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FTV (Fortive) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 2.93 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Fortive Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-27), Fortive's current share price is $71.60. Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $24.45. Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 2.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FTV' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.62   Med: 3.15   Max: 3.39
Current: 2.92

During the past years, Fortive's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.39. The lowest was 2.62. And the median was 3.15.

FTV's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
68.16% of 1947 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs FTV: 2.92

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Fortive's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $30.116. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $24.45 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Fortive Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Fortive Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fortive Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Fortive Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Fortive Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=71.60/24.45
=2.93

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Fortive's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Fortive's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=30.116/134.9266*134.9266
=30.116

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Fortive Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 0.000 100.684 0.000
201509 15.198 100.392 20.426
201512 14.988 99.792 20.265
201603 15.215 100.470 20.433
201606 6.856 101.688 9.097
201609 7.394 101.861 9.794
201612 7.771 101.863 10.293
201703 8.334 102.862 10.932
201706 9.134 103.349 11.925
201709 9.998 104.136 12.954
201712 10.898 104.011 14.137
201803 11.743 105.290 15.048
201806 16.116 106.317 20.453
201809 16.668 106.507 21.116
201812 19.717 105.998 25.098
201903 20.450 107.251 25.727
201906 20.905 108.070 26.100
201909 21.304 108.329 26.535
201912 21.985 108.420 27.360
202003 21.503 108.902 26.642
202006 21.945 108.767 27.223
202009 22.764 109.815 27.970
202012 26.529 109.897 32.571
202103 26.614 111.754 32.132
202106 25.684 114.631 30.231
202109 25.984 115.734 30.293
202112 26.489 117.630 30.384
202203 26.678 121.301 29.675
202206 26.559 125.017 28.664
202209 26.543 125.227 28.599
202212 27.440 125.222 29.567
202303 27.921 127.348 29.583
202306 28.320 128.729 29.684
202309 28.679 129.860 29.798
202312 29.424 129.419 30.676
202403 29.763 131.776 30.475
202406 29.969 132.554 30.505
202409 30.426 133.029 30.860
202412 29.861 133.157 30.258
202503 30.116 134.927 30.116

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Fortive  (NYSE:FTV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Fortive Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6920 Seaway Boulevard, Everett, WA, USA, 98203
Fortive is a diversified industrial technology firm with a broad portfolio of mission-critical products and services that include field solutions, product realization, health, and sensing technologies. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including manufacturing, utilities, medical, and electronics. Fortive generated roughly $6.2 billion in revenue in 2024.
Executives
James A Lico officer: President, CEO and Secretary
Peter C Underwood officer: SVP-General Counsel/Secretary 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Charles E Mclaughlin officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Stacey A. Walker officer: SVP - Human Resources C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Christopher M. Mulhall officer: VP - Chief Accounting Officer C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Jonathan L Schwarz officer: VP-Corporate Development C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Tamara S. Newcombe officer: President & CEO of PT 6920 SEAWAY BLVD., EVERETT WA 98203
Patrick K Murphy officer: Senior Vice President C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Eric Branderiz director 915 DEGUIGNE DRIVE, PO BOX 3453, SUNNYVALE CA 94088-3453
Alan G Spoon director, other: Chairman 1150 15TH ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20071
Wright Iii Lassiter director 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Barbara B. Hulit officer: Senior Vice President C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Olumide Soroye officer: President & CEO of IOS 6920 SEAWAY BLVD., EVERETT WA 98203
Steven M Rales director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
William W Pringle officer: Senior Vice President C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203