Fortive (NYSE:FTV) reported quarterly earnings of $0.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.84 by 7.53 percent. This is a 12.5 percent increase over earnings of $0.80 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.123 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.093 billion by 2.74 percent. This is a 4.68 percent increase over sales of $1.073 billion the same period last year.