation would combine continued revenue growth with better operating conversion, easing selling and administrative expense pressure, and visible relief from the marking-and-coding production moves management described.
The upcoming release also faces a demanding earnings pattern: reported earnings have repeatedly exceeded estimates, while revenue performance against expectations has been less uniform. Consensus assumes revenue and earnings continue rising across the forecast horizon, making cash conversion and debt reduction useful checks on the quality of that growth.
What management is planning
Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Selected verbatim excerpts; dates follow the transcript provider.
So Q4, we're going to see a nice margin uplift, especially in the PQI side because that's where we saw some of the impact from the fixed cost absorption side and then the line moves of duplicate product line -- production lines that we had on the marking/coding side.
Sameer Ralhan ·
So we've not added that to our guidance for the second half.
Sameer Ralhan ·
And Andrew, you're seeing that in the guidance, right, and the confidence that we have in the second half and then as we're going to move forward.
Sameer Ralhan ·
How does Veralto compare with its peers?
Short answer
Veralto's score ranks 6th of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Unlike a business focused only on pollution controls or water equipment, Veralto joins water analysis and treatment with the operating workflow behind packaged-goods identification, artwork, printing, and color. Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat address water quality, while Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone reach manufacturing and design teams.
Recurring measurement revenue exceeds nonrecurring measurement revenue, reflecting a portfolio with consumables, reagents, software, and support alongside installed systems. That mix gives Veralto an aftermarket component that a pure capital-equipment comparison would miss.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $6.77 Oct 2, 2026 | $349M | 85 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $786.61 Oct 2, 2026 | $34.7B | 84 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $180.48 Oct 2, 2026 | $37.5B | 82 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $47.67 Oct 2, 2026 | $7.91B | 81 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $116.34 Oct 2, 2026 | $7.10B | 81 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| Veralto (VLTO) — this page | $94.68 | $23.1B | 78 |
| $45.70 Oct 2, 2026 | $3.73B | 73 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $545.64 Oct 2, 2026 | $20.2B | 72 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $189.69 Oct 2, 2026 | $25.6B | 69 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $696.23 Oct 2, 2026 | $32.6B | 67 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $73.66 Oct 2, 2026 | $4.30B | 36 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $1.66 Oct 2, 2026 | $51.7M | 36 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $1.94 Oct 2, 2026 | $83.3M | 30 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 |
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The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $104.00 – $114.00
- Consensus target
- $110.00
- Median target
- $110.00
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $94.68 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 17, 2026
- Transactions
- 37
- Identified insiders
- 16
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 4
- Other transactions
- 33
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Institutional ownership
- 97.0% Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · ownership
- 93.2% Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
- Reporting holders
- 997 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 1,045 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| Blackrock, INC. | 22,647,953 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 16,043,210 |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, INC. | 13,712,810 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 12,149,926 |
| State Street Corp | 11,131,069 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about Veralto (VLTO)?
Veralto Industrials Stock: Key Questions Answered
Research dated 2026-09-12; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 3 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
What do Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat contribute to Veralto?
They anchor Water Quality across measurement, analysis, treatment, purification, chemical reagents, digital tools, and support. Their customers range from municipal utilities and industrial processes to laboratories and other managed water environments.
Why are Videojet, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone part of Veralto?
They place Product Quality & Innovation inside the packaged-goods workflow, spanning product coding, packaging artwork, imaging, printing, and color standards. This portfolio makes Veralto more than a water-treatment supplier.
How recurring is Veralto’s measurement revenue?
Recurring measurement revenue is larger than nonrecurring measurement revenue. Consumables, reagents, software, and support therefore sit alongside instrument and system sales as an important source of continuity.
What could improve Veralto’s Product Quality & Innovation margins?
Management expects relief as fixed-cost absorption pressure eases and duplicate marking-and-coding production-line moves pass. Improvement needs to appear in reported operating conversion rather than sales growth alone.
What is the VLTO stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Veralto Corporation (VLTO) is $94.68, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the VLTO price target?
