Veralto Corp
Business
Veralto Corp provides essential technology solutions that monitor, enhance and protect critical resources, with a focus on improving public health, safety and environmental sustainability. It offers water analytics and treatment technologies, marking and coding, packaging and color instrumentation, consumables, services and software including digital and SaaS solutions. The company operates through two segments: Water Quality, delivering analytics and treatment under brands like Hach and Trojan Technologies, and Product Quality & Innovation, offering marking, packaging and color solutions under brands like Videojet and X-Rite. Veralto sells worldwide through direct subsidiaries, third‑party distributors and representatives, serving municipal, industrial, food and consumer packaged goods customers across developed and high‑growth markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 5,503 | 5,193 | 5,021 | 4,870 | 4,700 | |
| Cost of sales | −2,204 | −2,088 | −2,120 | −2,110 | −1,987 | |
| Gross profit | 3,299 | 3,105 | 2,901 | 2,760 | 2,713 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | −1,756 | −1,644 | −1,536 | −1,431 | −1,428 | |
| Research and development expenses | −266 | −253 | −225 | −217 | −244 | |
| Operating profit | 1,277 | 1,208 | 1,140 | 1,112 | 1,041 | |
| Other income (expense), net | −8 | −9 | −14 | 1 | 6 | |
| Interest expense, net | −96 | −113 | −30 | 0 | — | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 1,173 | 1,086 | 1,096 | 1,113 | 1,047 | |
| Income taxes | −233 | −253 | −257 | −268 | −186 | |
| Net earnings | 940 | 833 | 839 | 845 | 861 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 3.79 | 3.37 | 3.41 | 3.43 | 3.5 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 3.76 | 3.34 | 3.4 | 3.43 | 3.5 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 248 | 247 | 246 | 246 | 246 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 250 | 250 | 247 | 246 | 246 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,031 | 1,101 | 762 | 0 | — | |
| Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $36 and $37, respectively | 897 | 812 | 826 | 816 | — | |
| Inventories | 307 | 288 | 297 | 345 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 197 | 186 | 188 | 119 | — | |
| Total current assets | 3,432 | 2,387 | 2,073 | 1,280 | — | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 294 | 268 | 262 | 247 | 260 | |
| Other long-term assets | 605 | 523 | 398 | 343 | — | |
| Goodwill | 2,838 | 2,693 | 2,533 | 2,476 | 2,502 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 524 | 535 | 427 | 479 | — | |
| Total assets | 7,693 | 6,406 | 5,693 | 4,825 | 4,840 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 700 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Trade accounts payable | 416 | 395 | 431 | 440 | — | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 940 | 850 | 834 | 683 | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 2,056 | 1,245 | 1,265 | 1,123 | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 558 | 517 | 410 | 462 | — | |
| Long-term debt | 1,973 | 2,599 | 2,629 | 0 | — | |
| Preferred stock - $0.01 par value as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 15 million shares authorized as of both dates; and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of both dates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock - $0.01 par value as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 1.0 billion shares authorized as of both dates; and 248.4 million shares and 247.4 million shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,272 | 2,190 | 2,157 | 0 | — | |
| Retained earnings | 1,744 | 917 | 178 | 0 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −913 | −1,071 | −954 | −954 | — | |
| Total Veralto stockholders equity | 3,105 | 2,038 | 1,383 | 3,235 | — | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | |
| Total stockholders equity | 3,106 | 2,045 | 1,389 | 3,240 | — | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 7,693 | 6,406 | 5,693 | 4,825 | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 42 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 44 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 36 | 38 | 48 | 50 | 62 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 74 | 65 | 55 | 41 | 34 | |
| Loss on product line dispositions | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Impairments and other charges | 6 | 0 | 15 | — | — | |
| Change in deferred income taxes | −49 | −74 | −25 | −44 | −11 | |
| Change in trade accounts receivable, net | −50 | 3 | 2 | −88 | −14 | |
| Change in inventories | −6 | 3 | 52 | −38 | −75 | |
| Change in trade accounts payable | 8 | −29 | −1 | 23 | 65 | |
| Change in prepaid expenses and other assets | −40 | −48 | −54 | −5 | −21 | |
| Change in accrued expenses and other liabilities | 110 | 29 | −7 | 46 | −41 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,077 | 875 | 963 | 870 | 896 | |
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | −363 | 0 | −55 | −60 | |
| Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment | −63 | −55 | −54 | −34 | −54 | |
| All other investing activities | −35 | −16 | −1 | 0 | −9 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −98 | −434 | −55 | −89 | −97 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net transfers to Former Parent | 0 | 0 | −147 | −781 | −800 | |
| Consideration paid to Former Parent in connection with Separation | 0 | 0 | −2,600 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of dividends | −109 | −89 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from borrowings (maturities longer than 90 days) | 0 | 0 | 2,608 | 0 | — | |
| All other financing activities | −15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −102 | −65 | −135 | −781 | −799 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 53 | −37 | −11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 930 | 339 | 762 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash interest payments | 138 | 137 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total Taxes Paid | 235 | 293 | 113 | 0 | — |