Veralto Corporation
Our Company Veralto Corporation s unifying purpose is Safeguarding the World s Most Vital Resources TM . Our diverse group of leading operating companies provide essential technology solutions that monitor, enhance and protect key resources around the globe.
$101.31
-$0.05 (-0.05%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
Margins and capital returns are both well above average: 23.21% operating margin, ROIC at 19.35%. Consistent with durable pricing power, though that alone doesn't make it a buy.
Revenue grew 6.0%, steady but not accelerating.
At 26x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.
26.1x earnings, 23.7x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$5.59B
▲ +6.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$969M
▲ +12.8% YoY
Op. Margin
23.12%
ROIC
18.31%
▼ -2.0pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$1.04B
▲ +23.7% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$1.10B
▲ +23.1% YoY
Net Debt
$1.44B
Cash & Equiv.
$1.43B
3Y CAGR: +4.2%
3Y CAGR: +6.6%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 29 Apr 2026, covering the period ending 3 Apr 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 30 Jul 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Veralto (VLTO) overvalued?
At a P/E of 26.1 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 23.7, Veralto (VLTO) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $78.04 per share, so at $101.31 the stock looks overvalued (23.0% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Veralto scores 65/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Veralto's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $78.04 per share for VLTO, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $58.53. At today's $101.31, that puts the stock about 23.0% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Veralto a high-quality business?+
Veralto scores 65 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 23.1% operating margin and a 18.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Veralto (VLTO) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Veralto pays a regular dividend of about $0.46 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 11.8% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For VLTO's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Veralto a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. VLTO currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 65/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 0.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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