Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.350-4.430 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.250. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Veralto also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 1.060-1.090 EPS.

Veralto Stock Down 4.1%

NYSE VLTO traded down $4.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $94.81. 617,240 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,098,473. The company’s 50-day moving average is $88.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.94. Veralto has a one year low of $80.03 and a one year high of $110.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.48. The company has a market capitalization of $23.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.63.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 35.09%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.430 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.090 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Veralto will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Veralto’s payout ratio is currently 13.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VLTO. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $109.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird set a $111.00 price target on Veralto in a research note on Thursday. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on Veralto from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Veralto currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.00.

Insider Transactions at Veralto

In other Veralto news, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,097 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total transaction of $674,215.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 124,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,788,075. This represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Veralto

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VLTO. Compound Planning Inc. lifted its position in shares of Veralto by 13.6% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,595,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,493,000 after acquiring an additional 272,036 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 147,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,737,000 after acquiring an additional 7,966 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Veralto by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 51,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,148,000 after acquiring an additional 8,582 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC raised its stake in Veralto by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 4,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after acquiring an additional 1,697 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Company Profile

Veralto Corporation provides water analytics, water treatment, marking and coding, and packaging and color services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment offers precision instrumentation and water treatment technologies to measure, analyze, and treat water in residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, research, and natural resource applications through the Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat brands. This segment provides water solutions, including chemical reagents, services, and digital solutions.