Fortive Corp (FTV)

Return on equity (ROE)

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	832,900	889,300	885,700	899,600	865,800	827,800	799,700	763,700	755,200	693,000	655,400	663,300	608,400	1,659,000	1,732,500	1,681,600	1,613,300	590,500	571,800	616,400
Total stockholders’ equity	US$ in thousands	10,188,600	10,554,900	10,499,300	10,476,700	10,318,900	10,077,800	9,965,800	9,869,900	9,683,400	9,390,800	9,444,300	9,561,400	9,512,200	9,318,000	9,205,000	9,009,000	8,964,200	7,676,100	7,395,300	7,242,100
ROE		8.17%	8.43%	8.44%	8.59%	8.39%	8.21%	8.02%	7.74%	7.80%	7.38%	6.94%	6.94%	6.40%	17.80%	18.82%	18.67%	18.00%	7.69%	7.73%	8.51%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROE = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total stockholders’ equity
= $832,900K ÷ $10,188,600K
= 8.17%

Fortive Corp's return on equity (ROE) has fluctuated over the past few years. From March 2020 to June 2021, the ROE showed a generally increasing trend, reaching a peak of 18.82% in June 2021. However, the ROE dropped in the following quarters and hit a low of 6.40% in December 2021. Subsequently, there was a slight recovery in the ROE, reaching 8.59% by March 2024, before stabilizing around 8% in the following quarters.

Overall, Fortive Corp's ROE has displayed some volatility, with periods of both growth and decline. Investors and analysts may want to further investigate the factors contributing to these fluctuations to assess the company's performance and effectiveness in generating returns for its shareholders.