We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience.
This includes personalizing content and advertising.
By pressing "Accept All" or closing out of this banner, you consent to the use of all cookies and similar technologies and the sharing of information they collect with third parties.
You can reject marketing cookies by pressing "Deny Optional," but we still use essential, performance, and functional cookies.
In addition, whether you "Accept All," Deny Optional," click the X or otherwise continue to use the site, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, revised from time to time.
You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.
If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you do not, click Cancel.
Veralto Corporation (VLTO - Free Report) reported impressive first-quarter 2025 results, with earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Quarterly adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share surpassed the consensus mark by 9.2% and increased 13.1% year over year. Total revenues of $1.33 billion beat the consensus mark by a 3.8% margin and grew 6.9% from the year-ago quarter.
Veralto Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
The stock has declined 1.4% over the past year, underperforming the 10.5% growth of the industry and the 10.3% growth of the Zacks S&P 500 Composite.
VLTO’s Quarterly Numbers in Detail
The Water Quality segment recorded revenues of $794 million, remained flat year over year in actual and beat our estimate of $772 million. The Product, Quality & Innovation segment’s top line gained 8.3% year over year to $538 million and outperformed our projection of $512.4 million.
The adjusted EBITDA was $343 million, an 8.9% rise from the year-ago quarter. The adjusted operating EBITDA margin improved 50 basis points to 25.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Cash Flow of VLTO
Veralto exited the quarter with a cash and cash equivalent balance of $1.24 billion compared with the prior-year quarter’s $827 million. Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was $2.63 million compared with $2.62 billion at the end of the prior quarter.
VLTO generated $157 million in cash from operating activities in the reported quarter, while capital expenditure was $15 million. The free cash flow was $142 million.
VLTO’s Q2 & 2025 Guidance
For the second quarter of 2025, Veralto expects revenues to grow in the low-to-mid single-digit range year over year and projects adjusted diluted earnings per share to range from 84 cents to 88 cents, which is below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 92 cents per share.
For the full-year 2025, the company reaffirms its adjusted earnings per share guidance of $3.60 to $3.70, with a midpoint of $3.65 per share, which is just below the current year’s Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.66 per share and targets a free cash flow conversion rate of 90% to 100%. This outlook assumes core sales will grow in the low-to-mid single-digit range and adjusted operating profit margins will expand by up to 50 basis points year over year or remain flat.
Fiserv, Inc. (FI - Free Report) reported mixed first-quarter 2025 results. The company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues missed the mark.
FI’s adjusted earnings per share of $2.14 beat the consensus mark by 2.9% and gained 13.8% year over year. Adjusted revenues of $4.8 billion missed the consensus estimate by 1.6% but rose 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. (See the Zacks Earnings Calendar to stay ahead of market-making news.)
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG - Free Report) reported mixed first-quarter 2025 results. The company’s earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues missed the mark.
IPG’s adjusted earnings of 33 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10% but decreased 8.3% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues before billable expenses (net revenues) of $2 billion missed the consensus estimate by a slight margin and declined 20% year over year. Total revenues of $2.3 billion decreased 7.2% year over year but outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 billion.
See More Zacks Research for These Tickers
Normally $25 each - click below to receive one report FREE:
Image: Bigstock
Veralto Q1 Revenues & Earnings Beat Estimates, Increase Y/Y
Veralto Corporation (VLTO - Free Report) reported impressive first-quarter 2025 results, with earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Quarterly adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share surpassed the consensus mark by 9.2% and increased 13.1% year over year. Total revenues of $1.33 billion beat the consensus mark by a 3.8% margin and grew 6.9% from the year-ago quarter.
Veralto Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Veralto Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Veralto Corporation Quote
The stock has declined 1.4% over the past year, underperforming the 10.5% growth of the industry and the 10.3% growth of the Zacks S&P 500 Composite.
VLTO’s Quarterly Numbers in Detail
The Water Quality segment recorded revenues of $794 million, remained flat year over year in actual and beat our estimate of $772 million. The Product, Quality & Innovation segment’s top line gained 8.3% year over year to $538 million and outperformed our projection of $512.4 million.
The adjusted EBITDA was $343 million, an 8.9% rise from the year-ago quarter. The adjusted operating EBITDA margin improved 50 basis points to 25.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Cash Flow of VLTO
Veralto exited the quarter with a cash and cash equivalent balance of $1.24 billion compared with the prior-year quarter’s $827 million. Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was $2.63 million compared with $2.62 billion at the end of the prior quarter.
VLTO generated $157 million in cash from operating activities in the reported quarter, while capital expenditure was $15 million. The free cash flow was $142 million.
VLTO’s Q2 & 2025 Guidance
For the second quarter of 2025, Veralto expects revenues to grow in the low-to-mid single-digit range year over year and projects adjusted diluted earnings per share to range from 84 cents to 88 cents, which is below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 92 cents per share.
For the full-year 2025, the company reaffirms its adjusted earnings per share guidance of $3.60 to $3.70, with a midpoint of $3.65 per share, which is just below the current year’s Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.66 per share and targets a free cash flow conversion rate of 90% to 100%. This outlook assumes core sales will grow in the low-to-mid single-digit range and adjusted operating profit margins will expand by up to 50 basis points year over year or remain flat.
VLTO carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Earnings Snapshot
Fiserv, Inc. (FI - Free Report) reported mixed first-quarter 2025 results. The company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues missed the mark.
FI’s adjusted earnings per share of $2.14 beat the consensus mark by 2.9% and gained 13.8% year over year. Adjusted revenues of $4.8 billion missed the consensus estimate by 1.6% but rose 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. (See the Zacks Earnings Calendar to stay ahead of market-making news.)
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG - Free Report) reported mixed first-quarter 2025 results. The company’s earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues missed the mark.
IPG’s adjusted earnings of 33 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10% but decreased 8.3% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues before billable expenses (net revenues) of $2 billion missed the consensus estimate by a slight margin and declined 20% year over year. Total revenues of $2.3 billion decreased 7.2% year over year but outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 billion.