Vontier Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Vontier Corp had return on equity of 35.4%, an operating margin of 18.3%, debt equal to 168.8% of equity and a current ratio of 1.16. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 42.6% | 43.0% | 43.9% | 44.6% | 44.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 20.3% | 17.3% | 19.5% | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 18.8% |
| Net margin | 14.5% | 15.7% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% | 14.2% | 13.2% | 11.3% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 14.2% | 18.3% | 24.2% | 14.5% | 8.2% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.3% | 12.5% |
| Return on equity | 21.5% | 24.2% | 34.2% | 109.0% | 70.0% | 51.4% | 43.5% | 35.4% | 28.6% |
| Return on assets | — | 15.4% | 11.6% | 11.1% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.73 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 1.51 | 1.16 | 1.25 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 3.2% | 967.6% | 456.2% | 451.0% | 258.3% | 204.5% | 168.8% | 159.3% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | 79.4x | 15.7x | 8.6x | 5.7x | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | 24.0% | 22.9% | 25.7% | 22.7% | 23.9% | 22.0% | 15.2% | 20.1% | 21.1% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 18.7% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 20.8% | 20.8% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 98.2% | 116.2% | 191.7% | 104.9% | 65.1% | 104.8% | 81.7% | 108.6% | 110.6% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 131.7% | 22.8% | 69.6% | 71.4% | 106.4% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Apr 2026 | 2026 Q2Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 47.2% | — | 47.3% | 47.9% | 47.3% | — | 46.9% | 48.2% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% | 19.2% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.0% | 19.4% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 15.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 15.3% | 12.6% | 3.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 13.8% | 19.1% | 12.5% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 21.6% | 3.3% | 12.5% |
| Current ratio | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.08 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| Debt to equity | 212.3% | 204.0% | 191.1% | 174.2% | 169.9% | 168.5% | 151.0% | 159.3% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 4.6% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 20.9% | 19.4% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 20.1% | 19.9% | 21.2% | 22.1% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.3bn of assets due within a year against $1.0bn of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.3bn short-term assets against $1.8bn of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $266m of cash against $1.9bn of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 159% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 453% to 159% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $463m of operating cash flow against $1.9bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Strong moat
How hard Vontier's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 7 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 15 / 20
Net income has been a median 9.3% of total assets over 6 years.
- Durability 15 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 18.1%; its worst year was 16.5%.
- Cash conversion 16 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 6 of 6 years, at a median 12.2% of revenue.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 15.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.9% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (82 before it).
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