VNT
Vontier Corporation
VNT's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 18x earnings, above its usual 14x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
VNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
VNT's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
VNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $24.70 | -43% |
| Forward | 11x | $43.18 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $32.92 | -24% |
| Expensive | 16x | $38.45 | -11% |
| Current | 18x | $43.18 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VNT's PE is in its expensive range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VNT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
VNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.84 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.44 | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.41 | -8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.83 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.76 | +0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.73 | +4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.63 | +1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.46 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.75 | +14% |
VNT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.44 over the past year, against $3.39 in early 2022.
VNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $736.9M | -2.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $756.7M | -2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $750.6M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $808.5M | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $752.5M | +0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $773.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $741.1M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $776.8M | -1.5% |
VNT's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $737M last quarter, down 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +0.7 points |
VNT's operating margin was 22% last quarter, up 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $122M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $94.9M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.8M | -73% |
| Q4 2025 | $174.8M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.3M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $83.3M | +274% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.7M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $148M | -0.2% |
VNT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $417M over the past year.
VNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.1% | -4.4M shares |
| 1 year | -8.1% | -12M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -20.4M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -34.9M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -34.3M shares |
VNT has 135M diluted shares, down 8.1% from a year ago, with $405M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $80M |
| Q2 2026 | $130M |
| Q1 2026 | $70M |
| Q4 2025 | $125.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $70M |
| Q2 2025 | $50.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $55M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.1M |
VNT spent $405M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 72% from the year before.
VNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
VNT's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
VNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 75.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 91.1 | Overbought |
VNT's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
VNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 36% below |
| PE % | 94 | 38 | 56 pts above |
VNT is trading at 18x earnings, a 36% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
VNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.5 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.3 | 30% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.6 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $36.0 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.9 | 24% above |
VNT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% above its 200-week average.
VNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.0 | $34.0 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | $34.0 | $30.4 | -11% |
| 2022 | $30.4 | $18.9 | -38% |
| 2023 | $18.9 | $34.6 | +83% |
| 2024 | $34.6 | $36.6 | +6% |
| 2025 | $36.6 | $38.1 | +4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.1 | $43.2 | +13% |
VNT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 13% so far in 2026.