FTV EV/EBITDA Analysis

EV/EBITDA stands for enterprise value divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and at 17.7x, investors are paying 17.7 times the company’s operating earnings for its entire market value including debt.

This multiple sits above the sector median of 13.5x, placing the stock in the 66th percentile among peers, meaning it is more expensive than two-thirds of comparable companies. The year-over-year change is unavailable, but the quarter-over-quarter change shows a decline of 5.0%, with the multiple falling from 18.6x to 17.7x. A higher-than-median valuation alongside a recent downward move suggests the stock’s premium is easing, which reduces some downside risk from overpricing but does not yet signal a bargain. The combination of a still-elevated level and a modest contraction implies moderate risk, as the stock remains costlier than most peers while starting to cool. This metric supports the overall NEUTRAL verdict, since the valuation is not low enough to be compelling nor high enough to be alarming, and the recent decline prevents a worsening risk profile.

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