Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $1.509 billion, up 7.5% year over year, and GAAP net earnings of $253 million, or $1.03 per diluted common share. The quarter ended October 2, 2026.
The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted earnings-per-share guidance to a range of $4.49 to $4.52.
- GAAP operating profit was $298 million, with a 19.7% operating profit margin.
- GAAP basic and diluted net earnings per share were $1.04 and $1.03, respectively.
- Operating cash flow was $323 million; free cash flow was $304 million.
- Third-quarter core sales growth was 5.1%, including 6.4% growth in Water Quality and 3.2% in Product Quality and Innovation.
- Veralto deployed $1.1 billion year to date on four acquisitions and repurchased $550 million of shares.
$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:
- JENNIFER HONEYCUTT (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 21,292 shares for an estimated $2,139,992.
- SUREKHA TRIVEDI (SVP, Strategy & Sustainability) sold 986 shares for an estimated $95,691
- 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 396 institutional investors add shares of $VLTO stock to their portfolio, and 504 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. added 10,088,263 shares (+278.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $894,627,162
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 3,104,075 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $275,269,371
- BROWN ADVISORY INC removed 2,713,491 shares (-90.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $240,632,381
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 2,281,597 shares (-9.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $202,332,021
- VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC removed 2,157,005 shares (-95.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $191,283,203
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added 2,039,799 shares (+33.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $180,889,375
- NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB removed 1,959,006 shares (-76.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $173,724,652
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 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VLTO stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN HERN has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 08/21, 08/14.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 06/24, 05/11, 05/01 and 0 sales.
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.