The analyst consensus price target for Veralto Corporation (VLTO) is $110.00 (range $104.00 to $114.00, median $110.00), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
Does VLTO pay a dividend?
Yes. Veralto Corporation (VLTO) shows a trailing 12-month dividend yield of 0.55%, as of Oct 2, 2026, in the data on this page. Payout ratio and cash-flow coverage decide whether it can last, and past dividends do not guarantee future payments.
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OFFICIAL — 2 facts from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prod.outlook | Management outlook — call excerpts | Sameer Ralhan (Jul 29, 2026): So Q4, we're going to see a nice margin uplift, especially in the PQI side because that's where we saw some of the impact from the fixed cost absorption side and then the line moves of duplicate product line -- production lines that we had on the marking/coding side. Sameer Ralhan (Jul 29, 2026): So we've not added that to our guidance for the second half. Sameer Ralhan (Jul 29, 2026): And Andrew, you're seeing that in the guidance, right, and the confidence that we have in the second half and then as we're going to move forward. | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) — Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | |
id.hq | SEC filing business address | 225 Wyman ST., Suite 250, Waltham, MA, 02451 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA, 02451, US". |
FMP — 74 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.next | Next earnings date | Oct 27, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar — The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | |
px.last | Latest provided price | $94.68 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T20:54:41.943Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | +0.08% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $23.1B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-02T20:00:54.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-04T20:54:40.898Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | +$0.08 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $1.47B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $80.03–$107.36 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 23.73 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 1.62M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 0.76 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Jennifer L. Honeycutt | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 17,000 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $4.70B, net result $861.00M; FY2022 revenue $4.87B, net result $845.00M; FY2023 revenue $5.02B, net result $839.00M; FY2024 revenue $5.19B, net result $833.00M; FY2025 revenue $5.50B, net result $940.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.rev_mix | Reported revenue segments | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Measurement, Recurring $3.36B · Revenue from Contract with Customer, Measurement, Nonrecurring $2.14B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 60.2% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-07-03.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-07-03 | $1.47B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-07-03.rd_k | R&D — period end 2026-07-03 | $73.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-07-03.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-07-03 | $514.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-07-03.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-07-03 | $315.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-03.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-04-03 | $1.42B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-03.rd_k | R&D — period end 2026-04-03 | $68.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-03.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-04-03 | $448.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-04-03.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-04-03 | $338.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $1.40B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.rd_k | R&D — period end 2025-12-31 | $68.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $444.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | $316.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-03.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-10-03 | $1.40B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-03.rd_k | R&D — period end 2025-10-03 | $67.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-03.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-10-03 | $451.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-10-03.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-10-03 | $326.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-07-28 | $1.47B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-28 | $1.45B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-07-28 | $1.1100 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-28 | $1.0100 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-04-28 | $1.42B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-04-28 | $1.40B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-04-28 | $1.0700 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-04-28 | $1.0000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-03.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-02-03 | $1.40B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-03.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-02-03 | $1.41B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-03.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-02-03 | $1.0400 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-03.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-02-03 | $0.9780 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-28.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-10-28 | $1.40B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-28.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-28 | $1.40B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-28.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-10-28 | $0.9900 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-28.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-28 | $0.9460 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $2.12B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | $340.00M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-07-03. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $0.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $3.38B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.price_to_book | Price to book value | 7.50× | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-07-03.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-07-03 | $340.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-04-03.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-04-03 | $182.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-07-03.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-07-03 | −$12.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-04-03.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-04-03 | −$12.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $311.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$20.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-10-03.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-10-03 | $270.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-10-03.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-10-03 | −$12.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $104.00 – $114.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $110.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $110.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 37 transactions · 0 purchases, 4 sales, 33 other transactions · 16 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 17, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct | Institutional ownership | 97.0% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · ownership | 93.2% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 997 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 1,045 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 22,647,953 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Vanguard Capital Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 16,043,210 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 13,712,810 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 12,149,926 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | State Street Corp — shares in provider snapshot | 11,131,069 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
