What is Veralto's water quality — goodwill?

Veralto (VLTO) reported water quality — goodwill of $1.56B in Q1 2026.

How has Veralto's water quality — goodwill changed year-over-year?

Veralto's water quality — goodwill increased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $1.28B to $1.56B.

What does water quality — goodwill mean?

The intangible asset value recorded when the Water Quality segment acquires another business for a price higher than the fair market value of its net identifiable assets. It represents the premium paid for brand reputation, customer relationships, and intellectual property.

Veralto VLTO Water Quality — Goodwill

Other segment segments

Product Quality & Innovation

$1.49B+1.8%

Similar metrics at other companies

FBINWater — Goodwill

$1.22B+0.5%

HWK

HWKNWater Treatment — Goodwill

$170.88M+104%

WTTRWater Services — Goodwill

$1.44M0.0%

FELEWater Systems — Goodwill

$278.6M+3.0%

PNRWater Solutions — Goodwill

$1.73B+23.6%

XYLWater Solutions and Services — Goodwill

$2.89B+1.7%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

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

See full

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

See full

Operating cash flow$182.0M+15.9%

CapEx$12.0M-20.0%

Free cash flow$170.0M+19.7%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$21.78B-9.3%

Enterprise value$23.22B-8.3%

P/E22.5×-4.4×

P/S3.9×-0.6×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin59.9%-0.1pp

Operating margin23.1%-0.3pp

Net margin17.3%+0.8pp

FCF margin18.6%+2.3pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity36.5%-9.7pp

Debt / equity1×-0.3×

Current ratio1.5×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Veralto in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

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

Ask your AI about Veralto's water quality — goodwill.

Connect your AI assistant and compare segments, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Veralto's water quality — goodwill?: Veralto (VLTO) reported water quality — goodwill of $1.56B in Q1 2026.
How has Veralto's water quality — goodwill changed year-over-year?: Veralto's water quality — goodwill increased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $1.28B to $1.56B.
What does water quality — goodwill mean?: The intangible asset value recorded when the Water Quality segment acquires another business for a price higher than the fair market value of its net identifiable assets. It represents the premium paid for brand reputation, customer relationships, and intellectual property.