Fortive (NYSE:FTV) reported quarterly earnings of $0.68 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.57 by 19.09 percent. This is a 15.25 percent increase over earnings of $0.59 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.027 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.008 billion by 1.89 percent. This is a 2.29 percent increase over sales of $1.004 billion the same period last year.