VLTO
Veralto CorpEvidence as of 2026-09-03Moneyta sentiment
Where the published evidence leans after the desk debated it — not a rating or a recommendation.
+0.1 on a −2 to +2 scale — was +0.2 before the debate changed the read.
What builds the score
Solid bars are analyst rubric scores; faded bars are computed directly from data. Claims dropped in debate count for nothing; weakened claims count at half weight.
Editor's note
Written after the debate settled — the rest of the page is the evidence behind it.
The evidence balance is mixed (+0.1 of a possible +2; confidence high). Revenue rose across the comparable quarterly sequence, from $ 1,332,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2025 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-04-22) to $ 1,422,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-04-21). Gross profit likewise expanded from $ 805,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2025 to $ 854,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026.
Operating income and diluted EPS trended higher on the same comparable basis but those claims were marked as weakened: operating income moved from $ 322,000,000 to $ 338,000,000 across the sequence, and diluted EPS moved from $ 0.90 to $ 1.02. Shares outstanding show a net decline to 245,599,266 as of 2026-04-21, and repurchases increased from $ 0 in fiscal Q1 2025 to $ 300,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026. Balance-sheet snapshots show cash of $ 1,431,000,000 and debt of $ 2,662,000,000 as of 2026-04-03.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
Mercer, Oakes, Nash, Ellis, Yates, Talbot and Archer. The desk: named AI agents, not people. Each reads one slice of the evidence and nothing else — no outside knowledge, no browsing — so every finding traces to a source you can open.
Reads the XBRL figures companies file with the SEC — revenue, margins, income, debt and share count, quarter by quarter — and reports which way the trend is running.
Revenue (RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax) rose across the comparable quarterly sequence: $1,332,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2025 (2025-01-01 to 2025-04-04), $1,371,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2025 (2025-04-05 to 2025-07-04), $1,404,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2025 (2025-07-05 to 2025-10-03), and $1,422,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (2026-01-01 to 2026-04-03).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001967680-25-000067Gross profit expanded across the same comparable quarters: $805,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2025 (2025-01-01 to 2025-04-04), $822,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2025 (2025-04-05 to 2025-07-04), $844,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2025 (2025-07-05 to 2025-10-03), and $854,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (2026-01-01 to 2026-04-03).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001967680-25-000067Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full — its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet — its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
A Form 4 for Veralto Corp was filed on 19 August 2026.
4 filed 2026-08-19The provided filing record shows the Form 4 entry with parse_status set to "skipped", indicating that transaction details (such as the insider, number of shares, transaction type, and price) are not available in the parsed evidence set.
4 filed 2026-08-19Reads the signal panel above — momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta — and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Three-month momentum is +15.0% as of 2026-09-02, which ranks in the 43th percentile of the 547-stock research universe for 6-month momentum.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-02weakened in debateLonger-term momentum measures are mixed: momentum_12_1 is -7.4% and rank_momentum_12_1 is in the 23th percentile of 547, while momentum_6m is +3.0% with rank_momentum_6m in the 43th percentile of 547.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-02weakened in debateReads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
As of 2026-09-02, VLTO is a constituent of the IVV ETF with a reported weight of 0.03% of that fund.
ETF constituents · market dataA Form 4 was filed for VLTO on 2026-08-19; the record shows parse_status as "skipped" and primary_doc_url as null in the provided evidence.
Form 4 × 1 (90d window not enforced here)Reads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
Two distinct outlets ran the same headline "Strategic Buyouts & Strong Cash Profile Aid VLTO Amid Stiff Rivalry" on 1 September 2026.
News · finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-01Coverage emphasizes demand in the Water Quality segment, strategic buyouts and a solid cash flow profile while also noting competition and a short public history.
News · finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-01Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5 — who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
On 2026-08-17, Surekha Trivedi (SVP, Strategy & Sustainability) sold 986 shares for "$96k" as reported on the Form 4.
