Electronic equipment provider Vontier (NYSE:VNT) reported Q4 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 4.1% year on year to $808.5 million. Revenue guidance for the full year exceeded analysts’ estimates, but next quarter’s guidance of $735 million was less impressive, coming in 2.1% below expectations. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.86 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of electronic equipment provider Vontier (NYSE:VNT) jumped 12.1% in the morning session after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that significantly beat revenue expectations, though it provided a mixed outlook.
Electronic equipment provider Vontier (NYSE:VNT) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 4.1% year on year to $808.5 million. Revenue guidance for the full year exceeded analysts’ estimates, but next quarter’s guidance of $735 million was less impressive, coming in 2.1% below expectations. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.86 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the broader market rebounded from a tech-driven sell-off, with investors taking the opportunity to buy stocks at lower prices.
As the Q3 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the internet of things industry, including Vontier (NYSE:VNT) and its peers.
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Vontier's Q3 2025 results were mixed, with revenue slightly below estimates but earnings beating forecasts. The company raised its full-year EPS outlook.
Electronic equipment provider Vontier (NYSE:VNT) reported Q3 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, but sales were flat year on year at $752.5 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $765 million was less impressive, coming in 2% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.78 per share was 1.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages.
Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how internet of things stocks fared in Q2, starting with Vontier (NYSE:VNT).
Vontier's (NYSE: VNT) short interest as a percent of float has risen 8.06% since its last report. According to exchange reported data, there are now 2.63 million shares sold short, which is 2.28% of all regular shares that are available for trading.
Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Their momentum is also rising as lower interest rates have incentivized higher capital spending.
As a result, the industry has posted a 22.1% gain over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 6.6 percentage points.
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