Veralto (VLTO) reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $1.474 billion, up 7.6% year over year, for the period ended July 3, 2026. Net earnings were $241 million, or $0.98 per diluted common share.
The company reported operating profit margin of 21.4%, operating cash flow of $340 million and non-GAAP free cash flow of $328 million. Veralto raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted earnings guidance to $4.35 to $4.43 per share.
- Second-quarter GAAP sales were $1.474 billion, compared with $1.371 billion a year earlier.
- Net earnings rose to $241 million from $222 million in the prior-year quarter.
- Basic and diluted earnings per common share were both $0.98.
- Total sales growth was 7.6%, while non-GAAP core sales growth was 4.2%.
- Water Quality core sales growth was 5.7%, and Product Quality and Innovation core sales growth was 2.0%.
- Full-year 2026 non-GAAP core sales growth guidance was raised to 4.0% to 4.5%.
$VLTO Insider Trading Activity
$VLTO insiders have traded $VLTO stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VLTO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MELISSA KAPITY (SVP, Water Quality) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 14,840 shares for an estimated $1,433,544.
- JENNIFER HONEYCUTT (President and CEO) sold 7,097 shares for an estimated $674,215
- BERNARD M SKEETE (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 300 shares for an estimated $26,462
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$VLTO Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 363 institutional investors add shares of $VLTO stock to their portfolio, and 507 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. removed 1,565,438 shares (-28.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $138,416,027
- NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB removed 1,507,715 shares (-37.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $133,312,160
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added 1,472,304 shares (+31.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $130,181,119
- BROWN ADVISORY INC removed 1,314,884 shares (-30.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $116,262,043
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 1,261,324 shares (-38.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $111,526,268
- FMR LLC added 935,393 shares (+66.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $82,707,449
- SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 900,135 shares (+115.2%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $79,589,936
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$VLTO Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VLTO stock 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VLTO stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 6 times. They made 5 purchases worth up to $75,000 on 06/24, 05/11, 05/01, 04/13, 04/06 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 01/28.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
