Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.09 EPS

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.09, FiscalAI reports. Veralto had a net margin of 17.27% and a return on equity of 35.54%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. Veralto’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Veralto Trading Up 7.1%

NYSE VLTO traded up $7.41 on Friday, hitting $111.47. 4,318,518 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,719,696. Veralto has a twelve month low of $80.03 and a twelve month high of $115.17. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $98.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.62.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. Veralto’s payout ratio is presently 13.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VLTO. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective (up from $115.00) on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research note on Friday. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Veralto from $104.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Veralto from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Veralto from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 24th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $115.10.

Insider Activity at Veralto

In other Veralto news, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,098 shares of Veralto stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $745,290.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 120,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,606,300. The trade was a 5.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 986 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.05, for a total transaction of $95,691.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 8,565 shares in the company, valued at approximately $831,233.25. This trade represents a 10.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Veralto News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Veralto this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings and revenue beat estimates. Veralto reported adjusted earnings of $1.18 per share, above the $1.09 analyst consensus, while revenue rose 7.5% year over year to $1.51 billion, slightly exceeding expectations. EPS increased from $0.99 in the year-ago quarter. Veralto Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Water analytics and cost management supported performance. Management highlighted continued growth in water analytics and benefits from cost optimization, suggesting improving operating leverage and resilient demand for Veralto’s essential-resource solutions. VLTO Q3 deep dive
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center-related demand is expanding. Reports indicated that Veralto’s data-center business continues to grow, adding to investor enthusiasm about longer-term demand for its water-management and monitoring products. AI stocks and data-center demand
• Positive Sentiment: Fourth-quarter outlook points to acceleration. Veralto expects total sales growth of approximately 10%–11% in the fourth quarter and projects adjusted EPS of $1.13–$1.16. Full-year adjusted EPS is projected at $4.49–$4.52, reinforcing expectations for continued earnings momentum. Veralto fourth-quarter outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: The strong reaction raises the importance of Veralto delivering on its accelerated fourth-quarter sales outlook and sustaining margin gains as investors reassess the stock’s valuation.

About Veralto

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of technology, products and services that help customers manage water quality and improve the quality, safety and efficiency of packaged goods. The company serves municipal, industrial, commercial and consumer-facing markets through a portfolio of operating businesses.

Veralto’s Water Quality segment provides instruments, software and services used to test, monitor and treat water and wastewater. Its brands include Hach, Trojan Technologies and ChemTreat, which support applications such as laboratory and field testing, disinfection, water treatment and industrial water management.

The company’s Product Quality & Innovation segment supplies technologies used in product identification, packaging design, color management and quality inspection.