secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Veralto Corp (VLTO)
CIK:        0001967680
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001967680-26-000023
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Veralto Q1 sales up 6.7% to $1.42B; raises FY adjusted EPS guidance to $4.20-4.28
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- Sales $1,422M (+6.7% YoY); core sales growth 1.9%; adjusted EPS $1.07, up 13% YoY.
- Raised FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.20-$4.28 from $4.10-$4.20; Q2 guided $0.96-$1.00.
- ~$1B capital allocation YTD: ~$620M for acquisitions (In-Situ, GlobalVision); $300M share buybacks (1.3% of shares).
- Initiated cost optimization program; expects $85-$105M charge and $65-$75M annual savings by 2028.
- Operating cash flow $182M; free cash flow $170M; free cash flow conversion guided ~100% of GAAP net earnings.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967680/000196768026000023/0001967680-26-000023-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967680/000196768026000023/vlto-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001967680-26-000023

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