UNRECORDED — 2 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 8 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-10-01 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 4.28 · Piotroski F 6 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-05 |
COMPUTED — 5 facts from our arithmetic, formula restated
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 10.90× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $2.12B at Jul 3, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-07-03. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
div.ttm_per_share | Dividends per share, last 12 months (split-adjusted) | $0.52 | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history — Sum of 4 split-adjusted declared dividends with an ex-date in the 365 days to 2026-10-05, per current share. Ex-dates are not payment dates; special dividends are included. Not a declared annual rate. | |
div.ttm_yield | Dividend yield, last 12 months | 0.55% | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history and quote — Split-adjusted dividends with ex-dates in the trailing 365-day window divided by the packet price, on the same current-share basis. Price date follows the quote, latest price bar or packet-build day when unstamped. Not a forecast or declared annual rate. | |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($1.47B) with the recorded estimate ($1.45B) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS ($1.1100) with the recorded estimate ($1.0100) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 78 of 100 · Strong · pillars 92 / 77 / 41 / 40 / 67 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 79 (stored snapshot Oct 4, 2026) → 78 (current publication computed Oct 5, 2026) (-1) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots — The current score publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive. |
Fact-family notes
- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-07-03. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
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| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Industrials / Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 3825 — Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Business description | Veralto Corporation is a global provider specializing in critical solutions across water quality management, brand protection, and packaging aesthetics. Its operations are structured into two primary divisions: Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment delivers advanced instrumentation and treatment technologies designed for the precise measurement, analysis, and purification of water. These solutions cater to a broad spectrum of applications, from residential and commercial settings to municipal systems, industrial processes, research facilities, and natural environments. Esteemed brands like Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat fall under this segment, which also supplies essential chemical reagents, support services, and digital tools for comprehensive water management. The PQI segment focuses on enhancing product integrity and brand appeal. It provides critical marking and coding systems for packaged consumer goods and associated consumables. Its offerings extend to comprehensive software for managing digital assets, marketing resources, and product information, alongside inline printing systems for direct application on products and packaging. Furthermore, PQI supplies sophisticated design software and imaging technology for innovative packaging development, as well as color management tools for both printed materials and a wide array of consumer and industrial products. The segment also establishes color standards crucial for the design sector, operating through well-known brands such as Videojet, Linx, Esko, X-Rite, and Pantone. Veralto's diverse clientele includes municipal utility providers, the food and beverage sector, pharmaceutical companies, and various industrial enterprises. Established in 2022, Veralto Corporation, which was previously known as DH EAS Holding Corp. before adopting its current name in February 2023, maintains its corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Revenue by segment | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Measurement, Recurring: $3.36B; Revenue from Contract with Customer, Measurement, Nonrecurring: $2.14B | 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K |
| Management outlook — dated call excerpts | Captured record · 3 entries
Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | 2026-07-29 | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Annual revenue and net result (USD millions) | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-28 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $3.38B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $5.46B; Cash and short-term investments: $2.12B; Cash and investments: $2.12B; Long-term investments: $0; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-07-03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets |
| Cash against market value | As of: 2026-07-03; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Net cash: -$1.26B; Total debt: $3.38B; Cash and investments: $2.12B Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. Cash is the latest reported cash and short-term investment balance; long-term investments are excluded. Market capitalization is the latest provider value.; The reported balance does not establish unrestricted availability or liquidation value.; The two are measured on different dates — the balance sheet is a quarter-end, the market cap is a recent close.; Debt is total debt as reported, including operating lease liabilities where the filer includes them. | 2026-07-03 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet and the latest market capitalization |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 1.61; Current ratio: 1.78; Debt to equity: 1.09; Net margin: 17.3%; Gross margin: 60.2%; Operating margin: 22.7%; Return on assets: 11.5%; Return on equity: 32.8% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
| Distress and quality screens | Altman Z-score: 4.27; Piotroski F-score: 6 Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. The screen is built for manufacturers and industrials; for banks, insurers and property companies it is not a meaningful reading. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores |
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-10-27; EPS estimate: $1.09 per share; Revenue estimate: $1.50B The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
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