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Vontier Reports First Quarter Results and Reaffirms Full Year 2026 Guidance

Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT), a leading global provider of critical technologies and solutions to connect, manage and scale the mobility ecosystem, today announced results for the first quarter end...

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First Quarter 2026 Results

  • Sales of $750.6 million, up 1.3% vs. prior year; Core sales up 1.7% year-over-year
  • GAAP diluted net EPS of $0.66; Adjusted diluted net EPS of $0.80
  • Operating cash flow was $46.5 million; Adjusted free cash flow was $28.0 million, representing 25% adjusted free cash flow conversion

2026 Outlook

  • Initiates Q2 2026 guidance for adjusted diluted net EPS of $0.78 to $0.81
  • Reaffirms FY 2026 guidance for adjusted diluted net EPS of $3.35 to $3.50

RALEIGH, N.C.: Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT), a leading global provider of critical technologies and solutions to connect, manage and scale the mobility ecosystem, today announced results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2026.

Reported sales in the first quarter increased 1.3% year-over-year to $750.6 million. Core sales increased 1.7% led by strong demand for convenience retail solutions including fueling and environmental systems and payment technologies. Operating profit of $134.8 million increased 3.6% from the prior year, and operating profit margin increased approximately 40 basis points, to 18.0%. Adjusted operating profit of $157.6 million decreased 1.9% from the prior year and adjusted operating profit margin decreased 70 basis points to 21.0%. Net earnings were $94.3 million, and adjusted net earnings were $113.6 million, resulting in GAAP diluted net earnings per share of $0.66 and adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $0.80.

“Vontier delivered solid Sales and Order growth to start the year, and we continue to see meaningful momentum in our Convenience Retail end market, reinforcing our confidence in the growth opportunity ahead,” said Mark Morelli, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Demand trends across our most important end markets remain constructive, and we are confident in our outlook for the full year. We are focused on disciplined execution and capital allocation as we work to deliver strong full-year performance and long-term shareholder value.”

Segment Results

Environmental & Fueling Solutions

Q1 2026

Q1 2025

Change

Sales ($M)

$344.8

$329.8

4.5%

Segment Operating Profit ($M)

$101.9

$97.5

4.5%

Segment Operating Profit Margin

29.6%

29.6%

flat

Environmental & Fueling Solutions reported sales increased 4.5% versus the prior year. Core sales increased 6.1%, led by strong demand for fuel dispensing equipment and aftermarket parts. Segment operating profit margin was flat on benefits from volume leverage and ongoing simplification initiatives, offset by unfavorable mix.

Mobility Technologies

Q1 2026

Q1 2025

Change

Sales(a) ($M)

$269.3

$270.5

(0.4)%

Segment Operating Profit ($M)

$44.7

$51.9

(13.9)%

Segment Operating Profit Margin

16.6%

19.2%

-260bps

(a) Includes $16.4 million and $12.2 million of intersegment sales for Q1 2026 and Q1 2025, respectively, that are eliminated in consolidation.

Mobility Technologies reported sales decreased 0.4% versus the prior year. Core sales decreased 1.2% year-over-year, on strong demand for convenience retail payment and point-of-sale technologies, offset by lower shipments of vehicle identification solutions versus the prior year. Segment operating profit margin declined 260 basis points year-over-year as ongoing simplification initiatives were more than offset by higher R&D expense and unfavorable mix.

Repair Solutions

Q1 2026

Q1 2025

Change

Sales ($M)

$152.9

$153.0

(0.1)%

Segment Operating Profit ($M)

$30.4

$33.2

(8.4)%

Segment Operating Profit Margin

19.9%

21.7%

-180bps

Repair Solutions reported and core sales declined 0.1% versus the prior year. Sales at Repair Solutions held flat as growth initiatives helped offset macroeconomic pressures impacting service technicians’ discretionary spending. Segment operating profit margin declined 180 basis points on unfavorable mix and a reserve for bad debt.

Other Items

  • Announced an agreement to divest a majority of Teletrac Navman for a purchase price that values the business at $220 million.
  • Repurchased 1.8 million shares for $70 million during the quarter
  • Refinanced $500 million bond maturity; Repaid $200 million using cash on hand and refinanced the remaining $300 million with a 364-day term loan
  • Net leverage ratio ended Q1 at 2.4X

2026 Outlook

  • Underlying fundamentals in previous guidance unchanged; Total Sales and Adjusted Operating Margin revised to reflect the impact of the Teletrac divestiture (expected to close in early June)
  • Total sales of $2,990 to $3,040 million (including $110 million headwind from divestiture); Core sales growth midpoint of approximately 3%
  • Adjusted operating profit margin expansion midpoint of approximately 130bps year-over-year (including 50 basis point tailwind from divestiture)
  • Adjusted diluted net EPS in the range of $3.35 to $3.50
  • Adjusted free cash flow conversion of approximately 95%

