VLTO · 10-Q · 2026Q4

Veralto Corp

Filed 2026-10-30 · Industrials · View original filing on EDGAR

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Ranked Events

• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 65 · Surprise 82
  The effective tax rate was 7.3% for the three months ended October 2, 2026, compared with 21.9% a year earlier, and 15.3% for the nine months, compared with 22.0%. A $47 million net discrete tax benefit, primarily…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 65 · Surprise 60
  Veralto acquired In-Situ on January 22, 2026, for approximately $426 million net of cash acquired and integrated it into Water Quality; In-Situ provides environmental water measurement and monitoring solutions. On…
• Liquidity and Cash PositionImportance 55 · Surprise 32
  Veralto held approximately $1.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents as of October 2, 2026, including approximately $620 million in the United States and $1,165 million outside the United States. Operating cash flow…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 48 · Surprise 40
  Veralto paid $96 million in dividends during the first nine months of 2026, up from $82 million in the comparable 2025 period, an increase of approximately 17%. It paid $32 million in dividends in the third quarter of…
• Operating Expense and Profit DriversImportance 47 · Surprise 48
  SG&A expense increased to $541 million from $451 million for the quarter and to $1.503 billion from $1.312 billion for the nine months ended October 2, 2026; SG&A as a share of sales rose 380 and 220 basis points,…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  For the three months ended October 2, 2026, revenue increased 7.5% year over year and core sales increased 5.1%; for the nine months, revenue rose 7.3% and core sales rose 3.8%. Price increases contributed 2.3% and…
• Market Demand TrendsImportance 42 · Surprise 40
  Water Quality core sales increased 6.4% in the third quarter and 5.3% in the first nine months, led by chemical treatment solutions, which grew 11.6% and 8.9%, respectively. Analytical instrumentation core sales grew…
• Restructuring and Margin ImpactImportance 40 · Surprise 42
  The 2026 Cost Optimization Program reduced consolidated operating margin by 150 basis points in the third quarter and 120 basis points year to date. Its impact was 60 basis points in Water Quality’s third-quarter…
• Geographic Revenue PerformanceImportance 37 · Surprise 32
  For the third quarter, company sales increased 8.3% in developed markets, including 9.9% in North America and 4.9% in Western Europe, while high-growth markets rose 5.3%; core sales in high-growth markets were up 1.6%,…
• Trade Policy and TariffsImportance 34 · Surprise 42
  The Company recorded recoveries of tariffs previously collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of $5 million in the three months and $21 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2026.…
• Comprehensive Income / FX TranslationImportance 32 · Surprise 24
  For the three months ended October 2, 2026, comprehensive income increased $28 million year over year, driven primarily by higher net earnings and unrealized gains on net investment hedges. For the nine months ended…
• Guidance / OutlookImportance 26 · Surprise 24
  Management expects Water Quality sales growth, supported by secular growth drivers in global municipal and industrial markets, commercial execution, product innovation, and recurring revenue from its installed base.…
• Gross Margin DriversImportance 25 · Surprise 32
  Gross margin was 60.2% in the three months ended October 2, 2026, up 10 basis points year over year, and 60.5% for the nine months, up 30 basis points. Positive pricing actions supported both periods, while incremental…
• Interest Expense TrendsImportance 23 · Surprise 22
  Net interest expense was $25 million for the three months ended October 2, 2026, compared with $21 million in the prior-year quarter, an increase of approximately 19%. For the nine-month periods, net interest expense…

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