VLTO

Veralto Corporation

Industrials · $23.6B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$94.68

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$78.55

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$31.42

buy price

Overpriced

VLTO is Overpriced: at $94.68 it trades 21% above its fair value of $78.55. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $31.42, 67% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 4% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth13.0% a year✓
Equity per share growth51.7% a year✓
Sales growth4.2% a year✗
Free cash flow growth-0.7% a year✗
Return on invested capital17.8%✓

Follow VLTO

Get notified when it reaches its buy price of $31.42. Free.

Create a free account

Superinvestors

2 of the investors we track hold VLTO. In Q2 2026, 1 added. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Added: Wallace Weitz

Insider activity

Since Jul 15, 2026: no open-market purchases, 3 sales worth $1.5M and 30 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

Honeycutt Jennifer

President and CEO · 2026-07-29

Option exercise

$204K

MITTS HEATH A

director · 2026-07-24

Award

154 shares

Wallis-Lage Cindy L.

director · 2026-07-24

Award

38 shares

Williams Thomas

director · 2026-07-24

Award

183 shares

Honeycutt Jennifer

President and CEO · 2026-07-17

Option exercise

$204K

Show all 30 other filings

Ralhan Sameer

SVP, Chief Financial Officer · 2026-07-15

Tax withholding

$301K

FILLER LINDA

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

FILLER LINDA

director · 2026-07-15

Award

825 shares

FILLER LINDA

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

FILLER LINDA

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$243K

Colpron Francoise

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,099 shares

Colpron Francoise

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

COMAS DANIEL L

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

COMAS DANIEL L

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,099 shares

Kambeyanda Shyam

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,099 shares

Kambeyanda Shyam

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

KING WILLIAM

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

KING WILLIAM

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

LOHR WALTER G

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

LOHR WALTER G

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

MITTS HEATH A

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

MITTS HEATH A

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

Sankaran Vijay P.

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

Sankaran Vijay P.

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

Wallis-Lage Cindy L.

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

Wallis-Lage Cindy L.

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

Williams Thomas

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

Williams Thomas

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

SCHWIETERS JOHN T

director · 2026-07-15

Award

1,009 shares

SCHWIETERS JOHN T

director · 2026-07-15

Award

$323K

About Veralto Corporation

Veralto Corporation is a global provider specializing in critical solutions across water quality management, brand protection, and packaging aesthetics. Its operations are structured into two primary divisions: Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment delivers advanced instrumentation and treatment technologies designed for the precise measurement, analysis, and purification of…

Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works