Fortive (NYSE:FTV) reported quarterly earnings of $0.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.61 by 46.82 percent. This is a 3.23 percent decrease over earnings of $0.93 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.52 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.03 billion by 47.55 percent. This is a 2.19 percent decrease over sales of $1.55 billion the same period last year.