Fortive (FTV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.97 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.93 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.85 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 4.30%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this industrial conglomerate would post earnings of $0.92 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.93, delivering a surprise of 1.09%.Over the last four quarters, the com ...