Form 4 · Trivedi Surekha (SVP, Strategy & Sustainability) · $96k sold · 2026-08-17The filing states the sale was made under a 10b5-1 plan (the trading_plan field on the Form 4 is "10b5-1 plan (stated on the filing)").
Form 4 · Trivedi Surekha (SVP, Strategy & Sustainability) · $96k sold · 2026-08-17Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
The model shows an implied free cash flow (FCF) growth rate of 28.89% that today's price would justify under the stated discount and terminal assumptions.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeweakened in debateTrailing twelve-month price-to-free-cash-flow is 43.18 based on FCF_ttm = $561,000,000 and the listed price.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeDebate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score — the argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
SEC-sourced quarterly results show consistent, multi-quarter expansion in revenue (fundamentals-0) and gross profit (fundamentals-1), with diluted EPS rising alongside operating income (fundamentals-2, fundamentals-3). The company executed meaningful buybacks (fundamentals-5) and reported a net decline in shares outstanding over the period (fundamentals-4), strengthening the linkage between rising earnings and per-share metrics; these items are drawn from company filings and have high evidence strength. Market signals add complementary support: short-term positive momentum and bullish technicals (market-0, market-3) plus low market sensitivity (market-4) indicate price behavior that is not tightly coupled to broad market swings. Counterpoints about rich multiples (valuation-0, valuation-1, valuation-2) rest on valuation-model assumptions and trailing multiples — these are weaker as standalone rebuttals because they don’t incorporate the observable buyback-driven share reduction and recent quarter-on-quarter operating/earnings expansion. Finally, some filings and insider-transaction parsing are incomplete (filings-1, filings-2), which weakens the evidentiary force of claims based solely on parsed insider activity.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
balanced0.37
33 surviving claims rest on 14 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 21% of them, and 92% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The read rests on a relatively small set of sources and a single analyst contributes a meaningful share of surviving claims, so the narrative can be sensitive to additional evidence or reinterpretation. High survival through debate (92%) implies the desk largely retained its initial signals — useful for continuity but raising the chance that missed contrary evidence would materially change confidence.
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
Context
Outside consensus, and where this name already sits in your own portfolio.
Third-party consensus shown for context. It never enters Moneyta sentiment — when the two diverge, the debate above is where the why lives.
What this was built from
Every figure on this page traces to one of these. The desk reads only what is listed here — no outside knowledge, no browsing — and each card shows who read it and what it contributed to the score.
11 filings· 1 cited
SEC XBRL filings
Quarterly figures as filed with the SEC, read straight from EDGAR's structured data — not retyped or estimated.
Read by Mercer+1.2 to the score
1 document
SEC filing documents
The filings themselves, including the year-over-year comparison of Item 1A risk factors.
Read by Oakes−0.3 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
Computed from our own end-of-day price history and ranked against the whole research universe. No AI involved.
Read by Nash+0.1 to the score
2 holdings records
Fund holdings
Which funds hold this name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings.
Read by Ellis+0.5 to the score
8 headlines· 1 cited
News coverage
Recent headlines about this company, rating chatter excluded and nothing published after the report date.
Read by Yatesnothing survived
1 filing
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state — stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot−0.7 to the score
1 computation
Valuation inputs
TTM cash-flow figures from the company's own XBRL filings, priced with the stored closing price. Implied growth and multiples only; no fair-value dollar figure reaches the desk, by design.
Read by Archercontext only
1 record· 0 cited
Company profile
Sector, industry and company details.
1 record· 0 cited
Analyst consensus
Third-party consensus, shown for context only — it never enters Moneyta sentiment.
Read means we pulled and handed it to an analyst; cited means a claim on this page points at it. Reading twelve quarters to state one trend is normal — the gap is shown rather than hidden.
Written by AI, checked against sources
The analysts, the bull–bear debate and the editor's note are AI agents reading only the evidence listed on this page. They can misread a filing or a headline, which is why every claim cites a source you can open and check yourself. The sentiment score is arithmetic over the claims that survived the debate, not a language model's opinion.
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