Fortive (FTV)
S&P 500 · Industrials · data since 2016-07-05 · last close 2026-10-26
Fortive (FTV) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.3 | 12.1 | -6.5 | 8.2 | -2.5 | 4.8 | -3.1 | -0.8 | -6.7 | 10.9 | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.4 | -2.1 | -8.0 | -4.8 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -8.1 | -0.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 1.1 | -12.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -3.0 | 3.5 | 6.2 | -9.5 | 11.2 | -5.5 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | -1.9 | 2.3 | -7.5 | 3.3 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -6.0 | -12.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | -7.5 | -8.1 | -5.9 | -5.6 | 7.5 | -12.0 | 18.5 | -1.6 | -7.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | -4.9 |
| 2021 | -6.7 | -0.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -3.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | -4.4 | 7.3 | -2.3 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | -1.9 | -7.6 | -20.2 | 16.0 | -4.6 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | -3.4 | 14.0 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -11.7 | 7.0 | -6.7 | -6.7 | -3.3 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -9.3 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -11.8 | 2.5 | -11.1 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | -1.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | -3.1 |
| 2016 | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.8 | 9.4 | -3.4 | 0.3 | 7.9 | -2.5 |
| Avg | 1.9 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Median | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -3.3 | 0.5 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
October so far: +10.9% against an average of -1.4% and a median of +0.5% across 10 completed Octobers, 6 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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FTV seasonality — average by calendar month
Fortive has monthly history back to 2016. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 9 of 10 years, median +5.8%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 6 of 11 with a median of -3.3%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±6.7% in an average month and has fallen 52.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.9% | +1.5% | -2.2% | -0.7% | -0.3% | +2.8% | +1.6% | +1.1% | -0.7% | -1.4% | +5.9% | -0.7% |
| Win rate | 60%/10 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 50%/10 | 50%/10 | 60%/10 | 55%/11 | 64%/11 | 45%/11 | 60%/10 | 90%/10 | 50%/10 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
FTV risk & extremes
FTV drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Fortive's best month?+
Fortive's strongest completed month on record is July 2022, at +18.52%.
What was Fortive's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -20.20%.
Is Fortive up this year?+
Fortive is up 10.32% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Fortive's 1-year return?+
+23.26% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Fortive's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 52.6%, measured on month-end closes since 2016.
Which calendar month is historically best for Fortive?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2016. An average is not a forecast.
About Fortive
Fortive is an S&P 500 company, an industrials business worth about $18 billion. It measures its order book in years, not quarters — with price receipts on this site going back to 2016. Since 2016 it has ground out +88% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was July 2022 at +18.52%; its worst, March 2020 at -20.2%.
- It has closed November in the green 9 out of 10 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.