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Capital & Financial MarketsPortfolio & Strategy 17 Sep 2026

Veralto raises 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to USD 4.35-4.43 and buys Alpha UV

Veralto reported second-quarter 2026 sales growth of 7.6% year on year and adjusted EPS growth of 19.4%, with free cash flow of USD 328m. The company raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to USD 4.35-4.43 per share, an increase of 12%-14%, and completed the bolt-on acquisition of UV water treatment company Alpha UV. Management expects core sales growth to accelerate to 5%-6% in the second half, led by the Water Quality and Product Quality & Innovation segments.

Why this mattersPackaging-line equipment sits in Veralto's PQI segment, which grew core sales 2% in the quarter, well behind the water business driving the guidance upgrade.

  • Full-year adjusted EPS guidance raised to USD 4.35-4.43 per share, up 12%-14% year on year.
  • Veralto completed the bolt-on acquisition of Alpha UV, a UV water treatment company.
  • Q2 2026 total sales grew 7.6% year on year, with core sales growth of 4.2%.
  • Core sales rose 5.7% at Water Quality and 2% at Product Quality & Innovation in Q2 2026.
  • Adjusted EPS rose 19.4% in the quarter; free cash flow was USD 328m.
  • Veralto has repurchased more than 5 million shares for approximately USD 480m so far this year.
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Sources longbridge.com
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Updates

  • 2026-09-19 · Edited before publication: The excerpt does not say Alpha UV is India-based, nor that the deal closed in the week before the call; both removed from headline, summary and key facts. Guidance, EPS, cash flow and buy-back figures are grounded.
  • 2026-09-19 · Edited before publication: The 'why this matters' line inferred sustained demand for packaging-line equipment from a UV water-treatment acquisition and a guidance raise, when the excerpt shows Product Quality & Innovation core growth at 2% against Water Quality at 5.7%. That is the opposite reading. Analysis rewritten and the segment split added to key facts; all figures otherwise grounded.