Financing
Share Buybacks
Fortive Share Buybacks increased by 88.8% to $500.20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 146.9%, from $202.60M to $500.20M.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $63.80M | $179.10M | $133.20M | $66.80M | $0.00 | $129.10M | $78.80M | $65.00M | $0.00 | $152.90M | $270.10M | $466.60M | $202.60M | $141.90M | $1.00B | $265.00M | $500.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | +180.7% | -25.6% | -49.8% | -100.0% | — | -39.0% | -17.5% | -100.0% | — | +76.7% | +72.8% | -56.6% | -30.0% | +605.1% | -73.5% | +88.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | -27.9% | -40.8% | -2.7% | — | +18.4% | +242.8% | +617.8% | — | -7.2% | +270.5% | -43.2% | +146.9% |
Range$0.00 – $1.00B
Avg YoY Growth+97.7%
Median YoY Growth-2.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fortive's share buybacks?
- Fortive (FTV) reported share buybacks of $500.20M in Q1 2026.
- How has Fortive's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Fortive's share buybacks increased by 146.9% year-over-year, from $202.60M to $500.20M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.