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Veralto (VLTO) guidance and outlook
Veralto (VLTO) raised its guidance on Oct 29, 2026: Revenue +5.5% to +6.5% for Q4 2026; EPS $4.49–$4.52 for FY2026; EPS +15% to +16% for FY2026; Operating margin 24.5% for FY2026. Veralto's 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026 makes 10 forward-looking statements, 0 of them new and 0 no longer said since the filing before.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Q4 2026 | +5.5% to +6.5% | new |
| EPS | FY2026 | $4.49–$4.52 | raised |
| EPS | FY2026 | +15% to +16% | raised |
| Operating margin | FY2026 | 24.5% | new |
| EPS | Q4 2026 | $1.13–$1.16 | new |
| Revenue | FY2026 | +4.2% to +4.5% | raised |
| Operating margin | FY2026 | +50 bps | raised |
| Free cash flow | FY2026 | +105% | raised |
| Net income | FY2026 | +100% | raised |
From the earnings release filed Oct 29, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026
- • Our growth can also suffer if the markets into which we sell our products and services decline, do not grow as anticipated or experience cyclicality.
- • Our restructuring actions could result in unexpected costs, may not achieve the anticipated benefits and can have long-term adverse effects on our business and financial statements.
- Water Quality: we continue to expect sales growth led by positive secular growth drivers across municipal and industrial markets globally, disciplined commercial execution, and product innovation.
- Product Quality & Innovation: we expect steady sequential sales, driven by steady demand from consumer packaged goods market globally and increasing adoption of digital workflow solutions.
- Performance is expected to be driven by steady recurring revenue from a large installed base, and new product offerings that help our customers convey the quality and safety of their products and build trust with consumers.
- Income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect management’s assessment of future taxes expected to be paid on items reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
- The Company continues to generate substantial cash from operating activities and believes that its operating cash flow and other sources of liquidity will be sufficient to allow it to continue to invest in existing businesses, consummate strategic acquisitions, make interest payments on its outstanding indebtedness, and manage its capital structure on a short and long-term basis.
- Unless otherwise specified in the corresponding prospectus supplement, the Company expects to use net proceeds realized from future securities issuances off the Shelf Registration Statement for general corporate purposes, including without limitation repayment or refinancing of debt or other corporate obligations, acquisitions, capital expenditures, and working capital.
- The Company will continue to have cash requirements to support general corporate purposes, which may include working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments, paying interest and servicing debt, paying taxes and any related
- The Company generally intends to use available cash and internally generated funds to meet these cash requirements, but in the event that additional liquidity is required, the Company may also borrow under its commercial paper programs (if available) or borrow under the Company’s credit facility, enter into new credit facilities and either borrow directly thereunder or use such credit facilities to backstop…
Veralto's latest quarter
Veralto, Q3 2026: revenue $1.5B (+8% year over year), operating margin 19.7%, net earnings $253M, operating cash flow $323M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Veralto raise or lower its guidance?
Veralto (VLTO) raised its guidance on Oct 29, 2026: Revenue +5.5% to +6.5% for Q4 2026; EPS $4.49–$4.52 for FY2026; EPS +15% to +16% for FY2026; Operating margin 24.5% for FY2026.
What does Veralto expect?
• Our growth can also suffer if the markets into which we sell our products and services decline, do not grow as anticipated or experience cyclicality. • Our restructuring actions could result in unexpected costs, may not achieve the anticipated benefits and can have long-term adverse effects on our business and financial statements. Water Quality: we continue to expect sales growth led by positive secular growth drivers across municipal and industrial markets globally, disciplined commercial execution, and product innovation.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.