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Veralto VLTO Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+6.8%
Gross profit$854.0M+6.1%
Operating income$338.0M+5.0%
Net income$254.0M+12.9%
EPS (diluted)$1.02+13.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B+15.5%
Total debt$2.9B+2.1%
Total equity$3.0B+30.5%
Total assets$7.7B+15.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$182.0M+15.9%
CapEx$12.0M-20.0%
Free cash flow$170.0M+19.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$20.33B-10.2%
Enterprise value$21.77B-10.1%
P/E21×-4.9×
P/S3.6×-0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin59.9%-0.1pp
Operating margin23.1%-0.3pp
Net margin17.3%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity36.5%-9.7pp
Debt / equity-0.3×
Current ratio1.5×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Veralto’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Veralto’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Veralto's return on invested capital?
Veralto (VLTO) reported return on invested capital of 25% in Q1 2026.
How has Veralto's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Veralto's return on invested capital decreased by 5.0% year-over-year, from 26.3% to 25%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.