Q2 2026 Outlook

  • Total sales of $730 to $740 million (including $15 million headwind from divestiture); Core sales growth down approximately 1%
  • Adjusted operating profit margin expansion of approximately 80 basis points (including 20 basis point tailwind from divestiture)
  • Adjusted diluted net EPS in the range of $0.78 to $0.81 (including $0.01 headwind from divestiture)

Conference Call Details

Vontier will discuss results and outlook during its quarterly investor conference call today starting at 8:30 a.m. ET. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast on the “Investors” section of Vontier’s website, www.vontier.com, under “Events & Presentations.” A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.

The call can be accessed via webcast or by dialing +1 800-549-8228, along with the conference ID: 57509. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location shortly after the conclusion of the presentation, or by dialing +1 888-660-6264, along with the passcode 57509 or under the “Investors” section of the Vontier website under “Events & Presentations.”

ABOUT VONTIER

Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier powers the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also references “core sales growth,” “adjusted operating profit,” “adjusted operating profit margin,” “adjusted net earnings,” “adjusted diluted net earnings per share,” “free cash flow,” “adjusted free cash flow”, “adjusted free cash flow conversion,” “EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA,” “net debt,” and “net leverage ratio” which are non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons why we believe these measures, when used in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, provide useful information to investors, how management uses such non-GAAP financial measures, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the GAAP financial measures, but should instead be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures used by Vontier in this release may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding Vontier Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) business and acquisition opportunities, anticipated sales growth, anticipated adjusted operating margin expansion, anticipated adjusted net earnings per share, anticipated adjusted cash flow conversion, and anticipated earnings growth, and any other statements identified by their use of words like “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “outlook,” “guidance,” or “will” or other words of similar meaning. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, deterioration of or instability in the economy, the markets we serve, changes in U.S. and international geopolitics, including trade policies, volatility in financial markets, contractions or lower growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, changes in industry standards and governmental policies and regulations that may adversely impact demand for our products or our costs, our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the anticipated value of appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to develop and successfully market new products, software, and services and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, impact of divestitures, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions and divestitures, impact of changes to tax laws, our compliance with changes in applicable laws and regulations, risks relating to global economic, political, war or hostility, public health, legal, compliance and business factors, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, risks relating to product, service or software defects, product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole sources of supply, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems, adverse effects of restructuring activities, impact of changes to U.S. GAAP, labor matters, and disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. These forward-looking statements represent Vontier’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this release and Vontier does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.

 

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
(unaudited)

 

 

April 3, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

233.8

 

 

$

492.2

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

529.6

 

 

 

527.4

 

Inventories

 

341.5

 

 

 

326.5

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

161.8

 

 

 

145.7

 

Total current assets

 

1,266.7

 

 

 

1,491.8

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

135.3

 

 

 

129.5

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

33.4

 

 

 

34.4

 

Long-term financing receivables, net

 

288.0

 

 

 

285.0

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

395.4

 

 

 

412.4

 

Goodwill

 

1,757.0

 

 

 

1,757.6

 

Other assets

 

255.5

 

 

 

258.1

 

Total assets

$

4,131.3

 

 

$

4,368.8

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

$

305.6

 

 

$

502.2

 

Trade accounts payable

 

366.8

 

 

 

361.6

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

13.8

 

 

 

14.3

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

344.8

 

 

 

410.4

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,031.0

 

 

 

1,288.5

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

24.0

 

 

 

24.8

 

Long-term debt

 

1,594.7

 

 

 

1,594.2

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

216.1

 

 

 

210.1

 

Total liabilities

 

2,865.8

 

 

 

3,117.6

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Treasury stock

 

(1,000.3

)

 

 

(929.8

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

111.1

 

 

 

111.7

 

Retained earnings

 

2,021.3

 

 

 

1,930.5

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

126.5

 

 

 

131.8

 

Total Vontier stockholders’ equity

 

1,258.6

 

 

 

1,244.2

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

6.9

 

 

 

7.0

 

Total equity

 

1,265.5

 

 

 

1,251.2

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

4,131.3

 

 

$

4,368.8

 

 

VONTIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

April 3, 2026

 

March 28, 2025

Sales

$

750.6

 

 

$

741.1

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

Cost of sales, excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

(398.3

)

 

 

(390.9

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(159.0

)

 

 

(160.3

)

Research and development expenses

 

(41.4

)

 

 

(40.2

)

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

(17.1

)

 

 

(19.6

)

Operating profit

 

134.8

 

 

 

130.1

 

Non-operating income (expense), net:

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

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