Fortive Expands Buybacks, Announces Pro Rata Ralliant Stock Dividend
Fortive Corporation FTV has announced a significant expansion of its share repurchase efforts, reflecting strong confidence in its long-term growth prospects and disciplined capital allocation strategy.
The company's board of directors has authorized an increase of approximately 15.63 million shares under its general share repurchase program. This brings the total number of shares available for buyback to 20 million, including the 4.37 million shares remaining from prior authorizations. The general repurchase program remains open-ended with no expiration date, allowing Fortive to repurchase shares at its discretion over time.
Aligned with this, Fortive has also introduced a Special Purpose Share Repurchase Program. This program permits the company to repurchase up to $550 million of its common stock using proceeds from the anticipated $1.15 billion pre-separation dividend to be received from Ralliant Corporation, Fortive's Precision Technologies segment, which is set to spin off on June 28, 2025. The company may also use any additional cash received from Ralliant in connection with the separation.
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Along with this, the company announced that its board has approved the distribution of 100% of the outstanding shares of Ralliant Corporation to Fortive shareholders through a pro rata dividend. Shareholders of record, as of the close of business on June 16, 2025, will receive one share of Ralliant common stock for every three shares of Fortive common stock they own. The distribution is scheduled to occur on June 28, 2025. Shareholders entitled to fractional shares will instead receive a cash payment in lieu of those fractions.
Management highlighted that Fortive has already allocated about 75% of its free cash flow toward share repurchases since first announcing the spin-off last year, and the renewed authorization underscores the company's focus on a balanced, value-driven capital deployment strategy post-separation.Fortive's continued focus on share buybacks is a strategic move aimed at enhancing bottom-line performance and delivering value to shareholders. In the first quarter, the company repurchased 2.5 million shares as planned, maintaining its consistent pace of buybacks.
Fortive remains committed to using free cash flow for additional share repurchases as it progresses with the anticipated spin-off. Continued focus on returning cash to the company's shareholders is a positive signal, as it boosts the bottom line and supports stock price appreciation in the near term.
Together, these initiatives underscore Fortive's confidence in its financial health and growth trajectory as it moves forward with transforming Ralliant into a fully independent public company.
However, uncertain macro environment and tariff impacts, along with high debt and stiff competition, may hurt the company's performance. Fortive revised its 2025 guidance due to a delayed recovery in Precision Technologies and global tariff impacts. Before mitigation efforts, it estimates gross tariff costs of $190–$220 million, mainly from China, with a 60-40 split between New Fortive and Ralliant. For the second quarter, adjusted EPS is estimated to be 85-90 cents, including tariff headwinds. Tariffs are expected to weigh on second-quarter adjusted operating margins.
Currently, Fortive has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Shares of the company have lost 2.8% in the past year against no change for the Zacks Electronics - Testing Equipment industry.
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In the last reported quarter, JNPR delivered an earnings surprise of 4.88%. Juniper Networks' long-term earnings growth rate is 12.4%. Its shares have inched up 2.3% in the past year.
UI's earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 29.93%. In the last reported quarter, Ubiquiti delivered an earnings surprise of 61.29%. Its shares have surged 184.7% in the past year.
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Flow beverage products are available at retailers in Canada and the United States, and online at For more information on Flow, please visit Flow's investor relations site at: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (' Forward-Looking Statements '). The Forward-Looking Statements contained in this press release relate to future events or Flow's future plans, operations, strategy, performance or financial position and are based on Flow's current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions, including, among other things, in respect of the Company's ability to satisfy the conditions for drawing future advances under the NFS Term Loan and/or the RI Flow Convertible Loan, including achieving the monthly revenue milestones thereunder, the Company's ability to maintain compliance with covenants under the its loan agreements with NFS, RI Flow and its other lenders. In particular, there is no assurance that the principal amount that will be advanced under the Business Purpose Loans, that the Company will satisfy all or any of the conditions for drawing future advances under the Business Purpose Loans, including achieving the monthly revenue milestones thereunder, that the Company will maintain compliance with covenants under its loan agreements with NFS, RI Flow and its other lenders or that NFS or RI Flow will provide future waivers in respect of the Company's non-compliance with certain covenants under its loan agreements with NFS and/or RI Flow. Such Forward-Looking Statements have been made by Flow in light of the information available to it at the time the statements were made and reflect its experience and perception of historical trends. All statements and information other than historical fact may be forward-looking statements. Such Forward-Looking Statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as 'may', 'would', 'should', 'could', 'expect', 'intend', 'estimate', 'anticipate', 'plan', 'foresee', 'believe', 'continue', 'expect', 'believe', 'anticipate', 'estimate', 'will', 'potential', 'proposed' and other similar words and expressions. Forward-Looking Statements are based on certain expectations and assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Flow's control, that could cause actual events, results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in these Forward-Looking Statements. Forward-Looking Statements are provided for the purpose of assisting the reader in understanding Flow and its business, operations, prospects, and risks at a point in time in the context of historical and possible future developments, and the reader is therefore cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-Looking Statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these Forward-Looking Statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise indicates, the Forward-Looking Statements contained herein are provided as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update or revise any Forward-Looking Statements as a result of new information or future events, or for any other reason. The following press release should be read in conjunction with the management's discussion and analysis and unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto as at and for the three months ended January 31, 2025. Additional information about Flow is available on the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at including the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended October 31, 2024 dated January 29, 2025. View source version on CONTACT: Trent MacDonald, Chief Financial Officer 1-844-356-9426 [email protected]: Marc Charbin [email protected]: Natasha Koifman [email protected] KEYWORD: NORTH AMERICA CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: FINANCE FOOD/BEVERAGE RETAIL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ORGANIC FOOD SOURCE: Flow Beverage Corp. Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 06/04/2025 08:10 AM/DISC: 06/04/2025 08:09 AM
