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We compete for Shareholders
What Investors Want
Why Investors Matter.
We compete for shareholders. Fortive is a publicly traded
company, which means our ownership is dispersed amongst the
general public via shares of stock. Investors ("shareholders") buy
shares of ownership ("stock") in Fortive and expect a return on
their investment either through dividends or an increase in stock
value. Generally speaking, growth in the value of stock is
reflective of growth in the underlying business, which Fortive aims
to accomplish through internal innovation and mergers and
acquisitions {"M&A").
What Investors Want.
Because investors expect a return on their investment through an increase in stock value, they care about
how Fortive and our operating companies (OpCos) are doing today and predictions for the foreseeable future.
Both innovation and M&A provide significant potential for growth, but we must continue to get better at
delivering on our current commitments so that our baseline keeps improving in parallel. To learn more, watch
our 2018 Investor Day recording.
How Can You Make a Difference?
Our differentiator is that 26,000 people are steeped in the power of the Fortive Business System (FBS), so
we live FBS by eliminating waste, embracing the problem-solving process, and letting yourself be creative.
Regimented approaches are valuable for incremental improvements, but sometimes a quirky new idea has
the potential to save you time AND make our customers happy.
When our customers and employees are happy, the company performs well, which allows us to live our value
"We Compete for Shareholders." So keep up the good work!
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