---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001659166-23-000230"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTV"
cik: "0001659166"
company_name: "Fortive Corp"
filed_at: "2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T10:53:20.461228+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortive reports Q3 revenue $1.49B (+2.6% YoY); adj. EPS $0.85 (+8%); narrows FY2023 outlook

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $1.49B, up 2.6% YoY (core +2.5%); operating margin expanded 220bps to 20%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.61 (+15% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.85 (+8% YoY).
- Software ARR grew 9% YoY; all segments showed core growth.
- Full-year FY2023 outlook narrowed: revenue ~$6.0-6.1B, adjusted EPS $3.37-3.40.
- Q4 2023 guidance: revenue ~$1.6B, adjusted EPS $0.92-0.95.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001659166-23-000230
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTV
- cik: 0001659166
- company_name: Fortive Corp
- filed_at: 2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000165916623000230/0001659166-23-000230-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000165916623000230/ftv-20231025.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Fortive Corp reported the quarter ended September 29, 2023 results: revenue $1.49 billion, net income $218 million, EPS $0.61. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $1.49 billion
  - Net income: $218 million
  - EPS: $0.61
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: share for the third quarter was $0.61. For the same period, adjusted diluted net earnings per share was $0.85. For the third quarter, revenues increased 2.6% year-over-year to $1.49 billion, which included core revenue growth of 2.5%. James A. Lico, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Our results in the third quarter once again reflected the durability
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1659166/000165916623000230/0001659166-23-000230-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.