Fortive Corp (FTV) Risk Factors

Recent key developments

Concrete developments — dated events, named agreements and instruments, legal proceedings — that Fortive Corp surfaced in its latest filing.

• Transitioned CEO, CFO, and Chief People Officer roles in 2025 and early 2026 in connection with the completed Separation.2025
• In 2018, split-off most of the automation and specialty platform in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Altra Industrial Motion Corp.2018
• In 2020, spun-off the former Industrial Technologies segment.2020
• In 2025, spun-off the former Precision Technologies segment, resulting in Ralliant.2025
• Fortive entered into a separation and distribution agreement and related agreements with Vontier and Ralliant, providing for specific indemnity and liability obligations.
• Supreme Court of the United States ruling invalidating certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
• The General Data Protection Regulation became effective in the European Union in May 2018.May 2018
• The California Consumer Privacy Act became effective in January 2020.January 2020
• As of December 31, 2025, the net carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets totaled approximately $9.5 billion.December 31, 2025
• As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $3.2 billion of long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, on a consolidated basis.December 31, 2025
• Regional conflicts including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Middle East conflict, and China-Taiwan tension could result in sanctions, market instability, and increased energy and transportation costs.
• Approximately $417 million of our 2025 sales were made to the U.S. federal government under contracts that may be terminated, reduced, or modified at the convenience of the government.2025